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| Dying defense lawyer Lynne Stewart ordered released |
| 2014-01-01 |
| (CNN) -- A federal judge ordered the "compassionate release" Tuesday of a former defense lawyer imprisoned for aiding a convicted terrorist's communication from prison to his terrorist group. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl granted a motion filed by federal prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to reduce the sentence of outspoken lawyer Lynne Stewart, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2010. Stewart's "terminal medical condition and very limited life expectancy constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons that warrant the requested reduction," Koeltl wrote in his order. "...It is further ordered that the defendant shall be released from the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons as soon as her medical condition permits, the release plan is implemented and travel arrangements can be made." Stewart, who is 74 years old and has breast cancer, was known for representing poor and sometimes unpopular clients as a defense attorney. In 1995, she represented the blind cleric Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, who was convicted of a long list of terrorist activities, including his part in a plot to blow up American military installations. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #14 SOunds like the Federal Bureau of Prisons doesn't want the expense of all those medical bills |
| Posted by: Chantry 2014-01-01 18:57 |
| #13 Maybe her head hurts from standing on it... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-01-01 18:43 |
| #12 "The pain is overwhelming" said Stewart, who paused to compose herself several times while speaking. "Prison has diminished me." It's supposed to. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-01-01 18:37 |
| #11 "she's not dead - she just smells that way" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-01-01 16:27 |
| #10 Send her to Libya. I hear the waters there are wonderful. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-01-01 16:00 |
| #9 He's the same guy that got his ass reamed by a judicial review for giving her 28 months the first time around and got forced to increase it to 10 years. I remember her bragging she could do the 28 months "standing on her head". So 18 should be even easier... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-01-01 14:33 |
| #8 Idiot judge. She's a traitor. |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-01-01 14:28 |
| #7 good thing we have Obamacare. It'll take more than 18 mos to get enrolled and an appt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-01-01 14:19 |
| #6 Probably. Odds of her getting a Presidential pardon, posthumous or not, in 2017? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-01-01 14:10 |
| #5 Is this going to be another situation like the "dying" Lockerbie bomber? |
| Posted by: charger 2014-01-01 12:45 |
| #4 ...and oncologists estimate her life expectancy to be less than 18 months. OK. Come back and see us in 17. And a half... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-01-01 12:39 |
| #3 as soon as her medical condition permits, AFAIC that would be when her condition reqiures transport in a pine box. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-01-01 12:37 |
| #2 She IS a cancer. She should've rotted to death in jail |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-01-01 12:35 |
| #1 She seems to have had no compassion for her client's victims. Why should she be released? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-01-01 12:10 |