Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Wallace Shears
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1985No. 85-5012PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
This appeal presents two issues: whether we have jurisdiction over the government’s appeal of a suppression order, and if so, whether the district court erred in finding that certain statements made by the defendant were involuntary and therefore should be suppressed. The suppression order was entered before defendant’s initial trial began. The initial trial was terminated by the grant of defendant’s motion for mistrial. The government’s notice of appeal was filed after the mistrial was granted and before the jeopardy of the second trial had attached.
We hold…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Donna BallardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- United States v. Everton G. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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