September 09, 2004

Judge Delays Sniper Death Penalty Trial

A judge has postponed until next year the second capital murder trial of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad. The trial, which had been scheduled to start Oct. 4, is now set to begin Jan. 10. Fairfax County Circuit Judge Jonathan Thacher said too many pretrial issues remain unresolved to be able to start the trial in less than one month. Posted by Webmaster at September 9, 2004 07:52 AM