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# 18 U.S.C. § 3485 - Expert witnesses—(Rule)

## Text

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Selection and appointment of expert witnesses by court or parties; compensation, Rule 28.

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

## Notes

Editorial Notes

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