Court Opinion

ID: 9752746
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 18:32:39.858972+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:21.620361
License: Public Domain

McAULIFFE, Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the result. I agree with the Court’s conclusion that this defendant’s right to demand a jury trial reasonably ensures appellate review of his double jeopardy *78claim prior to trial, thus affording him the full protection of the Fifth Amendment and equal protection of the laws.
I am unwilling to join the Court’s dictum suggesting that a defendant charged in the District Court with an offense punishable by imprisonment for 90 days or less has no right to an immediate appeal of the denial of a motion to dismiss based upon double jeopardy grounds. That question should be deferred for consideration in an appropriate case.