Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-110

§3740 Argument—(rule)

Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 235 — APPEAL › § 3740

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a court sets a date to hear an appeal, it must pick a date for the oral argument. Criminal appeals must be moved ahead of other kinds of appeals when the court decides the schedule.

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Title 18, §3740

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Rule 39 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure was abrogated Dec. 4, 1967, eff. July 1, 1968, and is covered by Rule 34, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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18 U.S.C. § 3740

Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110