Federal Criminal Procedure Litigation Manual 2014

The Federal Criminal Procedure Litigation Manual 2014 is designed to assist the litigator, judge, and student in understanding the application of the rules in situations that recur in federal criminal trials. The work is up to date reflecting the latest changes and amendments to the Federal Rules along with the latest and most significant cases.

The Federal Criminal Procedure Litigation Manual provides a thorough, yet concise, analysis of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The manual sets out the official text of each rule, followed by a short commentary that focuses on the key issues for each rule. Numbered section headings facilitate quick reference to the pertinent commentary. "Practice Tips" are also included throughout the commentary. The manual provides balanced practice pointers, for both the prosecutor and the defense counsel.

Following the commentary, the reader will find lists of additional references. Anyone who has practiced in federal court understands that while the rules of procedure are an important starting point, there are many federal statutes that may have an impact on the trial. Thus, the manual lists selected federal statutes following the commentary. The text also includes references to two leading treatises on the subject of the federal rules of criminal procedure, and where appropriate, to treatises on the federal rules of evidence. Finally, the authors have briefly noted selected leading federal cases that should provide a helpful starting point for further research.

In the appendices, the reader will find a complete copy of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Stephen A. Saltzburg is the Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. Professor Saltzburg is a leading national expert on evidence and criminal procedure. His numerous writings include the FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE MANUAL, a six-volume treatise on the Federal Rules of Evidence. He is the former Reporter for, and member of, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Advisory Committee and a former member of the Federal Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee. He served as an American Bar Association representative to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence during the "restyling" of the Rules. Before taking his current teaching position, he taught for many years at the University of Virginia and served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He has also served as an Ex-Officio Member of the United States Sentencing Commission and as the Director of the Tax Refund Fraud Task Force for the U.S. Treasury Department.

David A. Schlueter is the Hardy Professor of Law and Director of Advocacy Programs at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. Professor Schlueter teaches evidence, trial advocacy, and constitutional law and has served as both a criminal trial and appellate counsel. He has authored, co-authored, or edited twelve books on procedure and evidence, including the two volume work, FEDERAL EVIDENCE TACTICS. Before joining the faculty at St. Mary's in 1983, he served on active duty as an Army JAGC and for two years as legal counsel for the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a fellow in the American Law Institute and a Life Fellow in the American Bar Foundation. From 1988 until 2005, he served as the Reporter for the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Advisory Committee.