Commonwealth v. Muhammad [DC sniper ruling]

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Commonwealth v. Muhammad [DC sniper ruling]

October 1, 2004 01:15:00 pm

Judge M. Langhorne Keith, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia, October 1, 2004 [dismissing charges against convicted "DC sniper" John Allen Muhammad in his second capital murder trial]. Read the ruling here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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