Legal Opinion

United States v. Maria Ann Dior, United States of America v. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 15, 1982No. 80-1497PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

The principal question this criminal case requires us to decide is whether an order granting a new trial, after a jury’s verdict of guilty, is appealable before retrial.

On May 2, 1978, a federal grand jury returned a three count indictment against appellee, Maria Ann Dior. Count 1 charged her with knowingly smuggling four fur coats into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 545.1 Count 2 charged her with wilfully attempting to introduce imported merchandise by means of false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 542.2 Count 3 charged her with knowingly…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. RisjordSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  3. United States v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Martin J. Cote Patricia S. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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