' s ▁wed ding ▁and ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁his ▁sister . ▁ ▁Mot ion ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁trial ▁After ▁his ▁initial ▁conv iction ▁Ham id ▁Hay at ▁sought ▁a ▁new ▁trial , ▁for ▁which ▁his ▁att or ne ys , ▁W az h ma ▁M oj add idi ▁and ▁Dennis ▁Ri ord an , ▁file d ▁a ▁motion ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁mis con duct ▁by ▁j ury ▁for eman ▁Joseph ▁C ote ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁court ▁mis con duct . ▁C ote ▁alleg edly ▁used ▁ra cial ▁sl urs ▁during ▁the ▁trial ▁and ▁compared ▁Hay at ▁to ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁conducted ▁the ▁recent ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁in ▁London ▁( see ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁London ▁bomb ings ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁London ▁bomb ings ). ▁C ote ▁also ▁contact ed ▁an ▁exc used ▁alternative ▁jur or ▁during ▁deliber ations . ▁ ▁The ▁hearing ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Judge ▁Gar land ▁E . ▁Bur rell ▁Jr . ▁rejected ▁a ▁new ▁trial ▁for ▁Ham id ▁Hay at , ▁writing ▁in ▁his ▁r uling ▁that ▁the ▁reports ▁of ▁jur or ▁mis con duct ▁were ▁not ▁cred ible . ▁Ham id ▁Hay at ' s ▁defense ▁att orney , ▁W az h ma ▁M oj add idi , ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁appeal . ▁