▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁sent encing ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ham id ▁Hay at ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁in ▁federal ▁prison . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁ 2 5 th ▁birth day . ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Federal ▁Judge ▁Gar land ▁Bur rell ▁Jr ., ▁Hay at ▁had ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁" ready ▁and ▁willing ▁to ▁w age ▁violent ▁j ih ad ." ▁ ▁Pre - cr ime ▁ ▁The ▁Ham id ▁Hay at ▁case ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁pre - cr ime ▁conv iction ▁( Mc C ul lo ch ▁and ▁Wilson ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁diss ent ing ▁Judge ▁T ash ima ▁in ▁Hay at ' s ▁un success ful ▁appeal ▁argued ▁he ▁would ▁reverse ▁the ▁conv iction ▁" because ▁the ▁jud icial ▁branch ' s ▁constitution al ▁duty ▁to ▁do ▁justice ▁in ▁criminal ▁pro sec utions ▁was ▁not ▁ful filled ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁government ▁asked ▁a ▁j ury ▁to ▁dep rive ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁his ▁liberty ▁largely ▁based ▁on ▁dire , ▁but ▁vague , ▁predictions ▁that ▁the ▁def endant ▁might ▁commit ▁un spec ified ▁cr imes ▁in ▁the ▁future " ▁( Un ited ▁States ▁v ▁Hay at ▁ 2 0 1 3 : ▁ 4 , ▁ 5 9 , ▁emphas is ▁in ▁original ). ▁Judge ▁T ash ima ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁permitted ▁conv iction ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that