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UNITED STATES v. WRIGHT

Nos. 85-5206, 85-5207.

783 F.2d 1091 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America v. Glenn I. WRIGHT, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Dennis MOSS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence H. Schwartz, Washington, D.C., Appointed by this Court, for appellant in No. 85-5206.

William E. O'Brien, Arlington, Va., Appointed by this Court, for appellant in No. 85-5207.

Andrew Fois, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr. and Charles J. Harkins, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee in Nos. 85-5206 and 85-5207.

Before WALD and STARR, Circuit Judges, and McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

Glenn I. Wright and Dennis Moss were tried jointly before a jury on several charges stemming from the kidnapping of a wealthy player from a bridge tournament in Washington, D.C. At trial, Moss testified that he carried out the abduction at the direction of Wright but asserted that he participated in the kidnapping only under duress exerted by Wright. Wright, whom all witnesses portrayed...

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