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Circuit split · criminal procedure

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 3501 abrogated the McNabb-Mallory rule such that delay in presenting an arrested defendant before a federal magistrate judge no longer renders an otherwise-voluntary confession inadmissible

1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.

  1. Third Circuit Court of Appeals · August 31, 2007

    “The principal issue on this appeal, the amount of time that may elapse before the *229 arresting officers must present a defendant to a federal magistrate judge, not only divides this panel — it is also the subject of a circuit split.” — Acknowledges a circuit split
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