U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 4, 2010
Court: 'Bomber's' Sentence Too Short
The Millennium Bomber's 22-year sentence is too short, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
The Millennium Bomber's 22-year sentence for plotting to detonate high explosives at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 31, 1999 is too short, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. A panel voted 2-1 to send Ahmed Ressam's case back to a different trial court for resentencing because the Seattle judge who imposed the 22-year sentence, John C. Coughenour, deviated so far downward from the federal guidelines range of 65 to 130 years....
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