Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 371 18 U.S.C. § 1343 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 397 U.S. 436, 437-444 431 U.S. 651, 659 469 U.S. 57 493 U.S. 342, 350 Circuit Courts 605 F.2d 585 605 F.2d 1360, 1370 840 F.2d 1441, 1447-1448 936 F.2d 1326 977 F.2d 270, 276-280 113 F.3d 1396, 1398 114 F.3d 141, 144 194 F.3d 579, 584 406 F.3d 386, 392 434 F.3d 369, 377 483 F.3d 1281, 1289 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Fed. R. Crim. P. 29(c)(2)