Federal Restrictions on State Criminal Procedure

Removal of Defendants in Federal Criminal Procedure

Some Comments on the Proposed Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

State Forfeiture Rules and Federal Review of State Criminal Convictions

Criminal Procedure: Negligent Suppression of Evidence as Ground for New Trial in Federal Criminal

IN United States v. Consolidated Laundries Corp.' the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has expanded the scope of the public prosecutor's duty to secure a fair trial to defendants in criminal proceedings. A new trial was ordered on the finding that material evidence had been "negligently suppressed." Consolidated arose as an antitrust prosecution against a number of linen supply companies...

Criminal Law: Federal Criminal Code Section

SECTION 1001 of the Criminal Code provides criminal sanctions against persons who deal fraudulently with government agencies.1 Although the origin of the statute dates from 1863,2 only recently have Government attorneys made frequent use of its provisions. In United States v. Diogo, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supplemented the increasing body of judicial interpretation of sectio...