Amended Ruling Could Mean Tougher Term for Disbarred
Terror Case Lawyer
New
York Law Journal
The
2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals released on Wednesday an amended opinion on
the resentencing of Lynne Stewart, adding language that appears to require
Judge John Koeltl to consider a much longer sentence for the disbarred lawyer.
The appeals court has directed Koeltl to make a finding on whether Stewart
committed perjury at trial and examine in greater detail her abuse of her
position as a lawyer -- two factors that would both increase the sentence and
help the circuit evaluate whether it was reasonable.