OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Dale Mardis appeals the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss the federal indictment brought against him. The motion alleged a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment because the federal indictment was brought subsequent to his entering a nolo contendere plea in a Tennessee state court on a related charge. He argues that the dual sovereignty doctrine must be re-examined as federal...
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