Legal Opinion
Bruce A. Campbell v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1974No. 73-3022PublishedCited by 604 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
On Petition for a Writ of Mandamus
Before DUNIWAY and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District Judge.
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a problem of great importance in the administration of justice in the area of criminal law. The question presented by way of a petition for mandamus is whether an order of reference in a criminal case to a magistrate to hold an evidentiary hearing on a motion to suppress, and to make findings of fact and recommend conclusions of law, is valid.
Petitioner raises two questions:(1) Is the statute, 28 U.S.C. § 636, 1 under which the…
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