Sniper’s Lawyers Request New Trial
From Times Wire Reports
Lawyers for John Allen Muhammad asked for a new trial or to have his conviction overturned, arguing that the verdict against the sniper was won less on evidence than on prosecutors’ swaying jurors with “the horror” of the shooting spree.
Muhammad was convicted on two capital murder counts in November, and the jury recommended the death penalty.
Post-trial motions are routine in capital cases.
Muhammad’s lawyer, Peter D. Greenspun, argued that a sniper expert should not have testified because the defense was not told in advance.
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