United States v. Joseph John Russo
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Per curiam
Joseph Russo appeals his conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on several drug offenses involving methaqualone. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. In this court, he asserts that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing an earlier indictment without prejudice, thereby authorizing his reprosecution and subsequent conviction. Agreeing with Russo’s contention that the district court abused its discretion, we reverse.
This case has a fairly detailed procedural history, much of which is relevant to our disposition of the present appeal. 1 On…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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