United States Fourth Circuit

The proper analysis that is to be applied in deciding challenges to the timeliness of a filing under the Death Notice statute, 18 U.S.C. section 3593(a), is that of a pre-trial inquiry into the objective reasonableness of that timing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2003
• Published 06/18/2003

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Michael Schatzow, VENABLE, BAETJER & HOWARD, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  James G. Warwick, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.   ONBRIEF: Charles G. Bernstein, BERNSTEIN & SAKELLARIS, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.   Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.