>>Sentencing for Dayton terrorism suspect delayed by new trial motion
Alebbini submitted a pro se (without an attorney) motion of four hand-written printed pages and 10 pages of exhibits, alleging that there is “newly discovered evidence” and “the lying of a police officer” and/or FBI agent contributed to his conviction. He said that this was “sufficient infringement upon the integrity of the court.”
Prosecutors noted in a memo that Alebbini’s federal public defender, Thomas Anderson, was not adopting Alebbini’s motion. They wrote to U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice saying that the motion should be “denied, or alternatively, dismissed or stricken.”
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Vipal Patel lobbied for a 30- to 40-year sentence for Alebbini, saying that his case began and ended with action, not just words.
Anderson said that his client’s words were taken out of context and advocated for the minimum sentence. He said that the sentencing calculation for Alebbini’s crimes would be 63 to 78 months if not for a terrorism enhancement that greatly increases the sentence to 360 to 480 months.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.
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