---
title: "Federal Criminal Rules 11 and 52"
citation: "Fed. R. Crim. P. 11, 52"
authority_id: "AUTH-FRCRIM-P-11-52"
authority_type: "rule"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_rule"
official_url: "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-FRCRIM-P-11-52/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Federal Criminal Rules 11 and 52

## Propositions supported

Federal plea types, conditional pleas, colloquy, factual basis, agreement types, acceptance and rejection, withdrawal, recordkeeping, harmless error, and plain error.

## Material limitations

The actual agreement, record, preservation, offense, sentence, and controlling appellate law govern application. A pending proposal is not current law.

## Official source and pinpoints

Rules 11 and 52: <https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf>


## Used in

- [Plea Negotiations, Plea Agreements, and Rule 11](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/plea-negotiations-agreements-and-rule-11.md)