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18 U.S.C. 3439: Demurrers and special pleas in bar or abatement abolished; relief on motion⁠—(Rule)Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026).
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 221-ARRAIGNMENT, PLEAS AND TRIAL
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§3439. Demurrers and special pleas in bar or abatement abolished; relief on motion⁠—(Rule)

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

( June 25, 1948, ch. 645 , 62 Stat. 832 .)

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Motion to dismiss or for appropriate relief substituted for demurrer or dilatory plea or motion to quash, Rule 12.