--- title: "Abney v. United States" citation: "Abney v. United States, 431 U.S. 651 (1977)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-ABNEY-431-US-651" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-431/pdf/USREPORTS-431-651.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-ABNEY-431-US-651/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Abney v. United States ## Holding used Collateral-order review permits an immediate appeal of a colorable double-jeopardy denial but does not carry unrelated indictment claims into the interlocutory appeal. ## Material limitation The claimed right and order must independently satisfy appellate jurisdiction; the decision is not a general pretrial-appeal authorization. ## Official source and pinpoints 431 U.S. 651, 656–63 (1977): ## Used in - [Suppression, Severance, and Pretrial Evidentiary Motions](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/suppression-severance-and-pretrial-motions.md) - [Criminal Appeal Notice, Jurisdiction, Waivers, and Record](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/50-direct-review/notice-jurisdiction-and-record.md)