He and others were also indicted for "racketeering," which Gerard Lynch, a law professor at Columbia University and former prosecutor, called "sort of an overarching charge."

"The defense," said Gerard Lynch, a former prosecutor and Columbia law professor, "is likely to be that the payments were entirely separate from whatever influence was exercised."

The sentencing guidelines call for 24 to 30 months in such a case, said a prosecutor, Gerard Lynch.

"It sounds golden," said Gerard Lynch, a law professor at Columbia University and former Federal prosecutor.

"You can't help but be struck by certain parallels in the alleged conduct of both sides," said Gerard Lynch, a criminal law professor at Columbia University.

A prosecutor, Gerard Lynch, told the appeals court that Mr. Reagan's written answers would not have been helpful to Mr. North.

Gerard Lynch, a law professor at Columbia University, said: "A defendant can withdraw a plea for fair and just cause, but it's a tough standard to meet.

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"Technically no precedent has been set yet," said Gerard Lynch, a professor of criminal law at Columbia University Law School.

"I want them to win," said Gerard Lynch, '72, a rising legal scholar.