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Lawyer's sentence could be lengthened
Lynne Stewart, 70, was given a deadline of 5 p.m. Wednesday for surrender to the U.S. Marshals Service, the New York Daily News reported. She was convicted in 2005 of carrying messages for Abdel-Rahman, the blind Muslim cleric linked to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
While Stewart appealed her conviction, prosecutors appealed the sentence, arguing that 28 months was too lenient. In addition to rejecting Stewart's appeal, the court ordered a new sentencing hearing, saying U.S. District Judge John Koeltl must consider whether Stewart lied during her trial.
One member of the appeals panel, John Walker, called the sentence "breathtakingly low" in a minority opinion and said Koeltl should be ordered to reconsider whether the sentence matched the crime of giving support to terrorists.
Stewart told supporters she is ready for jail and promised to keep fighting. But she also quoted Adlai Stevenson: "I'm too old to cry, but it hurts too much not to."
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This news arrived on: 11/17/2009
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Posted Comments:
11-19-2009 09:44
wrote:
Kill all lawyers!
11-18-2009 15:22
wrote:
Is the woman senile?
11-18-2009 15:20
bj wrote:
Traitor
We are at war. She was aiding and abetting the enemy. Why is she not tried as a traitor? She needs much more time in jail. I do not give a rats ear how old she is.
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