---
title: "Federal Evidence Rule 410"
citation: "Fed. R. Evid. 410"
authority_id: "AUTH-FRE-410"
authority_type: "rule"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_rule"
official_url: "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-evidence.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-FRE-410/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Federal Evidence Rule 410

## Propositions supported

Default inadmissibility of specified pleas and plea-discussion statements against the defendant and the rule's two stated exceptions.

## Material limitations

Whether a communication was a protected plea discussion and whether a valid waiver applies require the actual facts, agreement, and controlling law.

## Official source and pinpoints

Rule 410: <https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-evidence.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)