Legal Opinion
Gomez v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 1989No. 88-5014PublishedCited by 950 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Since its enactment in 1968, the Federal Magistrates Act has permitted district courts to assign magistrates certain described powers and duties, as well as “such additional duties as are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.” The principal question presented is whether presiding at the selection of a jury in a felony trial without the defendant’s consent is among those “additional duties.”
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Petitioners Jose Gomez and Diego Chavez-Tesina were among 11 persons named as defendants in a 21-count indictment alleging commission of multiple felonies, including…
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