United States v. Williams

MEMORANDUM **

The United States of America filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3593(a), as to Michael Dennis Williams and Antoine Lamont Johnson. The Defendants filed motions to dismiss the notices of intent to seek the death penalty on the basis that they were untimely. The district court denied the Defendants’ motions.

They seek to immediately appeal, contending that the district court’s denial *572constitutes a “collateral order” and is not subject to the final judgment rule. The Government asserts that the order does not qualify as an exception to the…