UNITED STATES v. RADDATZ

No. 79-8.

447 U.S. 667 (1980)

UNITED STATES v. RADDATZ.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Levander argued the cause pro hac vice for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Heymann, and Patty Merkamp Stemler.

Joan B. Gottschall, by appointment of the Court, 444 U.S. 923, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was Terence F. MacCarthy.*


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari, 444 U.S. 824, to resolve the constitutionality of a provision of the Federal Magistrates Act, 28 U. S. C. § 636 (b) (1) (B), which permits a district court to refer to a magistrate a motion to suppress evidence and authorizes the district court to determine and decide such motion based on the record developed before a magistrate, including the magistrate's proposed findings of...

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