TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge.
In the present appeal, we must decide whether the district judge erred in referring the trial of this case to a United States Magistrate over appellant's objection. We hold that the reference was improper, and that appellant is entitled to a trial de novo in the district court.
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During the spring and summer of 1970, appellant was incarcerated at the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, while awaiting trial on both...
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