United States v. Ellis Raymond Williamson

On Petition for Rehearing

In his brief in support of a petition for rehearing, counsel urges upon us with continued energetic resourcefulness Williamson’s contention that this Court lacks jurisdiction of this appeal because there is no applicable statutory provision allowing appeal by the Government in criminal cases of this type, see Carroll v. United States, 354 U.S. 394, 77 S.Ct. 1332, 1 L.Ed.2d 1442; that what we have done dispenses with necessity for legislation, cf. e.g., 18 U.S.C.A. § 1404, and that even if this appeal were within 18 U.S.C.A. § 3731, jurisdiction would be in the Supreme…