Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§3502 Admissibility in evidence of eye witness testimony
Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 223— - WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE › § 3502
Summary
An eyewitness who saw the defendant commit or take part in the crime may be used as evidence in Article III criminal trials.
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Title 18, §3502
Crimes and Criminal Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The testimony of a witness that he saw the accused commit or participate in the commission of the crime for which the accused is being tried shall be admissible in evidence in a criminal prosecution in any trial court ordained and established under article III of the Constitution of the United States.
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18 U.S.C. § 3502
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73