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Padilla sent to Colorado 'supermax' prison to serve out terrorism conspiracy sentence
April 19, 2008
[JURIST] US prison officials said Friday that convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] will serve his approximately 17-year term at a "supermax" federal prison in Colorado. The maximum-security facility located in Florence [official website] also holds "Unabomber".... [more] 
DOD investigation uncovers at least 50 videotaped terror interrogations: NYT
March 13, 2008
[JURIST] An ongoing Pentagon investigation into the videotaping of terror suspect interrogations has uncovered at least 50 videotaped interrogations, the New York Times reported Thursday. Most of the videotaped interrogations involved two terror detainees, Jose Padilla [BBC profile; JURIST news.... [more]
Federal judge refuses to rule out life sentence for Padilla, co-conspirators
January 15, 2008
[JURIST] US District Judge Marcia Cooke [official profile] Tuesday refused to rule out the possibility of a life sentence for convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive]. Cooke found that the enhanced terrorism penalties could be applied, rejecting the defense's argument.... [more]
Padilla sentencing postponed to January
December 4, 2007
[JURIST] The sentencing of convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] will be delayed until January, according to US federal court officials cited by AP Tuesday. Sentencing hearings that were due to begin this week were rescheduled due to a death in the family of US.... [more]
Padilla convicted in federal terror support trial
August 16, 2007
[JURIST] A federal jury found Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] and his two co-defendants guilty Thursday on all charges against them. Padilla, Adham Amin Hassoun, and Kifah Wael Jayyousi [GlobalSecurity profiles] were convicted of conspiracy to commit illegal violent acts outside the US,.... [more]
Jury begins deliberations in Padilla terror trial
August 15, 2007
[JURIST] Jurors in the terror trial of Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] and co-defendants Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi [GlobalSecurity profiles] began deliberations Wednesday after federal prosecutors and defense lawyers completed closing arguments [JURIST report]. All three.... [more]
Padilla defense says prosecutors have no case in terror trial closing arguments
August 14, 2007
[JURIST] Defense lawyers for Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] said in closing arguments Tuesday that the government had failed to prove its case against their client, saying that Padilla had traveled overseas to study Arabic and not to engage in terrorism as argued by prosecutors. Closing.... [more]
Closing arguments begin in Padilla terror trial
August 13, 2007
[JURIST] Jurors in the terror trial of Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] and co-defendants Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi [GlobalSecurity profiles] heard closing arguments Monday from federal prosecutors and defense lawyers. Federal prosecutors urged the jury to convict the three on.... [more]
Padilla terror trial judge bars 'defensive jihad' defense
August 10, 2007
[JURIST] US District Judge Marcia Cooke [official profile] ruled Thursday that jurors in the terror trial of Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] and co-defendants Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi [GlobalSecurity profiles] will not be able to consider the "defensive jihad" defense,.... [more]
Defense rests in Padilla terror support trial
August 7, 2007
[JURIST] The defense in the Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] terror trial rested its case Tuesday without Padilla's lawyers calling any witnesses. Padilla did not testify in the trial, nor did co-defendants Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi [GlobalSecurity profiles]. Jurors heard.... [more]
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