Putting the Hamdan Sentence in Context
Aug-7-08 08:36 pm
Salim Hamdan
Over at National Security Advisors,
Bobby Chesney notes:
Some of you may be wondering how that [the 66 month sentence] compares to typical sentences for material support convictions under 18 USC 2339B, the charge most analogous to Hamdan's offense of conviction. The median sentence is 120 months, though the figure is 180 months if you focus only on those convicted at trial rather than by plea agreement (the Lackawanna Six defendants, for example, received sentences of 120 months or less after their pleas). If you're interested in the data behind all this, see the tables and appendices in this article . . . .
Very interesting. What, then, does the 66 months say about the judge's views on the true extent of Hamdan's involvement with al Qaeda?
