United States Seventh Circuit

Filing a notice of appeal does not automatically divest the trial court of jurisdiction over the case, and 18 USC 3731(2) requires the government to file the notice of appeal before jeopardy attaches to the defendant, i.e., before the jury is sworn.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/12/2001
• Decided 01/11/2001
• Published 01/11/2001

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Levine (argued), Stephen Andersson, Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for United States of America., James R. Streicker, Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Raymond J. Smith (argued), Chicago, IL, for Anthony T. Centracchio., Joseph A. Lamendella, Lamendella & Daniel, Joseph R. Lopez, Marvin Bloom, Chicago, IL, for Thomas Tucker, Robert S. Urbinati and Robert D. Natale.