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U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 3005. Counsel and Witnesses in Capital Cases
Whoever is indicted for treason or other capital crime shall be allowed to make his full defense by counsel; and the court before which the defendant is to be tried, or a judge thereof, shall promptly, upon the defendant’s request, assign 2 such counsel, of whom at least 1 shall be learned in the law applicable to capital cases, and who shall have free access to the accused at all reasonable hours. In assigning counsel under this section, the court shall consider the recommendation of the Federal Public Defender organization, or, if no such organization exists in the district, of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The defendant shall be allowed, in his defense to make any proof that he can produce by lawful witnesses, and shall have the like process of the court to compel his witnesses to appear at his trial, as is usually granted to compel witnesses to appear on behalf of the prosecution.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60026, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1982.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 563 (R.S. § 1034).
Changes were made in phraseology.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "; and the court before which the defendant is to be tried, or a judge thereof, shall promptly, upon the defendant’s request, assign 2 such counsel, of whom at least 1 shall be learned in the law applicable to capital cases, and who shall have free access to the accused at all reasonable hours. In assigning counsel under this section, the court shall consider the recommendation of the Federal Public Defender organization, or, if no such organization exists in the district, of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The defendant shall" for "learned in the law; and the court before which he is tried, or some judge thereof, shall immediately, upon his request, assign to him such counsel, not exceeding two, as he may desire, who shall have free access to him at all reasonable hours. He shall".
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 3005. Counsel and Witnesses in Capital Cases," U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed March 27, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4WSZ4CNS29BHVIU.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 3005. Counsel and Witnesses in Capital Cases." U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4WSZ4CNS29BHVIU.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 3005. Counsel and Witnesses in Capital Cases' in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4WSZ4CNS29BHVIU.
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