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).
Idaho Giant Salamander. Giants come in all shapes and sizes. In the amphibian world, the gargantuan salamanders Andrias japonicus and A. davidianus from Japan and China, respectively, top the charts. At lengths of nearly 5 feet and weighing in at around 55 pounds, their title as the worldâs largest amphibians is uncontested.