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Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions
Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions
A Michigan Court of Appeals panel on July 20 vacated the convictions of Pete Musico and Paul Bellar, two men a jury found guilty in 2022 of providing material support for an act of terrorism over their connection to the alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at an event in National Harbor, Md., on May 4, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The reason? Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Act defines an act of terrorism as...
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