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U.S. v. LAYTON

Nos. 87-1071, 87-2576.

855 F.2d 1388 (1988)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 16, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Bryan and Thomas W. Jackson, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Sanford Svetcov, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chief, Appellate Section, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ALARCON, HALL and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Laurence John Layton (Layton) appeals from the final judgment entered following his conviction on charges stemming from the November 1978 killing of Congressman Leo J. Ryan at the Port Kaituma airstrip in the Republic of Guyana. Layton challenges his conviction on numerous grounds, each of which is addressed below.

In a separate appeal, Layton challenges the district court's denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate...

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