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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

May 2, 2015

Judge removed from case after saying he would ignore appeals court

A high school student who pointed a laser beam at an airplane and temporarily blinded the pilot will get a new sentence - and a new judge - after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out his 30-month prison term as too harsh.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A high school student who pointed a laser beam at an airplane temporarily blinding
the pilot will get a new sentence - and a new judge - after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals ruled his 30-month prison term was too harsh.


There was no evidence the defendant - Adam Gardenhire, who was 18 years old on the
night he ...

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