Jury Says Muhammad Should Die

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Jury Says Muhammad Should Die

• Jennifer Sullivan
• EDU 290
• http//www.msnbc.com/news/980078.asp?0cvCA01
• Other Source
• http//stacks.msnbc.com/news/980078.asp?0si-

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November 24th Recommendation

• Jury deliberations lasted over two days
• John Allen Muhammad should be put to death by
  lethal injection
• Their decision is not final
• Muhammad will be formally sentenced February 12th

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Reasons for Recommendation

• Muhammad was found guilty of both his convictions
  November 17th
• Multiple murders within 3 years
• Murder as a part of a terrorist plot
• Muhammad would pose as a danger in the future
• Muhammads crimes were wantonly vile

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The Charges Against Muhammad

• Muhammad is a ruthless murder and captain of a
  killing team
• Killing 10 people
• Wounding 6 people
• Trying to extort 10,000,000 from the government

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Locations Where the Shootings Took Place

• Maryland
• Virginia
• Alabama
• Louisiana
• District of Colombia

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Evidence in the Case

• Ballistics tests connected .223-calibur rifle
  found in Muhammads car to nearly all the
  shootings
• Muhammads DNA on .223-calibur rifle
• Laptop in Muhammads car with maps of six
  shooting scenes marked with skull-and-cross bones

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Evidence continuedMuhammads car converted to a
killing machine

• Gun found strapped to back seat
• Back seat was hinged so that it would flip up and
  provide access to the trunk
• Windows were tinted
• Hole was punched in the trunk large enough to
  shoot the rifle from

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The Defense

• There was no evidence Muhammad was the shooter
• Muhammad suffered from Gulf War Syndrome
• Muhammad was a kind and loving father incapable
  of such crimes

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Summary

• John Allen Muhammad found guilty of all charges
  against him on November 17, 2003
• Defense claims evidence is too circumstantial
• Jury recommends death penalty
• Sentencing February 12, 2004

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References

• http//abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20031124_669.html
• http//www.msnbc.com/news/980078.asp?0cvCA01
• http//stacks.msnbc.com/news/980078.asp?0si-
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