Sniper to be executed Nov. 10
John Allen Muhammad
Published: September 16, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia circuit court judge has set a Nov. 10 execution date for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area.
The attorney general’s office had requested a Nov. 9 execution date, but Muhammad’s attorney, Jonathan Sheldon said Prince William County Circuit Judge Mary Grace O’Brien delayed it one day, a Tuesday, so that government offices would be open the day before in case of last-minute court action.
Muhammad was sentenced to death for the slaying of Dean Meyers, one of 10 people shot to death during a 2002 rampage that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area.
Sheldon said Muhammad will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and ask the governor for clemency.
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People end up doing terrible things because there is little fear of reprisal. This man showed no mercy for his victims. If you know that there is no reprieve for proven murder and heinous crimes, if you know that you will be dead within a year of committing terrible crimes, you may think twice. Some of these people live on death row for decades because a lawyer or advocacy group protests. People have little or no fear or respect anymore. I find it ridiculous that he would want clemency. Take responsibility for your actions. If you don’t like the punishment don’t do it. No one has the right to commit crime.
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