United States v. Harrod
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
The sole issue before us is whether the trial court’s order requiring a complaining witness in a criminal ease to undergo a psychiatric exam is a “final order” within D.C.Code 1973, § ll-721(a)(l). If it is not, this court has no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from that order. The government contends that the special facts of this case place it within a special exception to the established rules of finality. We disagree and therefore grant appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Appellee, George R. Harrod, was charged by grand jury indictment…
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