Lynne Stewart Appeal Brief Filed

3/30/11; 9:45 am and 6:20 pm

Click here to read brief (PDF)

The Brief appealing the Draconian sentence of 120 months/10 years meted out to Lynne Stewart  by Judge John Koeltl in July 2010,after he was reprimanded by the judges of her panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, was served upon the Court and Government on 3/30/11.  The same panel (Judges Walker, Calabrese and  Simon) will hear this case in the fall of this year. Lynne had previously been convicted in 2005 along with two men of Egyptian origin, Ahmed Sattar,and Mohammed Yousry of material aid to terrorism based upon a public press release to Reuters from her client Dr. Abdel Rahman commenting on the long standing struggle in that country against the dictator/thief/torturer Hosni Mubarik.

The points made in the brief, are

I.  In relying on Lynne Stewart’s public statements to enhance the original sentence of 28 months, her First Amendment rights were abridged

II. The fourfold increase in the sentence was substantively unreasonable and failed to balance her lifetime of contribution to the community and country with the criminal act of which she was convicted.

III The Judge’s findings of Perjury and Misuse of her position as an Attorney on which he also based the increase, were error.

She asked for a reversal and remand.   Her team of Lawyers are Jill Shellow, 111 BRoadway, NY NY, Robert Boyle, 250 Broadway, NY NY and Herald Price Fahringer,   E. 56 Street, NY NY, of counsel.  Many  lawyers and other supporters also helped in the preparation of the document which can be read in its entirety on the website LynneStewart.org. Lynne, herself can be reached at Lynne Stewart, FMC Carswell, Box  27137, Fort Worth, Texas 76127.  Ralph Poynter, her husband and spokesperson can be reached at 917 853 9759.

The conference will take place on March 19th. Please see the flyer below.  Lynne is among those prisoners to be featured.

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FREE NEW YORK ATTORNEY LYNNE STEWART— Defender of the Egyptian people

Thursday, March 3, 6:00 pm

The people of Egypt are awakening to the call of freedom.  What about us?  Will we respond or hide in the shadows as mute accomplices of tyranny?  What about the people of Israel?  Will they continue to believe their freedom depends on the enslavement of others?  Now is not the time for war—but time for a great liberation of all peoples!

Join the Liberty Coalition in a series of events in which we have the opportunity to consolidate a new social/political movement in New York.   What does the Liberty Coalition mean?

* a political party independent of commercial interests or narrow ideologies

* a ‘social network’ uniting forces for freedom, justice and love

Community Dinner, $12 buffet

Ukrainian Restaurant, 2nd Ave. bet. 8th & 9th

Speaking Event, 7:30 pm—free to the public

speakers include:

Ayman El-Sawa, Egyptian/American activist and organizer

Ralph Poynter, defense investigator in 1995 trial of Sheik Abdel Rahman and husband of Lynne Stewart

According to the BOP Locator as of 12:45p today (NY time), Lynne was at Carswell Federal Medical Center. According to Mapquest, it’s about 45 miles from Fort Worth.  Information about the facility – from the BOP website – is at http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/crw/index.jsp.

PLEASE SEND CARDS!

MAIL ADDRESS:

LYNNE STEWART
53504-054
FMC CARSWELL
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER
P.O. BOX 27137
FORT WORTH, TX  76127

More information soon.

Ralph Poynter is interviewed
by Taking Aim’s Mya Shone and Ralph Schoenman.

“The other shoe has fallen: Lynne has been designated.”