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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2008

Georgia Officer’s Family Angered by Execution Delay

Arm-in-arm with the Rev. Al Sharpton, Troy Davis’ exultant family and a busload of supporters sang, wept and prayed Tuesday when they learned he was granted a temporary reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court just hours before he was to be executed.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2008

N.C. Man Released From Death Row After Charges Dropped

Glen Edward Chapman walked free Wednesday after nearly 14 years on death row in a case that a judge said was marred by a flawed police investigation and a faulty defense.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2008

Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal Gets New Sentencing Hearing

A federal appeals court today refused to reinstate the death sentence for Mumia Abu-Jamal in the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2006

Muhammad Gets Six Life Terms in Maryland Trial

Twice-convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad was sentenced Thursday to six consecutive life terms in prison with no possibility of parole, a sentence prosecutors consider insurance in case his Virginia death sentence is ever overturned.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2005

Death Penalty Upheld for Beltway Sniper

The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld John Allen Muhammad’s capital murder convictions and death penalty for his involvement in the October 2002 D.C.-area sniper shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2004

Two Sentenced in Beltway Sniper Case

John Allen Muhammad, 43, was sentenced to death and Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for their roles in the Washington D.C.-area sniper spree that killed 10 people in 2002.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2002

Sniper Suspects Could Face Death Penalty

Sniper suspects John Allen Muhammed and John Lee Malvo will be charged with six counts of first-degree murder in Maryland, and Muhammed could face the death penalty, say Maryland state prosecutors. Other states also plan to prosecute the suspects.

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