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Supreme Court Holds Magistrate Judge May Conduct Voir Dire Without Defendant’s Personal Consent

A federal magistrate judge may conduct voir dire in a criminal case upon consent of a defendant’s attorney. No personal consent by a defendant is necessary, the Supreme Court decided May 12, 2008.

Homero Gonzalez was charged with several drug trafficking offenses. Gonzalez’s attorney consented to a magistrate judge conducting ...

 

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