18 U.S.C. § 3046

Warrant or summons—(Rule)

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See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Issuance upon complaint, Rule 4.

Issuance upon indictment, Rule 9.

Summons on request of government; form; contents; service; return, Rules 4, 9.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 816.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2000–2015 · leading case: United States v. Joseph Merlino
United States v. Joseph Merlino (2015) ca3 · cites it 2× “See 18 U.S.C. § 3046 . Rule 4 states that a summons on a criminal complaint “must be in the same form as a warrant except that it must require the defendant to appear before a magistrate judge at a stated time and place.”
United States v. Hazel (2000) dcd “The statutory provision for warrants or summonses, 18 U.S.C. § 3046 , simply refers to Rules 4 and 9 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.”
United States v. Nnanna (2008) ca9 “See 18 U.S.C. § 3046 ; Fed.R.CrimP. 4(b). The summons must contain: (1) the defendant’s name or physical description; (2) a description of the offense alleged; (3) an order to appear before a judge at a stated time and place; and (4) a judge’s signature.”
United States v. Herndon (2008) caed “The statutory provision for warrants or summonses, 18 U.S.C. § 3046 , refers to Rules 4 and 9 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.”
Morrow v. Meehan (2007) ca3 “See 18 U.S.C. § 3046 (citing Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 4 and 9, which set forth the circumstances under which a court may issue an arrest warrant).”
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