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U.S. v. MEADOR

No. 97-40022.

138 F.3d 986 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack Manning MEADOR, Jane Meador Cook, John Stephen Torigian, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Friedman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Carol Kay Johnson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sherman, TX, Terri Lynn Hagan, Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack Gordon Kennedy, Aileen Rachelle Goldman, Kennedy, Minshew, Campbell & Morris, Sherman, TX, for Meador.

Michael P. Gibson, Burleson, Pate & Gibson, Dallas, TX, for Cook.

Dick W. DeGuerin, DeGuerin and Dickson, Houston, TX, for Torigian.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the dismissal of the felony indictment of three Texans as barred by the statute of limitations. We must decide whether the indictment is saved by the suspension of the limitations period Congress granted to allow pursuit of evidence in foreign countries. This requires decision of what constitutes "final action" within the meaning of the suspension provision...

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