Biography
Hamid Hayat was imprisoned in the Lodi material-support and false-statements prosecution. His conviction and sentence were vacated July 30, 2019 for ineffective assistance of counsel; he left prison August 9, 2019, and the charges were dismissed February 18, 2020. His initial prison admission day is not separately established. Conflicting birth-year reports remain unresolved.
Hamid Hayat was imprisoned in the Lodi material-support and false-statements prosecution. His conviction and sentence were vacated July 30, 2019 for ineffective assistance of counsel; he left prison August 9, 2019, and the charges were dismissed February 18, 2020. His initial prison admission day is not separately established. Conflicting birth-year reports remain unresolved.
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On March 13, 2013, a divided Ninth Circuit panel affirmed his convictions. Judge A. Wallace Tashima dissented, arguing that exclusion of exculpatory statements and admission of expert testimony about the prayer in his wallet warranted a new trial. The majority left later ineffective-assistance claims available for collateral review. This decision preceded the separate 2019 vacatur and 2020 dismissal. The opinion’s trial transcript identifies Assistant US Attorney Laura L. Ferris as a prosecutor. Original appellate opinion, pages 30, 57–60 and 83.
