United States v. Jose Ernesto Moreno-Green, Joaquin Arturo Contreras, Oscar Lara Navarrete, Jose Ignacio Acosta-Medina, and Alejo Hernandez Dominguez

The government moves to dismiss these interlocutory criminal appeals for lack of jurisdiction based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 1494, 103 L.Ed.2d 879 (1989). We grant the motion and dismiss the appeals.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 10, 1988, a federal grand jury in Arizona returned an indictment against Jose Ernesto Moreno-Green, Joaquin Arturo Contreras, Oscar Lara Navar-rete, Jose Ignacio Acosta-Medina, and Ale-jo Hernandez-Dominguez. The defendants were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. On August…