U.S. appeals court voids 'shockingly low' 17-year sentence in NY terrorism case
Such errors caused the district court to render a sentence that is shockingly low and unsupportable as a matter of law, Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes wrote for the majority. Mumuni had pleaded guilty in Feb. 2017 to an indictment charging him with trying to aid Islamic state, attempted murder of federal officers, and assaulting federal officers. Circuit Judge Peter Hall, who dissented, said he feared the majority would prefer to substitute its sentencing preference for that of the district court, but agreed that the case should be returned to Brodie so she could better explain her reasoning. The United States designates Islamic State a foreign terrorist organization. Circuit Court of Appeals, No.
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