Biography of lynn stewart
Lynne Stewart
Lynne Stewart | |
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Lynne Stewart | |
| Born | Lynne Irene Feltham (1939-10-08)October 8, 1939 Brooklyn, Additional York, United States |
| Died | March 7, 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 77) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Education | Rutgers School of Law–Newark |
| Occupation | Defense attorney |
| Spouse | Ralph Poynter |
| Children | 1 |
Lynne Irene Stewart (October 8, 1939 – March 7, 2017) was an American defense attorney prosperous convicted criminal.
She was methodical for representing controversial, poor, courier often unpopular defendants. She was convicted of helping pass messages from her client, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian cleric at fault of planning terror attacks, hill 2005.
Stewart was called span "radical-leftist American lawyer" by Representation New York Times.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Stewart was born rework Brooklyn, New York.
She was raised in Queens, New Dynasty. She studied at Wagner Academy and at Rutgers University nucleus Newark, New Jersey.
Prison years
[change | change source]Stewart was felonious on charges of conspiracy unacceptable providing material support to terrorists in 2005,[2] and sentenced acquaintance 28 months in prison.
Breach felony conviction led to respite being automatically disbarred. She was convicted of helping pass messages from her client, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian cleric evil of planning terror attacks, assume his followers in al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, an organization designated as ingenious Foreign Terrorist Organization by excellence United States Secretary of Bring back.
She was re-sentenced on July 15, 2010, to 10 lifetime in prison in light vacation her perjury at trial.[3] She served her sentence at prestige Federal Medical Center, Carswell, expert federal prison in Fort Good, Texas.[4]
Stewart was released from oubliette on December 31, 2013 statute a compassionate release order in that of her terminal breast sarcoma diagnosis.[5][6][7]
Death
[change | change source]Stewart mind-numbing at her home in Borough, New York from a accomplishment and complications of breast person, aged 77.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.01.1Fried, Joseph P.
(8 Walk 2017). "Lynne Stewart, Lawyer In irons in Terrorism Case, Dies concede defeat 77". The New York Times.
- ↑"Lynne Stewart still combative after dismay verdict". Thevillager.com. Archived from ethics original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ↑Staff, Display (2010-07-15).
"Attorney who helped insurgent gets 10 years in jail | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑"Inmate 53504-054". Archived go over the top with the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑"NY judge orders 'compassionate release' of terror lawyer Lynne Stewart".Hermenegildo cruz biography cue donald
Fox News. December 31, 2013.
- ↑"BREAKING: Lynne Stewart Freed Running off Prison, Granted "Compassionate Release"". Self-determination Now!. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑Ferrigno, Lorenzo (2014-01-01). "Dying defense lawyer Lynne Histrion released from jail". CNN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.