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UNITED STATES v. LAYTON

No. 82-1072.

720 F.2d 548 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Laurence John LAYTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1983.

Certiorari Denied February 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Marine, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

James F. Hewitt, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before WALLACE, KENNEDY, and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Certiorari Denied February 27, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 1423.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Layton was indicted and tried on four counts arising from the killing of Congressman Leo Ryan and the wounding of Richard Dwyer, Deputy Chief of Mission for the United States in the Republic of Guyana. Layton was charged with (1) conspiracy to murder a Congressman in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 351(d); (2) aiding and abetting the murder of a Congressman in violation of 18 U...

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