U.S. v. SNYDER

No. 91-7075.

946 F.2d 1125 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D.W. SNYDER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Royals, Royals & Hartung, Jackson, Miss., Robert Glass, Glass & Reed, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

George Phillips, U.S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

This case presents an issue that has not been addressed before. We must decide which court or courts have jurisdiction to decide whether to release a criminal defendant on bail pending a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on his petition for writ of certiorari. We hold that the Supreme Court, the court of appeals, and the district court have concurrent jurisdiction. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court, in which it...

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