Lawrence D. Coleman v. The Honorable Arthur L. Burnett, United States Magistrate for the District of Columbia

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This appeal tenders for resolution questions as to the examinatorial entitlements of the criminally accused at federal preliminary hearings. Appellants, Lawrence D. Coleman, Jorge D. Dancis and Ronald Shepard, were arrested and charged 1 with the commission of unrelated crimes within the District of Columbia. Following arrest, each was brought before a judicial officer2 for the proceedings prescribed by then Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.3 Coleman and Dancis each sought, and each was denied, a subpoena requiring the attendance at…