COLEMAN v. BURNETT

No. 71-1114.

477 F.2d 1187 (1973)

Lawrence D. COLEMAN et al., Appellants, v. The Honorable Arthur L. BURNETT, United States Magistrate for the District of Columbia, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon P. Axelrod, Washington, D.C., with whom Norman Lefstein, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

C. Madison Brewer, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U.S. Atty. John A. Terry, Gregory C. Brady, Joseph M. Hannon, Asst. U.S. Attys., at the time the brief was filed, C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, Richard W. Barton and Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsels, were on the brief, for appellees. Charles F. Flynn and William H. Schweitzer, Asst. U.S. Attys., also entered appearances for appellee Burnett.

Before FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge, and McGOWAN and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


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 charged1 with the commission of unrelated crimes within the District of Columbia. Following arrest, each was brought before a judicial officer2

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