Moussaoui Case
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Some of the numerous twists in the case against Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in the United States on charges stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:
Dec. 11, 2001: Federal grand jury in Alexandria indicts Moussaoui on conspiracy charges in Sept. 11 attacks.
Jan. 2, 2002: Invoking Allah, Moussaoui refuses to enter a plea, but federal judge accepts a plea of not guilty.
March 28, 2002: Prosecutors announce they will seek the death penalty.
April 22, 2002: Moussaoui says he wants to fire his attorneys. A judge grants the request, but the attorneys are later restored.
July 18, 2002: Moussaoui declares he is a member of al-Qaeda and says he wants to plead guilty. He later withdraws the plea.
Jan. 31, 2003: U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema grants Moussaoui access to a captured al-Qaeda operative. Sources say he is Sept. 11 planner Ramzi Binalshibh. Government appeals.
June 26, 2003: Federal appeals court dismisses government appeal but says prosecutors can re-file.
July 14, 2003: Justice Department defies Brinkema and refuses to produce Binalshibh.
Aug. 29, 2003: Brinkema grants Moussaoui access to two more al-Qaeda witnesses. Sources say they include former operations chief Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
Oct. 2, 2003: Brinkema bars death penalty and Sept. 11 evidence from case.
April 22, 2004: Appeals court restores death penalty and Sept. 11 evidence; says Moussaoui cannot interview witnesses.
March 21, 2005: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Moussaoui's appeal.
April 22, 2005: Moussaoui pleads guilty in U.S. District Court in Alexandria to six conspiracy counts. He says he was planning to fly a plane into the White House but denies involvement in Sept. 11.
March. 6: Testimony begins in sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court in Alexandria to determine whether Moussaoui will be executed or spend his life in prison.
