Sniper Muhammad's Death Sentence Upheld

The Virginia Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of John Allen Muhammad, who masterminded a three-week killing spree in October 2002 that terrorized the Washington D.C. area.

"If society's ultimate penalty should be reserved for the most heinous offenses, accompanied by proof of vileness or future dangerousness, then surely this case qualifies," Justice Donald Lemons wrote in the Supreme Court decision.

Muhammad's attorneys had argued that their client could not be sentenced to death under Virginia law because he did not pull the trigger that killed Dean Harold Meyers. They also argued that the terrorism law under which he was prosecuted was "unconstitutionally vague." The court rejected both arguments.

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