The U.S.
Constitution, the Federal Rules, state and local rules, and court interpretation of these documents not only set out how trials are run, but also prescribe the procedures that law enforcement agencies must follow.
Should an officer fail to abide by the proper procedure, the trial court may suppressevidence obtained in violation of proper p.
Criminal procedure deals with the set of rules governing the series of proceedings through which the government enforces substantive criminal law.
Municipalities, states, and the federal government each have their own criminal codes, defining types of conduct that constitute crimes.
Title 18of the U.S.
Code outlines all federal crimes.
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Right to a Speedy Trial
General
Bail
Once a trial begins, the U.S.
Constitution affords further rights to criminal defendants.
Trying to avoid convicting an innocent defendant at all costs, the law only permits the prosecution to overcome the defendant's presumption of innocence if they can show the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
This very high burden differs drastically.
Federal prosecutions follow the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, cited as Fed.
R.
Crim.
P., which the U.S.
Supreme Court promulgated and Congress passed.
The Federal Rules outline the procedure for conducting federal criminal trials.
Criminal procedure deals with the set of rules governing the series of proceedings through which the government enforces substantive criminal law.
Municipalities, states, and the federal government each have their own criminal codes, defining types of conduct that constitute crimes .
Title 18 of the U.S.
Code outlines all federal crimes.
