November 06, 2009
D.C. Sniper Seeks Stay of Execution
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for the sniper whose deadly 2002 shooting spree terrorized the US capital region urged the Supreme Court Wednesday to suspend his execution next week, arguing he had been badly represented. Attorneys for convicted murderer John Allen Muhammad asked the nation's highest legal body to halt his November 10 execution to give the court more time to examine an appeal against his sentence. They argued that he had not been properly legally represented during his trial in March 2004, when his legal team did not contest a request by Muhammad to defend himself even though he was clearly suffering from mental problems.Click Here For The Full Story......