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D.C. sniper's attorneys oppose execution
Muhammad's defense team filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court saying their client was delusional and paranoid at his trial for a 2002 Washington area shooting spree, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Muhammad, 48, and Lee Boyd Malvo, now 24, were convicted in a series of random shootings that left 10 people dead.
In the Supreme Court brief, Muhammad's defense team says the attorneys who represented him at trial should have requested a competency evaluation.
"Trial counsel knew that Muhammad had been diagnosed with severe mental illness, and personally observed Muhammad's struggle with severe psychiatric disorders prior to the start of the trial," the team wrote.
Unless the Supreme Court or the Virginia governor intervenes, Muhammad is scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 10.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 11/04/2009
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11-04-2009 22:55
George B Vieto wrote:
Killers
Put these two stone cold murderers out of their misery.
11-04-2009 17:12
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killers
just fry them and get it over with
11-04-2009 10:56
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Now tell me, who is delusional? Doesn't seem to be the killer ( I did say killer)but the idiots defending him. He should cover his trail for if he loses this case that killer will add him to the list of the 10 known dead people. I wouldn't call this man a lawyer that is defending him either. Competency hearing, look in a mirror big shot!
11-04-2009 10:11
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The problem with mental illness as a mitigating factor is that it can then be used by everyone to escape punishment. Repeatedly. And truthfully, if you let the true schizoid off the hook and his welfare money runs out and he can't/won't take his medicine.. . . This guy has clearly proven he is a risk to society. Many times over. How many did he kill? Yeah, time to put him to sleep. I would endorse life without parole but they never keep them in jail unless the media is watching them. Sometimes they let them out even with media scrutiny.
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