[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2843 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2843

To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow motions for a 
    new trial at any time where the error alleged is a violation of 
                         constitutional rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2001

 Mr. Scarborough introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow motions for a 
    new trial at any time where the error alleged is a violation of 
                         constitutional rights.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL.

    Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended by 
inserting ``A motion for a new trial based on a violation of 
constitutional rights may be made at any time.'' before the final 
sentence.
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