Judge Must Explain Millennium Bomber's Sentence; Both Prosecution and Defense Appealed Ruling

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SEATTLE -- Federal appeals court judges considering the case of Ahmed Ressam said Monday that the judge who sentenced him to 22 years for planning to bomb Los Angeles International Airport "didn't explain himself," and they indicated that they might send the case back to have him spell out his rationale.

"He just picked a number out of a hat," Judge Pamela Ann Rymer said. "We can't tell from anything he said why he picked that number as opposed to any other."

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Judge Must Explain Millennium Bomber's Sentence; Both Prosecution and Defense Appealed Ruling

The three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from U.S. Attorney John McKay and from Ressam's lawyer, Tom Hillier, challenging aspects ...

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