Pub. L. 90-351, tit. VIII, sec. 1302

Sec. 1302. Section 935 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1341)(D.C. Code, sec. 23—105), is amended— (a) by inserting “(a)” immediately before “In all”; and (b) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) The United States may also appeal an order of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, granting a mot ion for return of seized property or a motion to suppress evidence, made before the trial of a person charged with a violation of any law of the United States, if the United States attorney conducting the prosecution for such violation certifies to the judge who granted such motion that the appeal is not taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is a substantial proof of the charge pending against the defendant. Pending the prosecution and determination of such appeal, the defendant, if in custody for such violation, shall be released in accordance with chapter 207 of title 18, United States Code.”