United Statesv.Ward
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Docket No.25-10992
DecidedMay 12, 2025
Reporter2025 U.S. App. LEXIS
JudgesEleventh Circuit panel; see published opinion.
Tags
CriminalAppellate JurisdictionInterlocutory AppealFinalityCriminal ProcedureGovernment AppealDismissal
Case Summary
Before trial or sentencing, Clarence Ward appealed orders denying his motions to suppress evidence and dismiss a superseding indictment. The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the appeal sua sponte because those orders were not final, a suppression ruling is not immediately appealable by a criminal defendant, and Ward invoked neither the double-jeopardy nor Speech-or-Debate exceptions to the collateral-order doctrine. The dismissal was jurisdictional, not a ruling on the merits of his motions.
Opinion
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