Virginia to send snipers to Maryland for trial, governor decides

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Tue May-10-05 05:33 PM
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Virginia to send snipers to Maryland for trial, governor decides

Edited on Tue May-10-05 05:34 PM by MaineDem

RICHMOND, Va., May 10 � Snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo will stand trial next in Maryland, where six of the 10 slayings that terrorized the Washington area in the fall of 2002 took place, Virginia's governor decided Tuesday.

Muhammad, 44, and Malvo, 20, will be sent across the Potomac River to stand trial, Gov. Mark R. Warner said.

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Both men have been convicted of murder in Virginia: Muhammad was sentenced to death in 2003; Malvo, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/ap05-10-131332.asp?t=apnew&vts=51020051506

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