Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 18, 2007
Panel Tosses Sentence of Terrorist
A divided federal appeals court Tuesday vacated the 22-year sentence of an al-Qaida terrorist who planned to blow up Los Angeles International Airport around the turn of the millennium.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A divided federal appeals court Tuesday vacated the 22-year sentence of an al-Qaida terrorist who planned to blow up Los Angeles International Airport around the turn of the millennium.
The court agreed with lawyers for Ahmed Ressam, who argued there was no relation between the fact that Ressam lied about his identity on U.S. Customs' documents an...
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