Legal Opinion

United States v. Laurence John Layton

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 5, 1981No. 81-1111PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

Layton appeals the District Court’s order, 509 F.Supp. 212 (N.D.Cal.1981), denying his motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We dismiss the appeal for lack of a final judgment within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

I

On October 9, 1980, Layton was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of California. The indictment contained four counts: (1) conspiracy to murder a United States Congressman in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 351(d); (2) aiding and abetting the murder of a Congressman in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 351(a); (3)…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. DiBella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Khadr v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  2. Chua Han Mow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. Laurence John LaytonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Marino-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Albert Alto v. Kenneth SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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