FOXNews.com: NY appeals court orders new sentence in 1968 air hijacking, saying hijacker is parole eligible

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NY appeals court orders new sentence in 1968 air hijacking, saying hijacker is parole eligible May 31st 2012, 15:30 NEW YORK –  A federal appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a man sent to prison for 15 years for hijacking a plane from New York to Cuba four decades ago. The Manhattan court issued the decision Thursday regarding Luis Armando Pena (PEHN'-yah) Soltren. Soltren returned to the United States from Cuba in October 2009 to face air-piracy charges. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced last year to 15 years in prison without parole. The appeals court said Soltren is entitled to parole at some point. Parole has been abolished in the federal system, but it was in place when the crime occurred.

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