Rule 13 — Joint Trial of Separate Cases

Fed. R. Crim. P. 13

• Source: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Rule: 13
• TITLE IV: ARRAIGNMENT AND PREPARATION FOR TRIAL
• Citation: Fed. R. Crim. P. 13

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The court may order that separate cases be tried together as
though brought in a single indictment or information if all of-
fenses and all defendants could have been joined in a single indict-
ment or information.
(As amended Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002.)
. Relief from Prejudicial Joinder
(a) Relief. If the joinder of offenses or defendants in an indict-
ment, an information, or a consolidation for trial appears to prej-
udice a defendant or the government, the court may order sepa-
rate trials of counts, sever the defendants’ trials, or provide any
other relief that justice requires.
(b) Defendant’s Statements. Before ruling on a defendant’s mo-
tion to sever, the court may order an attorney for the government
to deliver to the court for in camera inspection any defendant’s
statement that the government intends to use as evidence.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Feb. 28, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002.)