Opinion

United States v. Olin Dewitte Henson

  • 358 F.2d 721
  • 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 6608
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Filed
Apr 5, 1966
Status
Published
On the bench
Haynsworth, Jones, Claims, Bryan
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 12.0%

The opinion

PER CURIAM:

After a jury had returned a verdict of guilty of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, the District Judge entered an order awarding the defendant a new trial. The defendant has attempted to appeal from that order and from the District Court’s denial of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.

We need not detail all of the circumstances which, in the Government’s view, abundantly support an inference that the defendant transported the vehicle in interstate commerce, for we are without jurisdiction to consider the appeal. We are authorized by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1291 to review final decisions of the District Court. No sentence has been imposed upon the defendant. A new trial having been ordered, the denial of the motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is not now reviewable. United States v. Swidler, 5 Cir., 207 F.2d 47 ; see also United States v. Brown, 4 Cir., 301 F.2d 664 .

Appeal dismissed.

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