Flanagan v. U.S., No. 82-374 (U.S. Supreme Court) (465 U.S. 259; 104 S.Ct. 1051) (February 21, 1984) (Justice O'Connor)
In holding that a trial court's pretrial disqualification of defense counsel in a criminal prosecution is not immediately appealable under 28 U.S.S. § 1291, the Court emphasized that, in criminal cases, "the compelling interest in prompt trials" demands that courts apply the collateral order exception to the final judgment rule …
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