---
title: "Federal Criminal Rules 32, 51, and 52"
citation: "Fed. R. Crim. P. 32, 51, 52"
authority_id: "AUTH-FRCRIM-P-32-51-52"
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-32-51-52/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Federal Criminal Rules 32, 51, and 52

## Holding or rule used

Presentence procedure, sentencing hearing, judgment, appeal advice, preservation, harmless error, and plain error.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked canonical module; offense-specific, record-specific, circuit-specific, later-proceeding, and negative-treatment questions remain separate where identified.

## Official source and pinpoints

Fed. R. Crim. P. 32, 51, 52, Rules 32, 51, and 52: <https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf>


## Used in

- [Presentence Investigation, Guidelines, and Sentencing Hearing](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/presentence-guidelines-and-sentencing-hearing.md)
- [Supervised Release, Judgment, and Sentence Correction](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/supervised-release-judgment-and-correction.md)
- [Review Standards, Briefing, Oral Argument, and Anders Procedure](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/50-direct-review/review-briefing-and-anders.md)