Criminal
Jan. 2, 2018
Attorney can keep representing man convicted of terrorism charge, judge rules
A federal judge overseeing the ineffective counsel claim of a man convicted a decade ago of terrorism charges has denied a government motion to kick the defendant’s lead attorney off the case.
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge overseeing the ineffective counsel claim of a man convicted a decade ago of training to be a terrorist has denied a government motion to kick the defendant’s lead attorney off the case.
Government attorneys argued that Hamid Hayat’s attorney, Dennis P. Riordan, is also an important witness in proving Hayat’s claims.
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah L. Barnes ruled la...
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