Closing SQL connection after return statement

Hi i have a following method
Public Function Bind() As DataSet
     Dim sqlConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(CManager.AppSettings("ConnectionString"))
     Dim adapter As SqlDataAdapter = New SqlDataAdapter("Get", sqlConn)
     Dim ds As New DataSet("ds")

     adapter.SelectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
     adapter.Fill(ds)

     Return ds

     adapter.Dispose()
     sqlConn.Close()
End Function

i am closing the sql connection and disposing the dataadapter after teh RETURN statement,will any statement after return execute ...?can any one tell me whats the best approach to go about it.
Thanks