The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Jacobs, 855 F.2d 652 (9th Cir. 1988):
This court has jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3731 over government appeals in criminal cases, except when the double jeopardy clause bars further prosecution. United States v. Schwartz, 785 F.2d 673, 677 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 890, 107 S.Ct. 290, 93 L.Ed.2d 264 (1986). When
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