SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in Sacramento has thrown out parts of the case against 12 men accused of trying to overthrow the communist government of Laos.
U.S. District Judge Frank Damrell Jr. said Friday in a filing that prosecutors had failed to include enough information in some parts of their indictment to allow each of the men to defend themselves. Damrell also found that some of the charges were not supported by the evidence prosecutors provided.
Among two of the five counts that were dismissed was a key contention of prosecutors that the men violated the federal Neutrality Act.
The act prohibits people while in the United States from taking part in a …
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