Man arrested on terrorism charges wants sentence vacated

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – A former Bowling Green resident serving a life sentence on terrorism-related charges wants to have his sentence vacated.

The Daily News (http://bit.ly/1Pue501 ) reports that 28-year-old Mohanad Shareef Hammadi testified in federal court Tuesday, arguing that his former attorney, James Earhart, was ineffective.

Hammadi says Earhart assured him he would get a lesser sentence if he pleaded guilty to all charges in a 12-count indictment accusing him of attempting to provide resources to al-Qaida in 2011.

Hammadi says a written plea agreement was not entered and contends that Earhart should not have allowed him to plead guilty without a written agreement. He argues that he had little knowledge of the legal process or the English language.

Earhart says he advised Hammadi the government was going to ask for a life sentence.

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Information from: Daily News, http://www.bgdailynews.com

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