18 USC § 3440 - Defenses and objections determined on motion—(Rule)

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title: "18 USC § 3440 - Defenses and objections determined on motion—(Rule)"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3440"
section_name: "Defenses and objections determined on motion—(Rule)"
chapter_number: 221
chapter_name: "ARRAIGNMENT, PLEAS AND TRIAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 832.)"
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# § 3440. Defenses and objections determined on motion—(Rule)

### See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Defenses or objections which may or must be raised before trial; time; hearing; effect of determination; limitations by law unaffected, Rule 12(b).

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 832.)