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18 U.S.C. § 3047

Multiple warrants unnecessary

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 3047, Multiple warrants unnecessary, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449710
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When two or more charges are made, or two or more indictments are found against any person, only one writ or warrant shall be necessary to commit him for trial. It shall be sufficient to state in the writ the name or general character of the offenses, or to refer to them only in general terms.

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