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18 U.S.C. 3482: Evidence and witnesses⁠—(Rule)Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026).
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 223-WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE
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§3482. Evidence and witnesses⁠—(Rule)

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

( June 25, 1948, ch. 645 , 62 Stat. 833 .)

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Competency and privileges of witnesses and admissibility of evidence governed by principles of common law, Rule 26.

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Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, was amended in 1972. The subject matter is covered by the Federal Rules of Evidence, set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.