Sniper Suspects Cleared of Lousiana Killings
Posted on Wed Nov 27, 2002 at 06:25:08 PM EST
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Sniper suspects John Muhammad and 17 year-old John Lee Malvo have been cleared in three Baton Rouge murders . DNA evidence has excluded them.
This is one of the problems with presuming a person is guilty of a crime based solely on allegations that he has committed other similar acts in the past. Much of the public has already decided, based upon media reports and leaks by cops and/or prosecutors or high government officials that the two suspects likely committed every unsolved murder in the South in the past year. How do you unring the bell to assure the suspects a fair trial?
There hasn't been a single leak we are aware of attributable to defense counsel in the case. Read our prior coverage (click on the Crimes in the News archived section on the right) and let us know if you find any.
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