Attorney Lynne Stewart (R) and her husband Ralph Poynter leave federal court in New York June 22, 2004. Stewart is accused of aiding terrorism by helping her client, the Muslim cleric Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman who is serving a life sentence for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism against the United States, smuggle messages out of prison. Prosecutors claim Stewart smuggled orders of terrorist attacks for Abdel-Rahman's followers. REUTERSKeith Bedford
Mohammed Yousry (R) leaves federal court in New York June 22, 2004. Yousry, an Arabic translator, is charged with conspiracy and perjury for aiding New York defense attorney Lynne Stewart, who is accused of aiding terrorism by helping client Muslim cleric Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, serving a life sentence for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism against the United States, smuggle messages out of prison. Prosecutors claim Stewart and Mohammed smuggled orders of terrorist attacks for Abdel-Rahman's followers. REUTERSKeith Bedford
Michael Tigar, lawyer for Lynne Stewart, exits federal court in New York, Tuesday, June 22, 2004. Prosecutors have accused Stewart of conspiring with two associates to improperly aid her client Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind cleric serving a life sentence for plotting to attack the U.S. government. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel)