Posted On:
May 13, 2008
Opinion Summary: U.S. Supreme Court
From: Findlaw Summaries May 12, 2008.
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
Gonzales v. US, No. 06–11612
"Express consent by counsel suffices to permit a magistrate judge to preside over jury selection in a felony trial, pursuant to the authorization in the Federal Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. section 636(b)(3)."