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Methods
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The Office of International Affairs will assist the prosecutor
in choosing the proper means for obtaining evidence from abroad. In
general, the methods are grouped in three broad categories: formal
requests (see this Manual at
275-277), informal means (278), and subpoenas (279). Formal requests include: (A) letters
rogatory, (B) treaty requests, and (C) requests under executive
agreements. Informal requests use ad hoc methods to
secure
assistance, often more quickly and flexibly than by formal means,
but
the evidence obtained may not always conform to the Federal Rules
of
Evidence or otherwise be admissible in a United States proceeding.
Subpoenas are a unilateral way to obtain evidence.
[cited in Criminal Resource Manual 267; USAM 9-13.520] | |