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Use of Magistrate Over Defendant's Objection Constitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court held that a criminal defendant's right to due
process was not violated by a district court judge's referral of his
motion to suppress to a Magistrate, as authorized by the Federal
Magistrates Act, over defendant's objection. Respondent, Herman Raddatz,
was charged with "unlawfully receiving a firearm ...
process was not violated by a district court judge's referral of his
motion to suppress to a Magistrate, as authorized by the Federal
Magistrates Act, over defendant's objection. Respondent, Herman Raddatz,
was charged with "unlawfully receiving a firearm ...
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