Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3402: Rules of procedure, practice and appeal 1 1 Section catchline was not amended to conform to change made in text by Pub. L. 100–702 .

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This statute establishes the appellate procedure allowing defendants convicted by a U.S. magistrate judge to appeal to a district court judge in the same district.

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In all cases of conviction by a United States magistrate judge an appeal of right shall lie from the judgment of the magistrate judge to a judge of the district court of the district in which the offense was committed.

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