1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 23 F.3d
  5. 23 F.3d 629 (1994)
 

U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 193, Docket 93-1224.

23 F.3d 629 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lloyd WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colleen Cassidy, The Legal Aid Soc., Federal Defender Services Appeals Unit, New York City, for appellant.

Patricia E. Notopoulos, Asst. U.S. Atty. for the E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, NY (Zachary W. Carter, U.S. Atty., David C. James, Asst. U.S. Atty. for the E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, NY, of counsel), for appellee.

Before: LUMBARD, CARDAMONE, and LAY, Circuit Judges.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Among the issues before us on this appeal is whether the Federal Magistrates Act and the Constitution bar a magistrate judge from administering an allocution to a defendant entering a guilty plea to a felony. Congress has greatly multiplied the number of magistrate judges in recent years. Its purpose was not to create more judicial officers so that they could simply stand by and wait, but so that they could be a very present help to district...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases