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Philip L. Weinstein is a New York City based lawyer known for serving as a public defender of suspects in high profile cases related to terrorism. He has also defended US soldiers accused of serious crimes.

Clients

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Philip L. Weinstein's clients
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  • Wilfredo Santiago is a Marine suspected of accidentally shooting a medic, treeting himin the field, and then lying about it.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Benjamin Weiser (2009-05-21). "A Suspect in Somali Piracy Denies United States Charges". New York Times. p. A25. Retrieved 2017-09-23. The teenager, Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, has also been unable to communicate with others in the jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center, because of a lack of interpreters, the lawyer, Philip L. Weinstein, said. "It has an impact," Mr. Weinstein told a judge in Federal District Court in Manhattan, where Mr. Muse was arraigned on a 10-count federal indictment.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Ray Rivera (2010-05-19). "Somali Man Pleads Guilty in 2009 Hijacking of Ship". New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 2017-09-23. Mr. Muse's age could also be an issue at sentencing time. Although he agreed to be judged as an adult as part of the agreement, one of his court-appointed lawyers, Philip L. Weinstein, made clear in court on Tuesday that his age could be used as a mitigating factor at sentencing.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Pro-terrorist Reporter, Lawyer smear SEALS with innuendo". Weapons man. Retrieved 2017-09-23. One of his go-to sources, apparently the guy pushing the SEALS-as-thieves story, is a lawyer named Philip L. Weinstein, who represented one pirate (and who wants the missing $30k, perhaps). Weinstein is a a man who never served in the military and doesn't think much of those who do or have done. Who does he like? That's easy. He's become a go-to guy for terrorists, pirates and al-Qaeda.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) This is for my research -- this guy is not an RS, so this can't go in article space... I keep my eyes peeled for an RS who voices similar criticism.
  4. ^ Tim McGlone (2010-04-25). "Eleven piracy suspects from Africa appear in Norfolk court". Norfolk, Virginia. Retrieved 2017-09-23. "We started off with a blank page and no one to consult," said Philip L Weinstein of the Federal Public Defenders Office in New York, who represents Muse. The only other modern-day piracy case Weinstein said he was aware of was a case from Hawaii. But that 2002 incident involved a crew member of a foreign fishing vessel convicted of killing his captain and first mate and commandeering the ship before being captured by the U.S. Coast Guard.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Jonathon Allen (2013-03-08). "In court, bin Laden relative denies plot charge". Reuters. New York City. Retrieved 2017-09-23. Weinstein, who previously represented Faisal Shazad, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen who admitted trying to set off a car bomb in Times Square in 2010 and is serving life in prison without parole, entered a not guilty plea on Abu Ghaith's behalf.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Benjamin Weiser (2010-06-19). "Where the Times Square Suspect Is Just a Client". New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 2017-09-23. Mr. Weinstein, 65, a graduate of Cornell and the University of Michigan Law School, ran Legal Aid's criminal appeals bureau for about a decade before joining the defenders' office in the mid-1990s. He has handled two dozen federal trials, and he recently represented a Somali man in a prominent piracy case.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Benjamin Weiser (2013-08-26). "Prosecution of Ex-Marine for 2008 Iraq Shooting Sets Off Debate". New York Times. p. A19. Retrieved 2017-09-23. Mr. Santiago's federal defenders, Philip L. Weinstein and Annalisa Mirón, say in court papers that by waiting five years to pursue charges in civilian court, the government "gained an unfair tactical advantage," depriving their client of certain broader protections afforded in military court and complicating their effort to obtain testimony from the only other witness to the shooting, an Iraqi interpreter. "That's no way to treat somebody who puts their life on the line for their country," Mr. Weinstein said in a phone interview. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 410 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ John Hudson (2013-03-08). "Meet the lawyer defending Osama bin Laden's son-in-law". Foreign Policy Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Benjamin Weiser. "Hacker Who Helped Disrupt Cyberattacks Is Allowed to Walk Free". New York Times. p. A19. Retrieved 2017-09-23. After the hearing, Mr. Weinstein said that his client was now looking for a good job. "He has a skill set that is very unique," Mr. Weinstein said. "He schooled the agents on things they didn't know about."{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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