The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has set oral argument for Aug. 4 in the ongoing criminal case involving former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht.

A three-judge panel will hear the argument in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Wecht is charged with 41 felony counts that he received private financial gains through his public office. He was tried on the charges earlier this year, but the case ended with a hung jury in April.

The defendant's attorneys filed an appeal with the 3rd Circuit, alleging that if their client is retried, it would be double jeopardy, meaning that a person cannot be tried on the same counts twice.

U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab rejected the notion, but the 3rd Circuit stayed the retrial of the case pending a decision on the appeal.