Mr. Justice Brennan, dissenting. While I have no quarrel with the Court’s decision to limit the evidence which the Government may introduce at Helstoski’s trial, I would go much further and order the dismissal of Helstoski’s indictment altogether. “[PJroof of an agreement to be ‘influenced’ in the performance of legislative acts is by definition an inquiry into their motives, whether or < citation-ind…
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