Here is the latest on the interrogation of 17 year-old accused sniper John Malvo from the Washington Post:

"Yesterday's hearings were brief and largely procedural but set off the legal sparring that probably will continue for months as the prosecutions begin in one of the highest-profile crimes the Washington area has seen."

"Lawyer Todd G. Petit, who was appointed Malvo's guardian ad litem, a standard process for a juvenile whose parents are not available, said he was denied access to the teenager. Ninety minutes after he was named guardian, Petit said, he learned that Malvo was being interrogated at police headquarters."

"I told the officer I wanted all questioning to stop," Petit said. A police commander came down, took Petit's card and said he would relay the request "when I see them," Petit said, and ordered him out of the building."

"Petit said he went to Horan's office but was told that Horan was in a meeting and that the office was closed." "I asked to speak to my ward, and they refused to let me do so," Petit said."

Legal experts are already predicting trouble for the prosecution in relying upon Virginia's terrorism law to avoid their having to prove the identity of the triggerman in each murder.

Our opinion, which we expect to provide on Fox News Channel today around 5:30 pm eastern time, is that this is forum shopping at its worst and Virginia may not be the "safe haven" for the death penalty the Justice Department expects it to be.

The prosecution, law enforcement and the Justice Department, aided by the media, are leaking purported factual evidence like a sieve. It will become impossible to seat a fair jury in Virginia or Maryland.

We were heartened to see that the Judge did not wait until next Weds. to appoint counsel for Muhammed, as had previously been reported. But both he and Malvo should have been able to meet with their new counsel immediately upon arriving at the jail in Virginia.