Amish Convicted In Assaults On Rivals Appeal Convictions

Yesterday AP reported that all 16 of the members of the Bergholz Amish sect who were convicted last September in a series of beard- and hair-cutting assaults on a rival Amish group have appealed their federal hate-crimes and conspiracy convictions to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this month, the group's leader Samuel Mullet received a 15 year sentence, while other defendants received sentences ranging from 7 years to just over one year.