Padilla ruled fit for terrorism trial
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Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla is mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday without addressing allegations that the al Qaeda suspect was mistreated in military custody.
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The decision was a significant victory for the government in the case of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who was initially designated an âenemy combatant.â
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MIAMI, Oct. 6 -- Criminal charges against terrorism suspect Jose Padilla should be thrown out because of "outrageous government conduct" during his 3 1/2 -year detention in a Navy brig in South Carolina, Padilla's attorneys said in legal motions this week.
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Votes are expected by the week's end on trials for war-on-terror suspects.
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Although a jury convicted Jose Padilla of supporting terrorism earlier this week, rapper-actor Mos Def thinks that Padilla may not have gotten the due process the criminal justice system promises.
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Attorneys for Jose Padilla and two other men convicted last summer of terrorism and conspiracy argue that even if their clients were involved in a global Islamic extremist movement, they were minor figures, not leaders.
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A federal judge who must decide whether alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is mentally fit for trial said Wednesday that the former Chicago gang member hasn't behaved strangely but may not be cooperating with his attorneys.
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A federal judge has ordered a civilian court hearing for Osama bin Ladenâs driver, a landmark ruling that throws into question the Bush administrationâs plans to bring alleged terrorists to justice through
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Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla is mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday.
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Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive "dirty bomb," was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges that don't mention those initial allegations.
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Even if former U.S. "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla was part of a global jihadist conspiracy, he was at most a bit player and should be treated accordingly, his lawyer said at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
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A federal judge in Washington Monday ruled that an al-Qaida suspect at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, cannot be tried for war crimes in secrecy.
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Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla is mentally capable of assisting defense lawyers at his terrorism trial but chooses not to, according to a prison psychologist who testified on Monday that Padilla is fit to stand trial.
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MIAMI, Jan. 30 -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a key terrorism charge, the only one carrying a potential sentence of life in prison, against suspected al-Qaeda operative Jose Padilla.
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An American citizen who has been held by U.S. military forces in Iraq for more than two years cannot be transferred to Iraqi authorities for trial on terrorism charges, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
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A U.S. judge indicated on Monday that she would order prison psychiatrists to evaluate whether former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla is mentally fit to stand trial in one of the highest-profile terrorism cases against a U.S. citizen.
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Guatemala's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a politician accused of drug links can be put on trial for involvement in the murder last year of three Salvadoran deputies from a Central American parliament.