United States Eleventh Circuit

"Final action" under 18 U.S.C. section 3292, tolling a criminal case limitations period so the government may pursue an official request for evidence located in a foreign country, occurs when a foreign court or authority provides a dispositive response to each of the items listed in the government's official request for information.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/17/2003
• Published 01/22/2003

Judges

• WILSON, Circuit Judge:, Before WILSON and FAY, Circuit Judges, and MILLS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen M. Williams,William L. Thomas, Federal Public Defender, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant., Gerald E. Greenberg, Anne R. Schultz, Dawn Bowen, Emily Smachetti, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.