Mann sentencing set for December 10

A federal judge has scheduled a December sentencing date for the Arkansas doctor convicted of planning a bombing at the home of the state medical board chairman.

Dr. Randeep Mann faces up to life in prison for the February 2009 bombing that seriously hurt Dr. Trent Pierce. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Brian Miller scheduled Mann’s sentencing for 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 at the federal courthouse in Little Rock.

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AP/Pulaski County Sheriffs Office

FILE - This file photo released Aug. 18, 2009, by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office shows Dr. Randeep Mann. In a court filing Tuesday, June 29, 2010, prosecutors say Mann's alleged drug distribution led to the February 2009 bombing of Dr. Trent Pierce, who survived the attack at his West Memphis, Ark., home.

Mann’s wife, Sangeeta, is set to be sentenced Dec. 8 at noon. She was convicted on obstruction of justice charges and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Attorneys for the couple said they plan to appeal, though that appeal can’t be filed until the Manns are formally sentenced.

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