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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ed White

Court throws out conviction of man accused of secondary role in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Michigan Governor Kidnapping Plot - (Devin Anderson-Torrez/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out the conviction of a man who was found guilty of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

Joe Morrison was convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism and other charges. In a 3-0 ruling, the appeals court reversed the results on technical grounds, saying kidnapping is not an underlying violent felony that can support a conviction under Michigan's terrorism law.

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