Legal Opinion
United States v. Laurence John Layton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1988No. 87-1071, 87-2576PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 and set aside his conviction. In his motion, Layton argued that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial, in violation of the…
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