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UNITED STATES v. BIRD

No. 83-2261.

709 F.2d 388 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jill Renee BIRD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeGuerin, Dickson & Szekely, Charles Szekely, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John M. Potter, James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Federal courts of appeals may entertain only those interlocutory appeals that fall within the narrowly-defined exceptions to the final judgment rule, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976). A criminal defendant argues that her interlocutory appeal, in which she seeks to enforce an agreement by an Assistant United States Attorney not to prosecute her, falls within the collateral order exception to that rule.1 Concluding...

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