Convicted terrorist Jose Padilla wins delay to resentencing

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Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

 

Convicted terrorist Jose Padilla wins delay to resentencing

 

 

Jay Weaver | The Miami Herald

 

Jay Weaver The Miami Herald MIAMI — Jose Padilla, the convicted terrorist who once called the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area home before joining the ranks of al-Qaida, won his bid Wednesday to delay his resentencing in Miami federal court.

 

U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke granted a defense request to postpone the resentencing from Monday until Jan. 29. His lawyer argued the delay would give Padilla - who seemed more disengaged, gaunt and pale than during his Miami trial more than five years ago - extra time to improve his mental health.

Federal Public Defender Michael Caruso said he believes the government has effectively "tortured"