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Article: The Rule Of Law: Forum shopping for death penalty

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February 4, 2003
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Jones, Donald Wheeler
Miami Times
02-04-2003
A grand jury in Virginia, not unexpectedly, indicted 17-year-old John Lee
Malvo on two counts of capital murder in last fall's sniper shootings,
setting the stage for a possible death penalty if he is convicted.

Malvo was indicted on three counts, two of which carry a possible death
sentence. In addition to one count of capital murder, the Fairfax County
grand jury indicted Malvo on a terrorism charge that also carries a
possible death penalty. Malvo is charged in the October 14 shooting death
of FBI analyst Linda Franklin, 47, outside a Home Depot hardware store in
Falls Church, Virginia.

At a preliminary hearing in juvenile court last week, prosecutors ...

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