<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - John Allen Muhammad</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><description>John Allen Muhammad</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Status of Muhammad's Cases]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64122-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64122-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling means that Lee Boyd Malvo will never be executed for his role in the 2002 sniper shootings. But it does not affect fellow sniper John Allen Muhammad. Here is the status of Muhammad's cases:]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Case Goes Before Va. High Court]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19087-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19087-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ RICHMOND, Nov. 2 -- Attorneys  for convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad launched the first arguments against Virginia's anti-terrorism law before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying it could not be used to sentence Muhammad to death because he was not the one who pulled the trigger.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muhammad's Fairfax Case Is Dismissed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9629-2004Oct5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9629-2004Oct5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Muhammad's lawyers successfully argued that prosecutors had violated his right to a speedy trial.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Case Unsettles Usual Police Procedure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6995-2004Oct4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6995-2004Oct4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Judge's ruling on "detainer" may force prosecutors to devise new ways of monitoring  defendants who are being held in other counties.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Charges Dropped]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41-2004Oct1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41-2004Oct1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Fairfax County judge Friday dismissed capital murder charges against John Allen Muhammad, ruling the convicted sniper's right to a speedy trial had been violated.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muhammad Judge Takes Up Speedy Trial Issue]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43437-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43437-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fairfax Circuit Judge M. Langhorne Keith indicated there may be enough evidence to warrant a dismissal of charges in the second murder trial of John Allen Muhammad.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Removes Himself From Va. Sniper Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39876-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39876-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Fairfax County judge overseeing the second trial of John Allen Muhammad recused himself yesterday after he had been accused by prosecutors of conducting his own investigation into a claim by the convicted sniper's attorneys.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Recuses Himself in Muhammad Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38227-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38227-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The judge presiding over the second prosecution of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has removed himself from the case, following allegations of improper conduct.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash Settlement Reached in Sniper Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8763-2004Sep9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8763-2004Sep9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An out-of-court settlement between sniper victims and Bushmaster Firearms Inc., maker of the rifle used in the 2002 attacks, is hailed as a major victory for gun-control advocates.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Prosecutors Want Judge Off Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5777-2004Sep8.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5777-2004Sep8.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The judge in the Fairfax County capital murder trial of sniper John Allen Muhammad is conducting his own investigation of the case in violation of judicial canons of conduct and should recuse himself, prosecutors said yesterday.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Cites Proof of Violation Of Rights]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3509-2004Sep7.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3509-2004Sep7.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for sniper John Allen Muhammad said Tuesday they have written proof that their client's right to a speedy trial in Fairfax County was violated.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speedy Trial Rule Threatens Sniper Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57340-2004Sep2.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57340-2004Sep2.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Muhammad's right to a speedy trail was violated, his attorneys say; defense team is asking Fairfax judge to dismiss the case.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Requests Change Of Venue]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50045-2004Aug31.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50045-2004Aug31.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lawyers for John Allen Muhammad yesterday formally asked the judge in the convicted sniper's second murder trial to move the case out of Fairfax County, citing heavy publicity and the effects of the shootings on the community. The judge said he would issue a written opinion soon.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd Trial Of Sniper Is Ruled Lawful]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47625-2004Aug30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47625-2004Aug30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Fairfax County judge ruled Monday that the prosecution of sniper John Allen Muhammad for terrorism and multiple murders does not qualify as double jeopardy and will not cause a dismissal of the case.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muhammad Team Wants Horan Kept From Trial]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8807-2004Jul23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8807-2004Jul23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Attorneys for convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad are asking that Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. and his office be barred from trying Muhammad this fall.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Makes Appeal To High Court in Va.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44-2004Jul20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44-2004Jul20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Prince William County prosecutors never proved that John Allen Muhammad fired the bullet that killed Dean H. Meyers during the 2002 sniper rampage in the Washington area, so the trial judge should not have allowed a jury to consider the death penalty, Muhammad's attorneys argued in their appeal this week to the Virginia Supreme Court.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muhammad Has Hearing In Fairfax for 2nd Trial]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60258-2004Jun22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60258-2004Jun22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Fairfax judge set a tentative trial date for Oct. 4 and instructed John Allen Muhammad's lawyers to decide by next month whether they will request a change of venue.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniper Trial in Fairfax Faces Legal Hurdles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58809-2004May26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58809-2004May26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A defense attorney for John Allen Muhammad said Wednesday that he may try to call Fairfax County's chief prosecutor to the stand when the convicted sniper goes on trial in the slaying of FBI analyst Linda Franklin outside a Home Depot store.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muhammad To Be Tried In Fairfax Sniper Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55674-2004May25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55674-2004May25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fairfax County's chief prosecutor said Tuesday that he has decided to go forward with a second death-penalty trial for John Allen Muhammad.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malvo Moves To New  Prison]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18987-2004Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18987-2004Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/shootings/2002/muhammad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:43:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo has been transferred to Virginia's highest-security prison, where he will be the youngest inmate, state corrections officials said yesterday.]]></description><author> Tom Jackman</author></item></channel></rss>
