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UNITED STATES v. RICHARDSON

No. 81-2029.

702 F.2d 1079 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America v. Robert D.H. RICHARDSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1983.

As Amended March 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan M. Palmer, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Marc Tucker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for appellee. Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, William J. O'Malley, Jr., and Kathleen E. Voelker, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee. Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before TAMM, WILKEY and SCALIA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This case highlights the tension created by the intersection of a criminal defendant's double jeopardy right to avoid the rigors and embarrassment of an unnecessary second trial and the long-standing rule that a criminal defendant has no constitutional right to an appeal. Because the present appeal does not fit within the scope...

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