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Herbert Hoover: “I suggest that the Supreme Court of the United States be authorized to prescribe uniform rules of practice and procedure…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1932
I suggest that the Supreme Court of the United States be authorized to prescribe uniform rules of practice and procedure in criminal cases for all proceedings after verdicts in the district courts, and for the circuit courts of appeal, including the courts of the District of Columbia.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Reform of Judicial Procedure

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