Legal Opinion
United States v. Meador
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1998No. 97-40022PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals the dismissal of the felony indictment of three Texans as barred by the statute of limitations. We must decide whether the indictment is saved by the suspension of the limitations period Congress granted to allow pursuit of evidence in foreign countries. This requires *988decision of what constitutes “final action” within the meaning of the suspension provision in 18 U.S.C. § 3292(b).
The district court held that when a foreign government regards its efforts to satisfy an “official request” by the United States government as complete…
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