Sept. 20 Trial Date for North
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
The judge in the Iran-Contra case today ordered fired White House aide Oliver L. North to stand trial Sept. 20 and ordered prosecutors to give the defense any secret documents showing North acted with higher authority.
U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell ruled that during a closed hearing earlier this week North had demonstrated that highly sensitive documents are relevant to defend charges he conspired to illegally divert U.S.-Iran arms-sale profits to the Nicaraguan rebels.
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