Jury has verdict in Moussaoui case! UPDATE: Sentenced to Life in Prison

[BladeLWS]

Just flashed on Fox, jury has a verdict, to be read at 4:30PM EST!

[Theresawithanh]

That is an interesting site! Thanks for the link.

[Revolting cat!]

Twenty some years of appeals? By then, he'll earn a double Ph.D in Social Science and Ethnic Studies and we'll get the first Muzzie president... Chelsea Klintoon, who, in a statemenmt written in the official language of Estados Unidos, will pardon him.

[nicmarlo]

Moussaoui pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy

[weegee]

It took us 2 days to deal with someone who jumped bond (on a domestic abuse charge, repeat offender).

And we were only dealing with the failure to appear in court charge. Even though everyone agreed quickly that he was guilty, some didn't want to sentence him to anything more than the minimum time (and the court would not answer our question if that would include his "time already served" while waiting for THIS trial).

[BlueStateDepression]

Sorry but in addition i wouldlike to say that keeping him alive makes him a kind of martyr as well to our enemy. He is, after all, being unjustly incarcerated by the eveil satan that is the USA. Plus you have the types that will forever demand his release thru hostage taking or other threats.

[JRandomFreeper]

Behead him!

I can take care of that, but I'm a little under the weather, and moving slowly, and my saw is really dull. It might take a couple of days.

/johnny

[Tracy V.]

To those who would say (and perhaps understandably so)'No, don't give him death, that's what he wants! He wants to be a martyr, to go to islamic paradise and have his 72 virgins. Well, now, do you believe in it? Do you believe in the 72 virgins? Ok...so let him find out for himself. Send him to hell. Send islam a message that we don't believe in that crap and are not afraid of our convictions.

[BlueStateDepression]

I know that Cali itself has a mandatory waiting perios of two years for the first appeal. Is it the same federally or could an appeal be fast tracked?

[Chena]

Plus you have the types that will forever demand his release thru hostage taking or other threats.

That's a very good point and one I hadn't thought of.

[ErnBatavia]

[BlueStateDepression]

I sure don't have an answer to that question friend, sorry.

[jashhub]

BINGO>>DITTO too.

[BlueStateDepression]

I agree with that totally.

We have the control as to whether he lives or dies, not him. Our time, our choosing.

[null and void]

He is no martyr. Never will be. I think argument is something that osama types come up with to keep their captured alive.

Martyr is as martyr does. One of the key things about being a martyr is ya gotta die!

Seriously, I think the martyr status is way over rated.

Seriously, it doesn't matter what you think (I happen to agree with you, BTW).

What matters is what his Satan spawned fellow møøslimbs think.

[Darlin']

FOFLOL. Good one, Q :) Ok if I "borrow" it ?

[markman46]

what took them so long

[Unicorn]

Hang him.

[Choose Ye This Day]

He's gonna live. You're right--they took waaaay too much time. Had to look up "aggravated" in the dictionary?!?

Anybody want to start rioting when they read the verdict?

[nicmarlo]

I don't know the particulars with U.S. District Court appeals....however, I think it's the Virginia U.S. District Court...and there's some answers they have regarding appeals:

VIRGINIA DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION

To be eligible in Virginia for the death penalty, a criminal must commit a murder under one or more special circumstances. These circumstances include robbery or attempted robbery; rape or attempted rape or sodomy, or attempted sodomy, or object sexual penetration; abduction with intent to extort money; the killing of a law enforcement officer; a multiple homicide; murder for hire; murder while incarcerated; murder of more than 1 person in a 3 year period; drug related; pregnant woman; murder victim is less than 14 by an over 21 year old perpetrator.

Once a jury finds a person guilty of capital murder, it then holds a second trial to determine whether the crime was vile enough to warrant the death penalty and/or whether the person represents a future danger so great he must be executed.

A circuit judge then formally imposes the sentence. The conviction then enters the appeals stage, which involves a number of possibilities.

APPEALS PROCESS

Restrictions: Virginia law sets these restrictions on the appeals process: [SEE LINK]