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Government,
Criminal

Oct. 6, 2020

Arguments to dismiss Flynn complaint are not persuasive

On Sept. 29, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan held a hearing in United States v. Flynn. The hearing follows an 8-2 decision by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit remanding the Flynn criminal case to Sullivan.

John H. Minan

Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law

Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

On Sept. 29, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan held a hearing in United States v. Flynn (17-cr-232). The hearing follows an 8-2 decision by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit remanding the Flynn criminal case to Sullivan. In re Flynn, 961 F.3d 1215 (D.C. Cir. 2020), rev'd en banc, 2020 WL 5104220. The government asks Sullivan to dismiss the case.

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