Legal Opinion
United States v. Leon, D.M.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1997No. 97-2000PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
The United States brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the denial of its motion to transfer the defendant-appellee Leon D.M. to adult status. Applying the collateral order doctrine established in Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949), we first conclude that we have jurisdiction to consider this appeal. On the merits, we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the government’s motion to transfer and therefore affirm its decision.
I. BACKGROUND
In May 1996, the United States Attorney for…
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