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'Millennium Bomber' Sentence Overturned: Too Lenient

A federal appeals court overturned the 22-year sentence for convicted "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam, calling it unreasonably lenient.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal ruled 7-4 in favor of the government's appeal in a decision released Monday.

The Ninth Circus said it was too lenient? I feel faint, I'd best go lie down...

Ressam was placed in durance vile in Washington state in 1999 on his way to bomb Los Angeles International Airport. He was convicted of nine criminal counts.

The government argued that sentencing guidelines called for 65 years to life. The 22-year sentence was twice imposed by a federal judge.

Investigators have said Ressam attended three training camps for Islamic beturbanned goons in Afghanistan between March 1998 and February 1999.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Guatemalan gets 6,060-year sentence in massacre
Now THAT's a sentence.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-03-13 04:22|| 2012-03-13 04:22|| Front Page Top

#2 The 22-year sentence was twice imposed by a federal judge.

So, give him 44 years and be done with him.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-03-13 04:23|| 2012-03-13 04:23|| Front Page Top

#3 hell you get more than 22 years for smuggling dope.

Posted by chris 2012-03-13 10:01|| 2012-03-13 10:01|| Front Page Top

#4 7-4 is en banc (all of em). It's mainly 3-judge panels with 2+ leftard nutters that give the 9th Circuit a bad name.

Posted by RandomJD 2012-03-13 19:35|| 2012-03-13 19:35|| Front Page Top

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