25 The Court first used the phrase critical stage in connection with the right to counsel in Parkerv. Illinois, 333 U.S. 571, 575 (1948), and first specified that counsel must be provided to a defendant ata critical stage of a criminal prosecution in Hamilton v. Alabama, 368 U.S. 52, 54-55 (1961).
01 December 1978. The largest known land gastropod is the African giant snail Achatina achatina, the largest recorded specimen of which measured 39.3 cm (15.5 in) from snout to tail when fully extended, with a shell length of 27.3 cm (10.75 in) in December 1978. It weighed exactly 900 g (2 lb).
Australian steals title for âWorldâs Biggest Hammerâ from the US! Kevin Plant, Founder and Manager of Trade-A-Trade.com can now lay claim to the worldâs largest hammer, and it is floating in the Pine River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 4-12 February 2011. The hammer is 10 metres/33 feet long, the biggest in the world.