Legal Opinion
United States v. William George Dunbar, M. D.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1980No. 78-1602, 78-5050PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
A panel of this Court vacated William George Dunbar’s convictions on the ground that his filing of a notice of appeal from the district court’s denial of a double jeopardy motion divested that court of jurisdiction to try him. United States v. Dunbar, 591 F.2d 1190 (5th Cir. 1979). This Court granted a petition for rehearing en banc, thus vacating the panel opinion. 600 F.2d 1192 (5th Cir. 1979); 5th Cir. R. 17.
Sitting en banc, we now reach a result contrary to the panel decision. In the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction, we hold that an appeal from the denial of a…
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