Second Sniper Suspect Trial Begins Monday
Posted on Sun Nov 09, 2003 at 08:16:15 PM EST
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The murder trial of sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo begins Monday, Nov. 10, in Chesapeake, Va. His lawyers have indicated that they will pursue an insanity defense, arguing that the teenager was brainwashed by John Allen Muhammad.
Criminal defense attorney Jeralyn Merritt said in an interview with the Washington Post that jury selection in this case is absolutely critical for three reasons: the heinousness of the crimes, the fact that Malvo was a juvenile when they were committed and that the death penalty looms as a verdict.
Merritt will be online Monday, Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. ET to discuss the process of jury selection.
Submit your questions and comments before or during the discussion.
Update: You can read about the defense strategy here. Malvo's mother pleads from Jamaica to save her son's life here.
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