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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES Durham, NC April 25-26, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA ...................................................................................................................................... 5 TAB 1 Opening Business A. Draft Minutes of April 2012 Criminal Rules Committee Meeting ... 21 B. Draft Minutes of January 2013 Standing Committee Meeting ......... 33 TAB 2 Pending Rules Amendments A. Text of Rule 11 ...................................................................................... 59 B. Text of Rule 16 ...................................................................................... 65 TAB 3 Proposed Amendment to Rule 12 and Conforming Amendment to Rule 34 (Published August 2011) A. Reporters’ Memorandum Regarding Rule 12 (Mar. 24, 2013) ........ 73 B. Text of Proposed Amended Rule 12 .................................................... 95 C. Additional Materials C.1 Reporters’ Memorandum Regarding Discussion of Rule 12 Comments (rev. Aug. 24, 2012) ............................... 107 C.2 Reporters’ Memorandum and Accompanying Chart Regarding Treatment of Double Jeopardy Claims Not Raised in Trial Court (Sept. 29, 2012) ................................. 173 C.3 Comments Received ............................................................... 193 D. Text of Proposed Amended Rule 34 .................................................. 251 TAB 4 Proposed Amendments to Rules 5 and 58 (Published August 2012) A. Reporters’ Memorandum Regarding Rules 5 and 58 (Mar. 27, 2013) .................................................................................... 257 B. Text of Rule 5 with Proposed Modifications .................................... 265 C. Text of Rules 5 and 58 as Published in August 2012 ....................... 271 D. Comments Received 2010 Comments ................................................................................... 279 April 25-26, 2013 3 of 366 2012 Comments and Response by the Department of Justice ........ 289 TAB 5 Proposal to Amend Rule 4 A. Reporters’ Memorandum Regarding Rule 4 (March 25, 2013) ..... 309 B. Letter from Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer to Judge Reena Raggi Regarding Rule 4 (October 25, 2012) .............. 317 TAB 6 Draft Revisions to the Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, § 5.06 Duty to Disclose Information Favorable to Defendant (Brady and Giglio Material) ............................................................................ 329 TAB 7 Memorandum of the Inter-Committee Synonyms Subcommittee (May 8, 2012) .................................................................................................... 351 April 25-26, 2013 4 of 366 AGENDA CRIMINAL RULES COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL 25-26, 2013 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA I. PRELIMINARY MATTERS A. Chair’s Remarks and Administrative Announcements B. Review and Approval of Minutes of April 2012 meeting in San Francisco C. Status of Criminal Rules: Report of the Rules Committee Support Office II. CRIMINAL RULES UNDER CONSIDERATION (information item) A. Proposed Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court and forwarded to Congress 1. Rule 11. Advice re Immigration Consequences of Guilty Plea. 2. Rule 16. Discovery and Inspection; Information Not Subject to Disclosure; Government Work Product. III. CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PUBLISHED AUGUST 2011 A. Rule 12. Pleadings and Pretrial Motions. Proposed amendment clarifies what motions must be made before trial and addresses consequences of failure to file timely motion. B. Rule 34. Arresting Judgment. Proposed amendment makes conforming changes to implement amendment to Rule 12. IV. CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PUBLISHED AUGUST 2012 A. Rule 5. Initial Appearance. Proposed amendment provides that non-citizen defendants in U.S. custody shall be informed that upon request a consular official from the defendant’s country of nationality will be notified, and that the government will make any other consular notification required by its international obligations. 1 April 25-26, 2013 5 of 366 B. Rule 58. Initial Appearance. Proposed amendment provides that in petty offense and misdemeanor cases non-citizen defendants in U.S. custody shall be informed that upon request a consular official from the defendant’s country of nationality will be notified, and that the government will make any other consular notification required by its international obligations. V. NEW PROPOSAL A. Rule 4 (service on foreign corporations) VI RULES AND PROJECTS PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS, STANDING COMMITTEE, JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, AND OTHER COMMITTEES. A. Status Report on Legislation Affecting Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure B. Benchbook revisions C. Synonym Subcommittee D. Other VII DESIGNATION OF TIMES AND PLACES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS A. Fall Meeting, October 17-18, Salt Lake City, Utah (No Memo) 2 April 25-26, 2013 6 of 366 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES Chair, Advisory Committee Honorable Reena Raggi on Criminal Rules United States Court of Appeals 704S United States Courthouse 225 Cadman Plaza East Brooklyn, NY 11201-1818 Reporter, Advisory Committee Professor Sara Sun Beale on Criminal Rules Georgetown University Law Center 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW Hotung Room 6016 Washington, DC 20001 Professor Nancy J. King Vanderbilt University Law School 131 21st Avenue South, Room 248 Nashville, TN 37203-1181 Members, Advisory Committee Carol A. Brook, Esq. on Criminal Rules Executive Director Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois 55 East Monroe Street, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60603 Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. United States District Court 501 I Street – Suite 14-230 Sacramento, CA 95814-7300 Kathleen Felton, Esq. Deputy Chief, Appellate Section – Criminal Division United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Room 1264 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Mark Filip, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 Effective: October 1, 2012 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Page 1 Revised: March 13, 2013 April 25-26, 2013 7 of 366 Members, Advisory Committee Honorable David E. Gilbertson on Criminal Rules (cont’d.) Chief Justice Supreme Court of South Dakota 500 E. Capitol Pierre, SD 57501 Honorable John F. Keenan United States District Court 1930 Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007-1312 Honorable David M. Lawson United States District Court Theodore Levin United States Courthouse 231 West Lafayette Boulevard, Room 802 Detroit, MI 48226 Professor Andrew D. Leipold University of Illinois College of Law 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue Champaign, IL 61820 Honorable Donald W. Molloy United States District Court Russell E. Smith Federal Building 201 East Broadway Street Missoula, MT 59802 Honorable Mythili Raman Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Room 2107 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Honorable Timothy R. Rice United States District Court James A. Byrne United States Courthouse 601 Market Street, Room 3041 Philadelphia, PA 19106 John S. Siffert, Esq. Lankler, Siffert & Wohl LLP 500 Fifth Avenue, 33rd Floor New York, NY 10110 Effective: October 1, 2012 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Page 2 Revised: March 13, 2013 April 25-26, 2013 8 of 366 Members, Advisory Committee Jonathan Wroblewski, Esq. on Criminal Rules (cont’d.) Director, Office of Policy & Legislation Criminal Division United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Room 7728 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Honorable James B. Zagel United States District Court 2588 Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 Clerk of Court Representative, James N. Hatten Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Clerk United States District Court Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse 75 Spring Street, S. W., Room 2217 Atlanta, GA 30303-3309 Liaison Member, Advisory Committee Honorable Marilyn L. Huff (Standing) on Criminal Rules United States District Court Edward J. Schwartz U.S. Courthouse Suite 5135 940 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101 Secretary, Standing Committee Jonathan C. Rose and Rules Committee Officer Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure and Rules Committee Officer Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-240 Washington, DC 20544 Phone 202-502-1820 Fax 202-502-1755 [email protected] Chief Counsel Andrea L. Kuperman Chief Counsel to the Rules Committees 11535 Bob Casey U.S. Courthouse 515 Rusk Ave. Houston, TX 77002-2600 Phone 713-250-5980 Fax 713-250-5213 [email protected] Effective: October 1, 2012 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Page 3 Revised: March 13, 2013 April 25-26, 2013 9 of 366 Deputy Rules Committee Officer Benjamin J. Robinson and Counsel Deputy Rules Committee Officer and Counsel to the Rules Committees Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-240 Washington, DC 20544 Phone 202-502-1516 Fax 202-502-1755 [email protected] Effective: October 1, 2012 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Page 4 Revised: March 13, 2013 April 25-26, 2013 10 of 366 Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Members Position District/Circuit Start Date End Date Reena Raggi C Second Circuit 2011 2014 Chair Lanny A. Breuer* DOJ Washington, DC ---- Open Carol A. Brook FPD Illinois (Northern) 2011 2014 Morrison C. England, Jr. D California
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