Posted by Orin Kerr:
Lynne Stewart Convicted:
The [1]Associated Press reports:
A veteran civil rights lawyer was convicted Thursday of crossing
the line by smuggling messages of violence from one of her jailed
clients - a radical Egyptian sheik - to his terrorist disciples on
the outside.
The jury had deliberated 13 days over the past month before
convicting Lynne Stewart, 65, a firebrand, left-wing activist known
for representing radicals and revolutionaries in her 30 years on
the New York legal scene.
Stewart faces up to 20 years in prison on charges that include
conspiracy, giving material support to terrorists and defrauding
the U.S. government.
Minutes before the verdict was read, Stewart said she felt
"nervous. I'm scared, worried." When she heard the pronouncement,
Stewart began shaking her head and wiping her eyes. The courtroom
was filled with her supporters, who gasped.
(Hat tip: [2]Howard)
References
1.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TERROR_TRIAL?SITE=MIDTF&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
2.
http://www.legalaffairs.org/howappealing/2005_02_01_appellateblog_archive.html#110807165941068280
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