Jury unable to get a unanimous vote for the death penalty.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - The jury in the Washington sniper case Tuesday spared Lee Boyd Malvo from the fate awaiting his mentor John Allen Muhammad - the death penalty - after his lawyers portrayed him as an impressionable boy who had fallen under Muhammad's murderous spell.A federal prosecution is still a possibility.Malvo, 18, will be instead be locked away for the rest of his life.
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Yep. And I'm a bit... (Below threshold)1. Posted by James Joyner | December 23, 2003 5:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yep.
And I'm a bit surprised they couldn't get a death sentence on this guy. If the jury thought he was responsible for the murders--which they presumably did since they convicted him--they the "but the old guy was really charming" defense seems rather lame in sentencing.
1. Posted by James Joyner | December 23, 2003 5:31 PM |
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Posted on December 23, 2003 17:31