![]() ![]() ![]() when it (1) conclusively determines the disputed question, (2) resolves an important issue completely separate from the merits of the action, and (3) is effectively unreviewable on appeal from a final judgment." Sell v. ![]() Pursuant to the collateral order doctrine, we may review "a preliminary or interim decision. This doctrine allows for interlocutory review of decisions that fall within "that small class which finally determine claims of right separable from, and collateral to, rights asserted in the action, too important to be denied review and too independent of the cause itself to require that appellate consideration be deferred until the whole case is adjudicated." Cohen v. Recognizing this principle, McGriff maintains that he is entitled to appeal under the now familiar "collateral order" doctrine. In criminal cases, this means we ordinarily lack jurisdiction to review decisions made before sentencing is complete and a judgment of conviction has been entered. As a court of appeals, our jurisdiction is limited to reviewing "final decisions of the district courts of the United States." 28 U.S.C. ![]()
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