Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond Ramirez, United States of America v. Claude Perpignand
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1985No. 84-3690, 84-3691PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The instant appeal is the direct result of a thwarted plan to overthrow the government of Haiti. 1 Defendants Raymond Ra- xnirez and Claude Perpignand were indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act (Count 1 — 18 U.S.C. § 371) 2 and actual violation of the Neutrality Act (Count 2 — 18 U.S.C. § 960). 3 Both defendants entered conditional pleas of guilty to the substantive offense. 4 Both defendants preserved their right to appeal the district court’s denial of the defendants’ motions to dismiss the indictments on grounds of selective prosecution. In…
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