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U.S. v. SCHLETTE

Nos. 87-1106, 87-1155, 87-7430 and 87-7436.

842 F.2d 1574 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Malcolm R. SCHLETTE, Defendant, Estate of William O. Weissich, Petitioner-Appellant, Marin Independent Journal, Applicant-Appellant. ESTATE OF William O. WEISSICH, Petitioner, Marin Independent Journal, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, United States of America, Real Party in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1988.

As Amended May 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Musto, Goldstein & Phillips, San Francisco, Cal., for Estate of William O. Weissich.

Judith R. Epstein, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, Cal., for Marin Independent Journal.

William T. McGivern, Jr., Chief Asst. U.S. Atty., N.D. Cal., for plaintiff-respondent-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, NOONAN and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Malcolm R. Schlette pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, see 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1) (repealed 1986), and was placed on probation. While on probation, he walked into William O. Weissich's law office and shot him dead. Later that same day, Schlette committed suicide to avoid imminent capture by the police. This sad and unfortunate murder-suicide might...

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