Robinson awarded punitive damages to the families of victims of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 , though the decision was overturned by a higher court . He sentenced Jonathan Pollard to life in prison in 1987 , citing information provided from Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger that Pollard 's spying on behalf of Israel had caused significant damage to American security interests . Pollard had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government and had agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in exchange for a lesser sentence than the maximum provided under law
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.