Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§3502 Admissibility in Evidence of Eye Witness Testimony
Title 18 › Part II— CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter 223— WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE › § 3502
Summary
An eyewitness saying they saw the person on trial commit or help commit the crime is admissible in federal trial courts.
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Title 18, §3502
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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 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60