United States v. Barbara Bush

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 8, 2011
• Docket: 11-6962
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 11-6962

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

BARBARA M. BUSH,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Benson Everett Legg, District Judge. (8:06-cr-00202-BEL-1)

Submitted: November 29, 2011 Decided: December 8, 2011

Before NIEMEYER, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Barbara M. Bush, Appellant Pro Se. Bonnie S. Greenberg, Sandra Wilkinson, Assistant United States Attorneys, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Barbara M. Bush appeals following the dismissal of an

indictment charging her with two counts of threatening a federal

judge, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876(c) (2006). “[A]bsent

extraordinary circumstances, a defendant has no standing to

appeal the dismissal of an indictment.” United States v.

Moller-Butcher, 732 F.2d 189, 190 (1st Cir. 1983); see also

United States v. Lanham, 631 F.2d 356 (4th Cir. 1980).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. Bush’s motion for

appointment of counsel is denied. We dispense with oral

argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately

presented in the materials before the court and argument would

not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED