§4. Definition of term “appropriate court” — Inbound Citations

Citations to 18A U.S.C. § 4 as a whole

• Fed. R. Crim. P. 4(c)(2)

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  (2) Location. A warrant may be executed, or a summons served, within the jurisdiction of the United States or anywhere else a federal statute authorizes an arrest. A summons to an organization under Rule 4(c)(3)(D) may also be served at a place not within a judicial district of the United States.
• Fed. R. Crim. P. 5(a)(3)

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  (3) Appearance Upon a Summons. When a defendant appears in response to a summons under Rule 4, a magistrate judge must proceed under Rule 5(d) or (e), as applicable.
• Fed. R. Crim. P. 5(b)

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  (b) If a defendant is arrested without a warrant, a complaint meeting Rule 4(a)’s requirement of probable cause must be promptly filed in the district where the offense was allegedly committed.
• Fed. R. Crim. P. 9(b)(1)

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  (1) Warrant. The warrant must conform to Rule 4(b)(1) except that it must be signed by the clerk and must describe the offense charged in the indictment or information.
• Fed. R. Crim. P. 9(c)(1)(A)

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  (A) The warrant must be executed or the summons served as provided in Rule 4(c)(1), (2), and (3).
• Fed. R. Crim. P. 9(c)(2)

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  (2) Return. A warrant or summons must be returned in accordance with Rule 4(c)(4).