San Francisco, California:
A Central California man found guilty of planning a terrorist attack is appealing his conviction.
Hamid Hayat of Lodi, California, argues that his attorney failed to adequately represent him at his 2006 trial in Sacramento federal court. The 31-year-old is serving a 24-year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of one charge of supporting terrorism and two counts of lying to investigators for denying he attended a terrorist-training camp in Pakistan.
Hayat's new lawyers argue that their client needed a legal team of experienced lawyers, private investigators and expert witnesses who would have proven his innocence.
A federal magistrate judge last month ordered federal prosecutors to respond to Hayat's 116-page petition to overturn his conviction. The government has 60 days to respond.
Hamid Hayat of Lodi, California, argues that his attorney failed to adequately represent him at his 2006 trial in Sacramento federal court. The 31-year-old is serving a 24-year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of one charge of supporting terrorism and two counts of lying to investigators for denying he attended a terrorist-training camp in Pakistan.
Hayat's new lawyers argue that their client needed a legal team of experienced lawyers, private investigators and expert witnesses who would have proven his innocence.
A federal magistrate judge last month ordered federal prosecutors to respond to Hayat's 116-page petition to overturn his conviction. The government has 60 days to respond.
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