Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Garcia v. Gilman

Garcia v. Gilman, 54 L. Ed. 2d 151 (1977)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1977-10-03
Topic
general

recognizing a defendant's "constitutional right to be represented by counsel of his own choice” | explaining that Posnjak covered only those materials which because of their legitimate use could not meet the objective criterion required under the Act and that dynamite sticks and gasoline drums did amount to a destructive device | noting that single photographic display is impermissibly suggestive absent exigent circumstances | defendant had signed jury waiver stating that he had been advised in open court of his right to trial by jury | defendant cannot claim as a substantial right that the Government must reveal to him all inculpatory evidence so that he may know exactly how strong the case is against him and thereby decide whether to plea bargain with the prosecutor | “[W]e think it likely that dealing illicitly with a tractor and trailer, even if the two items are already hooked together when stolen and when moving in interstate commerce, involves a larger misdeed than dealing with a single trailer.”

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.