Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1987No. Nos. 86-1337, 86-7717PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellants seek review of the district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss an indictment on the ground of irregularities in the grand jury proceedings. The government moves to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Mechanik, 475 U.S. 66, 106 S.Ct. 938, 89 L.Ed. 250 (1986), we find the district court order appealable under the collateral order doctrine.1
I. FACTS
Following lengthy federal grand jury proceedings, defendants were charged on October 1, 1985 in a 22-count indictment with…
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