Civil Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 28 Months (Lynne Stewart)

WINS News ^ | 10/16/06

[areafiftyone]

NEW YORK -- Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was sentenced to 28 months in prison in federal court in Manhattan Monday. She was convicted of providing support to terrorists by helping a jailed Egyptian sheik communicate with his followers on the outside.

Before sentencing, her lawyer told the judge that any prison sentence for Stewart would be a death sentence because of her serious health problems.

Stewart pleaded with the judge to allow her to live out the rest of her life "productively, lovingly, righteously.''

Assistant US Attorney Andrew Dember rejected defense suggestions that Stewart's conduct was judged differently after
9-11.

"This case had nothing to do with September 11,'' Dember told the judge. "What she was doing was smuggling terrorism messages and smuggling out Abdel-Rahman's responses.''

When Stewart arrived at the courthouse this morning, about 150 supporters chanted "Free Lynne, Free Lynne.''

Federal prosecutors say she had released a statement by Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind sheik sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted in plots to blow up five New York landmarks and assassinate Egypt's president.

[dirtboy]

28 months? Should have been 28 years.

[ken5050]

Gawd..who is this judge?

[MamaB]

It should have been for much longer.

[tdewey10]

Bah. That's a slap on the wrist for what she did. Should have been for much more.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

If the liberals don't kill us...liberal judges will. This is a travesty the woman gave info from a terrorist to his henchmen on the outside.
Hopefully the prison is better at meting out punishment than this judge was.

[Argus]

her lawyer told the judge that any prison sentence for Stewart would be a death sentence

Cry me a river.

[libs_kma]

Bubba Jeff appointed judge. Nuff said

[areafiftyone]

I agree she should have gotten at least 20 years or more. I'll find out who the judge was.

[ClearCase_guy]

Stewart pleaded with the judge to allow her to live out the rest of her life "productively, lovingly, righteously.''

If I were the judge, I'd have doubled the sentence right then and there.

[finnigan2]

If it's 28 months, she'll be out in 10, less time already served, make that about 6 months.
Not bad for basically committing treason.

[yobid]

Hopefully her self imposed death sentence will come to be.

Somehow I doubt it. A sweet book deal will probably follow.

[Howlin]

She'll be with all her friends. What the hell kind of punishment is that?

[Niteranger68]

I'd give her 20 years for her appearance alone.

[Toby06]

Getting off easy!

[Hegemony Cricket]

WHO CARES if she was judged differently because of 9/11? I HOPE she was! A lot of things have changed since 9/11, but a lot of things that should have changed have stayed the same.

[Lancey Howard]

her lawyer told the judge that any prison sentence for Stewart would be a death sentence because of her serious health problems.

Good.

[BigSkyFreeper]

No doubt the judge in the case was probably appointed by Clinton or Carter. Five years after 9/11 and this happens.

[frogjerk]

Great. With good behavior she will be out just in time for the 2008 elections.

LIBS are jackasses.

[Michael.SF.]

allow her to live out the rest of her life "productively, lovingly, righteously.''

She can do that all in prison as he does pro bono work filing frivolous lawsuits for other convicted scum.

[Libertarian444]

http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1305

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a seat vacated by Shirley Wohl Kram; Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994.

[BigSkyFreeper]

She'll be with all her friends.

Hopefully at Sing-Sing.

[TommyDale]

A real beauty!

[Froufrou]

Stewart was convicted in 2005 of providing material support to terrorists.

Convicted over a year ago? Just now sentenced? And credit for time served?

[Mo1]

This is a disgrace!

[airborne]

"This case had nothing to do with September 11,'' Dember told the judge. "What she was doing was smuggling terrorism messages and smuggling out Abdel-Rahman's responses.''

Oh, is that all?(sarc)

[Diogenesis]

Even a broken clock is accurate twice a day.

This terrorist-helper should have been executed with her
beloved terrorist(s).

[Jay777]

I will be collecting the blogosphere reactions.

[noname07718]

Send her to GITMO. This would certainly qualify as torture to our Muzziy friends down thee.

We could tell them that she is the first installment on their 72 Virgins. And that when they die, the next 71 virgins all look like Helen Thomas.

[Man50D]

Off to Guantanamo!!!!!!!!!!

[Alouette]

Helen Thomas has some serious competition in the "Miss Ugly America" pageant.

[dirtboy]

She'll be with all her friends. What the hell kind of punishment is that?

More of a punishment for them, having to look at her ugly mug every day.

[Interesting Times]

Yo, headline writer. This is not a "civil rights lawyer."

This is a terrorist.

[TommyDale]

This woman is so ugly that the lesbians in prison will leave her alone!

[Lancey Howard]

________________________________________________________

Koeltl, John George
Born 1945 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a seat vacated by Shirley Wohl Kram; Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994.
________________________________________________________


Appointed by the Sinkmeister, so therefore, corrupt to the core.

[freekitty]

This is sick.

[Lancey Howard]

Oh my! That is one ugly pig.

[dead]

Anybody remember “Cousin Oliver” from the waning days of “The Brady Bunch”?

I imagine he would look like this coming out of rehab at the age of 70.

[dragonblustar]

She should be charged for crimes against nature.

[TChris]

Not bad for basically committing treason.

Treason is now on the same level as failing to use your turn signal. Those charged with enforcing our laws almost entirely ignore it.

[Waco]

She would have gladly killed us all,,including the Judge!!

[gaijin]

Her grandparents are the Rosenbergs who were executed for giving Stalin the bomb, right? I'm not kidding.

[LibLieSlayer]

ANOTHER CULTURE OF CORRUPTION POS THAT GETS AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE SHE IS A dim!

LLS

[jveritas]

She needs to shave her beard twice a day, what an ugly liberal traitor!

[LibLieSlayer]

'toon appointee.

LLS

[ken5050]

Judge: LYNNE Stewart????...OH, S**T!!! I thought it was MARTHA Stewart...

[bigfootbob]

She/he needs a shave.

[SpaceBar]

There is no justice. And that's all I can say without getting my post removed.

[areafiftyone]

It figures.