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By Dena Potter
RICHMOND
A 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. Ten people were killed and three were wounded over a three-week span that began Oct. 2, 2002.
He was found guilty by a Virginia Beach jury that recommended death in late 2003.
In March 2004, a judge imposed the jury's recommendation.
During the sentencing, Virginia Beach Circuit Judge LeRoy F. Millette Jr. said he could not find another crime in the city's history that compared with the rampage carried out by Muhammad and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, whose trial in Chesapeake resulted in a life sentence.
Millette said the crimes were "so vile that they were almost beyond comprehension."
Sheldon said Muhammad will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and ask the governor for clemency.
Virginian-Pilot writer Cindy Clayton contributed to this report.
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CLEMENCY!!
This proves the guy is a sick cookie! Who would have the nerve to ask for clemency after killing ten people. The victims did not get a trial, they had no appeals, Their life was taken from them instantly and their families are hurting, their lives were turned upside down. How self centered can you possibly be.
This is good time for an execution
In reality six years from sentencing to conviction is actually pretty good time. Most death penalty executions are better than 15 years and millions of tax dollars in appeals before the condemned are finally put to death. I am not a strong advocate against capital punishment for the main reason that the death penalty has gotten more expensive to administer than life emprisonment. However, if anyone deserved to pay the ultimate price for his crime this guy is it. The case to let this guy live is a weak one at best.
Texas has it right
If this had happened in Texas, this human cesspool would have been executed years ago.
To quote Ron White, "In Texas, we have the death penalty and we use it. If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back.” and “Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty -- mine's(Texas) putting in an express lane!”
Sleep over at Gov Kaines home
Gov Kaines should put him till Nov.
They can spend some quality time together.
Remember this day tax payers on election day.
This makes no sense.
This makes no sense.
Today
Why do we hard working American pay taxes to sappport this fool for 7 years. What a wast of lives and tax dollars.
We have major issues with this country. The goverment is to big and does not protect or tax dollars.
Poor Mike Vick instant execution for him for fighting dogs.
He paid with his own money for all his fines.
Killing people 7 years free housing,cable,food,gym,internet the list goes on.
Our goverment a joke.
the cost of execution
To the individual that worries about the cost of executing someone in Virginia. Lets look at the costs and savings;
Lets see,
1. a gun - we can get one loaned
2. a bullet or two, probably will get a couple with the loaned gun.
3. a victim, got him already.
4. a wall to stand him against.....think we can find one.
Total cost...............$0.00
The Savings, whatever it costs to keep human debris like him alive for 7 years to long.
can't be
No, how could this be true? After all, the Governor of Virginia is poised to impose his moral and ideological views on the citizens of the Commonwealth. Therefore, Gov Kaine's opposition to the death penalty must result in an end to the death penalty in Virginia.
Isn't this what Creigh Deeds has been warning us about?
Tomorrow
Why not tomorrow???? Tired of paying for this scum of the earth for 7 years!!!
2nd Shortest Time Frame
At last check Virginia had the second shortest time frame from sentencing to the imposition of a Capital Murder punishment Average time is 7 years I think for some reason Texas is able to do in like 6.5 but basically both just wait for the end of the appeals process and take care of business.
While some may feel this is too slow at least this way the government and thus the people (us) can say that the individual was afforded every opportunity through the legal system and was unable to prove their innocence thus he penalty was legitimate.