Original sentence: Judge Koeltl's decision in October 2006 involves a highly publicized case leading to his decision to sentence civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart 28 months in prison instead of the 30 years requested by the prosecution
Edited sentence: 2006- Sentenced Lynn Stewart to a 24 month sentence rather than the 30 years in prison that Federal prosecutors requested.Attorney Michael J.District Judge John G.Garcia commented that he was disappointed by Judge Koeltl's decision in sentencing Stewart.He said these messages could have had "potentially lethal consequences".Judge Koeltl's recent decision in October 2006 involves a highly publicized case leading to his decision to allow Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart to be awarded extraordinary leniency in a case where the judge said there was ample evidence she had smuggled messages between her client, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, and senior members of an Egyptian-based terrorist organization.Koeltl, Lynne Stewart quipped to a flock of reporters and lawyers outside the courthouse "This is a great victory against an overreaching government".Lynne was convicted of helping a jailed terrorist sheik communicate with his disciples.October 16.Upon winning leniency from U