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LCrR 58.1 Disposition of misdemeanor cases - 18 U.S.C. § 3401

58.1      Disposition of misdemeanor cases - 18 U.S.C. § 3401 - Each magistrate judge of this court is empowered to exercise all jurisdiction conferred by 18 U.S.C. § 3401, including jurisdiction to:

  1. try persons accused of, and sentence persons convicted of misdemeanors in this district, after receiving such consent as may be required by 18 U.S.C. § 3401;
  2. direct the probation service of the court to conduct a presentence investigation in such misdemeanor case;
  3. conduct a jury trial in any misdemeanor case where the defendant so requests and is entitled to trial by jury under the Constitution and laws of the United States; and
  4. conduct all post judgment proceedings, including petitions to revoke or modify probation or supervised release, for any misdemeanor defendant who was originally sentenced by a magistrate judge.
Date Last Modified: 
January 1, 2019