18 USC § 3485 - Expert witnesses—(Rule)

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title: "18 USC § 3485 - Expert witnesses—(Rule)"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3485"
section_name: "Expert witnesses—(Rule)"
chapter_number: 223
chapter_name: "WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
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source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 833.)"
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# § 3485. Expert witnesses—(Rule)

### See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Selection and appointment of expert witnesses by court or parties; compensation, Rule 28.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 833.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Rule 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.