Shale v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• The first stage at which counsel must be provided is the arraignment, or preliminary hearing, or whatever constitutes the first step in a criminal proceeding against the defendant.
• women accorded more favorable treatment than men in computation of social security benefits
• condition that codefend-ant be tried first vitiates good faith of the proffer
• No abuse of Luck discretion, but instructed trial court to set forth considerations more fully on the record; result might well have been different if tried after Gordon; concurring opinion indicates Luck issue better determined before defendant testifies