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A 22-year-old man, who some described as potentially the next Unabomber, received an eight-year prison term for carrying a pipe bomb in his backpack near the University of Maryland BioPark last year.
Dallas Jermaine Smith was found guilty Monday of having an explosive device and attempting to disarm a police officer .
He was sentenced to two concurrent 20-year prison terms, with all but eight years of each suspended. He also received a 13-month credit for time served.
Smith's attorney plans to appeal. He claimed that police had no right to stop or search his client.
Dallas Jermaine Smith was found guilty Monday of having an explosive device and attempting to disarm a police officer .
He was sentenced to two concurrent 20-year prison terms, with all but eight years of each suspended. He also received a 13-month credit for time served.
Smith's attorney plans to appeal. He claimed that police had no right to stop or search his client.
Monday, August 17 2009, 11:12 PM EDT
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