independent plenary proceeding
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From 336 U.S. 793 - United States v. Wallace & Tiernan Co. · 1949Most cited · 405 citing opinions
a judgment in an independent plenary proceeding for return of property and its suppression as evidence is final and appealable and the scope of relief in such a case may extend far beyond its effect on a pending trial; but a decision on a motion to return or suppress evidence in a pending trial may be no more than a procedural step in a particular case and in such event the effect of the decision would not extend beyond that case