Court Rejects North Appeal
United Press International
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court refused to dismiss charges today against Oliver L. North and two other defendants in the Iran-Contra case, ruling it lacked the power to hear their legal claims until after a trial is held.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, voting unanimously, said it was premature to entertain the appeal by North, former National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter and Iranian-born businessman Albert A. Hakim.
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