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Second trial began for DC sniper [this day at law]
May 1, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On May 1, 2006, jury selection in the second trial of John Allen Muhammad began in Montgomery County, Maryland. Muhammad faced six charges of murder arising from a three-week shooting spree in the Washington, DC area in 2002. Muhammad chose to represent himself during the proceedings, although he.... [more]
DC sniper executed after Virginia governor denies appeal for clemency
November 11, 2009 by Andrea Bottorff
Convicted DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night after Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine rejected Muhammad's request for clemency and refused to suspend the execution. The US Supreme Court on Monday had denied Muhammad's application for a stay of exec....... [more]
Supreme Court denies stay of execution for DC sniper
November 9, 2009 by Hillary Stemple
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a stay of execution for convicted DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for his scheduled execution on Tuesday. Muhammad had filed an application for stay of execution as well as a petition for certiorari last week. The Court denied both the.... [more]
DC sniper execution stay denial [US SC] [document]
November 9, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Muhammad v. Kelly, US Supreme Court, November 9, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on John Allen Muhammad....... [more]
Virginia court sets November execution date for DC sniper
September 17, 2009 by Andrew Morgan
A Virginia court on Wednesday set a November 10 execution date for John Allen Muhammad, who was convicted of murder in 2005 for his role in a series of DC-area sniper shootings. Prosecutors had sought to schedule the execution for Monday, November 9, but Judge Mary Grace O'Brien of the Prince....... [more]
Federal appeals court upholds death sentence for DC sniper
August 8, 2009 by Matt Glenn
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld the death sentence handed down to DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad. In his appeal, Muhammad alleged nondisclosure of exculpatory information by the prosecution, ineffective assistance of his trial counse....... [more]
DC sniper death penalty ruling [4th Circuit] [document]
August 7, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Muhammad v. Kelly, US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, August 7, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on capital punishment....... [more]
Maryland appeals court affirms DC sniper conviction
November 5, 2007 by Leslie Schulman
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Monday rejected an appeal for a new trial brought by convicted Washington, DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad. Muhammad had appealed the lower court's rulings that he was mentally competent to stand trial, and that he could represent himself. In the court....... [more]
BREAKING NEWS - DC sniper sentenced to six consecutive life terms in second trial
June 1, 2006 by Joshua Pantesco
Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Ryan has sentenced convicted Washington, DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad to six consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. Muhammad was convicted by a Maryland jury of six counts of murder earlier this week. Last year, Muhammad.... [more]
BREAKING NEWS ~ Muhammad convicted in second DC sniper trial
May 30, 2006 by Joe Shaulis
AP is reporting that a jury in Rockville, Md. has convicted Washington, D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad of six counts of murder. The jurors heard four weeks of testimony in the trial, in which Muhammad represented himself. Muhammad has already been convicted and sentenced to death in.... [more]
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