US EditionMan found guilty of Trump assassination attempt appeals life sentence
Ryan Routh, 59, claims trial flaws and jury misunderstanding of intent in his appeal against life plus seven years for plotting assassination.
- Attorney Martin L. Roth filed a notice Friday and a Sunday brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging both Routh's conviction and sentence.
- Ryan Routh, convicted last year, was found guilty of planning an attack at Trump International Golf Club in September 2024, and filed an appeal Friday.
- FBI experts testified DNA evidence on the rifle strongly matched Routh, while Secret Service agent Robert Fercano said Routh hid behind a shrub-covered fence aiming an AK-style weapon.
- On February 17, Routh received a life plus seven years sentence, and Roth wrote that the jury was misled by trial flaws, despite the conviction.
- Routh defended himself at trial and used military-style camouflage, bug spray, and diapers to stay concealed, then injured himself with a pen and is now held in the federal detention facility in Miami.
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Ryan Routh Appeals Life Sentence for Trump Assassination Attempt
Ryan Routh, the man convicted last year of attempting to kill then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2024, is appealing his life sentence. Routh’s attorney filed a brief notice on Feb. 13, indicating that he would appeal the final judgment and life sentence to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. After jurors found Routh guilty of all five counts last year—including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, which…
Ryan Routh, convicted of 2024 assassination attempt of Donald Trump, appeals his life sentence
During the sentencing hearing on Feb. 4, prosecutors said that Routh had plotted the assassination attempt for months before he staked out a position outside President Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club in September 2024
Man found guilty of Trump assassination attempt appeals life sentence
Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence. Routh's attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit signaling that he intends to fight both his conviction and the prison time he was [...]
Triad native found guilty of Trump assassination attempt appeals life sentence
Ryan Routh, the North Carolina native accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence. Routh's attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit signaling that he intends to fight both his conviction and the prison time [...]
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