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# 18 U.S.C. § 3431 - Term of court; power of court unaffected by expiration—(Rule)

## Text

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Expiration of term without significance in criminal cases, Rule 45(c).

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 831.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextRule 45(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, was rescinded Feb. 28, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966.