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. Meanor, 442 U.S. 500, 508, 99 S.Ct. 2445, 61 L.Ed2d 80 (1979) (internal quota- tion marks omitted). Our case is not an interlocutory appeal, but the Supreme Court's cases in that field are instructive because they reinforce the narrowness of a defendant's ability to chal- lenge the Government's decision to purs

approved. Even assuming that irreparable harm is a factor that may the Government% authority to proceed with a prosecution, for example, the Su- preme Court has allowed those appeals only in very limited circumstances. For example, the Double if pardy Clause, see U.S. Cont. amend. ("Igor shall any pe

rturn a denial of concurring in part and dissenting in part). such relief. Id. We also keep in mind the In the case before us, the organizations' Supreme Court's admonition that any in- voter education and registration efforts are junction regarding government functions is unquestionably protected from unwar

insu- lar and discrete' minorities at every turn in the road." Sugarman v. nougat:, 113 U.S. 634, 657, 93 S.Ct. 2842, 2865, 37 L.Ed.2d 853 (1973) (Rehnquist, .1., dissent- ing). We therefore decline to equate one's choice of language with one's race or na- tional origin, classification on the basis of w

jury beyond a reasonable doubt." Ring, 536 U.S. at 602, 122 S.Ct. 2428 (citing Apprendl, 530 U.S. at 482-83, 120 S.Ct. 2348). Two years later, in Ring the Supreme Court held that an aggravating factor rendering a defendant death-eligible "operate[s] as the functional equivalent of an element of a greater of- fense

. FN26. Currently, the circuit courts are split as to whether duplicative aggravating factors are unconstitu- tional and as to the meaning of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones. The Fourth and Ninth Circuits have aligned with the Tenth Circuit and adopted their own variations of tke rule in McCullah. Se

light of Jones, see United States D. 1?obin- son, 367 F.3d 278, 292-93 (5th Cir.2004) ("Although our case law once [supported the theory], the Su- preme Court recently admonished that it does not support that theory of review.") O 2011 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. https://web2.westl

preclusion sanction did not deprive defend- ant of rights to compulsory process and cross-examination. Page 1 Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Rehnquist joined in parts of the court's opinion. Opinion following reversal, 522 F.2d 1274. Mr. Justice White filed an opinion con- curring in the judgmen

restrictions upon bail pending appeal may undoubtedly 'work to the disadvantage' of defendants."). In reaching this conclusion, we are mind of the Supreme Court's decision in Kring Missouri, 107 U.S. 221, 2 S.Ct. 443, L.Ed. 506 (1883). In Krin,g, the Court held that an ex post facto violation had occurred w

d=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191715 Page 17 of 24 765 F.2d 944 765 F.2d 944, 53 USLW 2628 (Cite as: 765 F.2d 944) As the Supreme Court has stated, "[p]resent federal law has made an appeal from a district court's judgment of convic- tion ' in a criminal case what is, ' effect, a

s that apply to pro- tect a defendant at the trial stage also apply at the appellate level, provided the appeal is a matter of right. FN2. Justice Rehnquist, writing in dissent, vehemently objected to this characterization as "inconsistent with the general view of state app late review expressed ...