Appeals Court Voids ‘Shockingly Low’ Sentence For Terrorism Given by Obama Appointed Judge
By Steve Straub
Published December 27, 2019 at 8:44am
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the resentencing of a Staten Island, New York man for attempting to provide material support to Islamic State and kill an FBI agent, saying his 17-year prison term was “shockingly low.â€
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Fareed Mumuni’s trial judge abused her discretion in imposing a term that was 80% below the 85 years recommended by federal guidelines, and even below the 18-year term for co-defendant Munther Omar Saleh, who was not accused of attempted murder.
In a 2-1 decision, the court said U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie improperly second-guessed whether Mumuni, 25, intended to kill FBI Special Agent Kevin Coughlin in June 2015 by stabbing him repeatedly with an 8-inch kitchen knife in Mumuni’s home.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/appeals-court-voids-shockingly-low-sentence-terrorism-given-obama-appointed-judge
