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Ex-Lawmaker’s Conviction In Abscam Overturned By ROBERT SHOGAN me Los Angetes Times WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed a}! criminal charges against one of the seven members of Congress con- % victed in the Abscam investi- gation, adding to the legal and political contro- ® versy surround- ing the FBI's conduct of the case. wuss: District eS fudge .William Bryant's deci- Kelly sion to free former Republican Rep. Richard Kelly of Florida does not directly affect the fate of the other five former House members and former Sen. Harrison Wil- liams of New Jersey. They are ap- pealing their convictions sepa- rately. . (Former Rep. John Jenrette, D- S.C., was one oi the congressmen gue and was defeated for reelection in 1980. Jenrette was contacted by his daughter, Eliza- beth, in Florida Friday afternoon while he was on a fishing trip. She told the Associated Press that he said Bryant’s decision gives him additional hope that his con- viction will be overturned.) Kelly's conviction in January 1981 on bribery and conspiracy attracted particular attention be- cause he was the only Republican among the seven lawmakers con- victed and because’ of the dra- matic videotape, exhibited at the trial, showing him stuffing the bribery money into his pockets. Another singular aspect of Kel- ly’s case was his defense that he was conducting his own investi- gation of the bribery scheme in which he was implicated. Bryant conceded that he was himself “disappointed and cha- grined” at watching Kelly shove $100 bills into his pockets. And he characterized the former con- gressman’s defense as “bizarre” . See JUDGE Page 8A, Col. PEACE