UNITED STATES v. RUSSO

No. 83-5122.

741 F.2d 1264 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph John RUSSO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Chosid, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Linda Collins Hertz, Nancy L. Worthington, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HENDERSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Joseph Russo appeals his conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on several drug offenses involving methaqualone. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. In this court, he asserts that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing an earlier indictment without prejudice, thereby authorizing his reprosecution and subsequent conviction. Agreeing with Russo's contention that the district court abused its...

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