U.S. Tries To Salvage Moussaoui Case
CBS News
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Alexandria, Virginia (US):
Fighting for a death penalty in a 9/11 case, prosecutors are beseeching a federal judge to reconsider her decision to exclude half the government's case against confessed al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.
They acknowledge their only hope of obtaining the death penalty for the 37-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan descent is to persuade U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema she punished the government too harshly for tampering with trial witnesses and lying to defense attorneys.
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Moussaoui Death Penalty Case May Be Dropped, Prosecutor Says
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Brinkema did not immediately respond to the motion for reconsideration that prosecutors filed Wednesday evening. But she had indicated earlier she had time available Thursday to hear such a motion if it were filed. The jury has been sent home until Monday to give prosecutors time for their next step.
Mar 16, 2006
CBS News
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Alexandria, Virginia (US):
Fighting for a death penalty in a 9/11 case, prosecutors are beseeching a federal judge to reconsider her decision to exclude half the government's case against confessed al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.
They acknowledge their only hope of obtaining the death penalty for the 37-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan descent is to persuade U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema she punished the government too harshly for tampering with trial witnesses and lying to defense attorneys.
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See Also:
Moussaoui Death Penalty Case May Be Dropped, Prosecutor Says
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Brinkema did not immediately respond to the motion for reconsideration that prosecutors filed Wednesday evening. But she had indicated earlier she had time available Thursday to hear such a motion if it were filed. The jury has been sent home until Monday to give prosecutors time for their next step.
Mar 16, 2006
