▁who ▁have ▁cos mic ▁goals ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁intent ▁on ▁ach ieving ▁by ▁c ata c ly sm ic ▁means .' " ▁ ▁C ough en our ▁wrote ▁that ▁his ▁experience : ▁" only ▁strength ened ▁my ▁conv iction ▁that ▁American ▁courts , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁our ▁Constitution , ▁are ▁fully ▁capable ▁of ▁trying ▁sus pected ▁terror ists ." ▁ ▁Re vers al , ▁and ▁rem and ▁to ▁different ▁judge ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁C ough en our ▁sent enced ▁Ress am ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁plus ▁ 5 ▁years ▁of ▁super vision ▁after ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 2 - year ▁sentence ▁C ough en our ▁had ▁handed ▁down ▁was ▁too ▁len ient , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁fit ▁in ▁the ▁then - m and atory ▁sent encing ▁gu idel ines ▁which ▁indicated ▁Ress am ▁should ▁have ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 5 ▁years , ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 3 0 ▁years , ▁in ▁prison . ▁The ▁court ▁ordered ▁that ▁Ress am ▁be ▁re - sent enced ▁by ▁a ▁different ▁district ▁court ▁judge ▁than ▁C ough en our . ▁An ▁en ▁b anc ▁panel ▁of ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁subsequently ▁re cons ider ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁opinion . ▁The ▁en ▁b anc ▁panel