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Article: Jury finds John Muhammad guilty of Washington, D.C.-area shootings; Lee Malvo trial begins.(National Report)
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- December 8, 2003
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A West Virginia Beach, VA, jury has found Army veteran John Muhammad guilty of using a high-powered rifle to terrorize and kill citizens of the Washington, D.C.-area last year.
The jury deliberated for 6 hours over two days before it convicted Muhammad of two counts of capital murder. One accused him of taking part in multiple murders. The other--the result of a post-Sept. 11 terrorism law--alleged the killings were designed to strike fear into the hearts and mind of the population. Muhammad is the first person tried under the Virginia terrorism law.
Prosecutors presented evidence of 16 shootings, including 10 deaths, in Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, ...