Sentenced to Death
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James Joyner | Tuesday, March 9, 2004 |
As expected: Sniper Killer Muhammad Sentenced to Death
Sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to death Tuesday by a judge who called the Washington-area shootings that left 10 people dead “so vile that they were almost beyond comprehension.”Muhammad denied any involvement in the October 2002 rampage, echoing a claim of innocence he made in his opening statement to the jury when he briefly served as his own attorney.
“Just like I said at the beginning, I had nothing to do with this, and I’ll say again, I had nothing to do with this,” Muhammad said Tuesday.
He told the judge he plans to appeal, and urged, “Don’t make a fool of the Constitution of the United States of America.”
His accomplice, Malvo, was a teenager and got a bit of sympathy. There wasn’t much room for that in this instance.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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A net gain for humanity, I'd say.
As a native Texan and a current resident of Virginia...well, you can imagine my opinion of the death penalty.
I just wish the October 14th date for Muhammad's execution would stand. Alas, there's not much hope for that.
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