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shows, the agreement was simply that if Criden's conviction in the Myers case was affirmed, the government would dismiss the indictment against him in the Thompson case. No guilty plea was contemplated. The understanding was arrived at only as a matter of timing of the trial, should one become necessary. Defendant Murphy could not have been adversely affected by that agreement, whether it was reached before or after conclusion of the Thompson trial. . With respect to the court's supplemental instruc- tion in response to two notes from the jury, the matters were extensively discussed on the record before the instruc- tions were given. Thompson Tr. 3235-3283. There the court's analysis is set forth; nothing ‘in defendants' present argu- ments changes that view. . Murphy's motions are therefore denied. C. Thompson's Motions. | a Thompson, too, incorporates all of his due. yrictie | arguments as a basis for judgment of acquittal or a new trial. In addition, he advances arguments under Brady v. Maryland, 373 US 83 (1973), focused upon Weinberg' 's credibility. He also challenges the Sufficiency o£ the indictment and the proof that together focus upon the concept _of Thompson's receiving money in return for Murphy" s being. if | 1 | I | / i 4