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20 Feb, 2008 2:45 pm
... based law school and who is a fan of "How Appealing" yesterday kindly sent to me a PDF file consisting of Zacarias Moussaoui's opening brief in his current Fourth Circuit appeal. The file is quite large -- almost 18MB -- so I've posted it to eSnips. You can download the
brief in ... Washington, D.C. office, and one attorney from Richmond, Virginia, are listed on the cover of the brief as Moussaoui's attorneys
on appeal. Last Saturday's issue of The Washington Post reported on Moussaoui' ...
31 Mar, 2006 3:04 pm
Today we discuss the definition of WMD provided by Judge Brinkema to the jury deliberating Zacarias Moussaoui's fate.
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4 Sep, 2008 7:34 pm
The federal government has filed its Brief for Appellee in the United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui
appeal now pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: I have posted a copy of the unsealed Brief for Appellee at this link. Thanks to a law librarian reader of the
blog for sending this along.
6 Mar, 2006 3:04 pm
Today we discuss the procedure that covers the federal death penalty.
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4 Oct, 2007 3:34 pm
In a complaint entitled "Terrorizing & Spying On Me" the JLR is requesting the court to "keep all Defendant's from taking top secret Jonathan Lee Riches© files." Some highlights
from the complaint: Ladies and Gentlemen, coming in at a very weak 125 lbs at 5 ft 10 inches, bald head, originally from South Philadelphia, the current [...]
27 Jan 8:52 am
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held oral argument Monday in the appeal of Zacarias Moussaoui, who
is trying to withdraw his guilty plea. The grounds: Moussaoui's guilty plea was invalid because he was confused about the charges and ... was
no factual basis for the plea?" asked Williams, part of a three-judge panel that will decide the appeal. How is that disingenous? Moussaoui
maintained from the beginning he was not a part of the 9/11 attacks. He was in jail when they happened. He admitted to ...
5 May, 2005 8:34 am
[JURIST] The US government and Zacarias Moussaoui's defense team filed a joint proposal [PDF]
Thursday asking Judge Leonie Brinkema to allow the penalty phase of Zacarias Moussaoui's trial to
begin with jury selection on January 9, 2006, with opening statements beginning February 6, 2006. Moussaoui pleaded guilty last month [JURIST
report] to involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Prosecutors have
5 Nov, 2006 7:13 am
... Post (may require registration): Frank W. Dunham Jr., 64, who fought for Zacarias Moussaoui and
other well-known terrorism suspects as the first federal public ... defender's office virtually by himself in 2001. One of his first clients was Moussaoui, the only person charged in a U.S. courtroom in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, ... Jr., one of Mr. Dunham's co-counsels, said, "His work on the
Moussaoui case was outstanding" but was overshadowed by what he did for "enemy combatant" Yaser Esam ...
5 Feb, 2008 12:10 pm
"Moussaoui Judge: Terror Trials Work." The Associated Press on Sunday had a report that begins, "The judge who presided over Zacarias Moussaoui's trial questioned the government's decision to seek a death sentence against the Sept. 11 ... a
speech Friday at the American University law school that the government's decision to seek a death sentence against Moussaoui appeared to be
politically motivated, and that the zealous pursuit of a death sentence opened up numerous issues of exposing classified ...
20 Apr, 2006 6:19 pm
[JURIST] During the final day of defense arguments in the sentencing trial [case docket] of Zacarias Moussaoui [JURIST news archive], Moussaoui's defense lawyers submitted to the jury a government-approved statement
that the government had no evidence that "shoe-bomber" Richard Reid [BBC profile] worked with Moussaoui as a potential 9/11 hijacker.
Moussaoui testified [JURIST report] in March
27 Feb, 2008 9:01 am
[JURIST] Zacarias Moussaoui [JURIST news archive] had his rights violated when a federal judge
mandated secrecy rules that prevented his lawyers from showing him classified evidence, according to a brief [PDF text] asking for Moussaoui's
guilty plea to be overturned. In the brief, filed in January but recently unsealed, lawyers for Moussaoui say that:Moussaoui appeals because his plea was
24 Jan, 2008 5:46 pm
The United States Treasury is $5 million poorer today. The Bush Administration has paid Zacarias Moussaoui's flight instructor a $5 million reward for providing information that led to his arrest and conviction. ... U.S. citizen related to the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, the officials said. It is also unusual because Moussaoui, who was imprisoned at the time of the attacks, was never
named as a wanted suspect by the program. The program mainly seeks information about perpetrators or planners ...
28 Sep, 2004 3:37 pm
Zacarias Moussaoui's lawyers have asked the full US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to rehear
issues adjudicated by a three-judge panel earlier this month. The rehearing would focus on whether Moussaoui can have direct access to al-Qaida
witnesses and whether the government can seek the death penalty. Earlier this month, the three-judge panel ruled Moussaoui could have access to
28 Mar, 2006 7:50 am
[JURIST] Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] sentencing trial were
left in a quandary Monday after hearing conflicting testimony from Moussaoui and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed [Wikipedia profile], the alleged
mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks [JURIST news archive]. Taking the stand in his own defense, Moussaoui said he was part of the Sept. 11
plot and planned to
27 Mar, 2006 9:08 am
[JURIST] The sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui [JURIST news archive] on Monday enters what
analysts expect to be a critical week, with testimony from Moussaoui and other key witnesses. Prosecutors concluded their case [JURIST report]
for giving Moussaoui the death penalty last Thursday, during which the defense team consistently highlighted failures by the CIA and FBI to
investigate
9 Nov, 2004 4:04 am
[JURIST] Lawyers for accused terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui have sought to further delay the start of
his trial while they pursue an appeal of pretrial issues to the US Supreme Court. Moussaoui's attorneys argued for the delay in a Monday filing
responding to an effort by the US government to set a May trial date. According to the defense, Moussaoui has until Jan. 11, 2005, to file an
appeal with
4 May, 2005 2:06 am
[JURIST] Frank Dunham [profile], the public defender appointed to head the defense for Zacarias Moussaoui [case docket], has withdrawn from the case and will not be part of the legal team working to save Moussaoui from a death sentence. Moussaoui, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges [JURIST report] last month for
his involvement in the 9/11 terror plot, filed a handwritten motion [PDF]
14 Feb, 2006 4:39 am
[JURIST] US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Tuesday that Zacarias Moussaoui [JURIST news
archive] will no longer be allowed to be present in the courtroom for jury selection in his sentencing trial [case docket] after Moussaoui
walked out of a pretrial hearing. Moussaoui pleaded guilty [JURIST report] last April to conspiring with al Qaeda to use aircraft to target
United States buildings
17 Apr, 2006 9:01 am
[JURIST] A social worker testified Monday that convicted Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui [BBC
profile; JURIST news archive] led a troubled childhood and adolescence that ultimately led him to radical Islamic beliefs, although Moussaoui
spurned the testimony as he was led from the courtroom for a lunch recess. Jan Vogelsang testified that Moussaoui was shuffled among French
orphanages
5 May, 2006 1:11 am
[JURIST] Jury members in the Moussaoui sentencing trial [JURIST news archive; case docket] recommended a life sentence [JURIST report] for
convicted Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui because several jurors believed that
Moussaoui only played a minor role in the plot and there were questions about whether the death penalty [JURIST news archive] is an appropriate
punishment for lying,
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