United States v. James Alexander Griffis

97 F.3d 1462 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Alexander GRIFFIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10292. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 14, 1996. * Decided Sept. 5, 1996. 1 Before: T.G. NELSON and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and BURNS ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Defendant appeals an order of the district court denying his motion to dismiss the criminal indictment on double jeopardy grounds. We have jurisdiction of this interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . U.S. v. Chick, 61 F.3d 682, 684-84 (9th Cir.1995), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 116 S.Ct. 1416 (1996); U.S. v. Bates, 917 F.2d 388, 392 (9th Cir.1990); Abney v. United States, 431 U.S. 651 (1977). We affirm. I. BACKGROUND 4 On August 4, 1989, defendant was charged in a three count indictment with money laundering, international transportation of the profits of drug trafficking, and operating a continuing…