Judges weigh whether to toss terror conviction

WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare full appeals court Monday wrestled with whether it should overturn the conviction of an alleged al-Qaida propagandist, who argues the acts he was convicted for were not considered crimes at the time he committed them.

Ali Hamza al-Bahlul was convicted for providing material support for terrorism, conspiracy and solicitation to commit war crimes for making propaganda videos for al-Qaida. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit threw out the convictions in January. The full court vacated that ruling in April and said it would take another look at the case.