§ 393. — Amendments of complaint and adjournments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC393]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 8--SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS
Sec. 393. Amendments of complaint and adjournments
It shall be lawful for the court to allow the United States attorney
to amend his statement of complaint at any stage of the proceedings,
before verdict, if, in the opinion of the court, such amendment will
work no injustice to the accused; and if it appears to the court that
the accused is unprepared to meet the charge as amended, and that an
adjournment of the cause will promote the ends of justice, such
adjournment shall be made, until a further day, to be fixed by the
court.
(R.S. Sec. 4302; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 909.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 4302 derived from act June 11, 1864, ch. 121, Sec. 6, 13
Stat. 125.
Change of Name
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted ``United States
attorney'' for ``district attorney''. See section 541 of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes set
out thereunder.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 47 section 31.
