Legal Opinion
United States v. Laurence John Layton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1985No. 84-1252PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal concerning the pretrial exclusion of evidence under Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Laurence John Layton (“Layton”) was charged with conspiracy to murder and aiding and abetting the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan, and also with conspiracy to murder and aiding and abetting the attempted murder of Richard Dwyer, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States in the Republic of Guyana. Layton’s first trial ended in a hung jury. Prior to retrial, the Government sought the admission of certain evidence under Fed.R.Crim.P. 12(b) that had been…
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