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Sniper Trial Heads to Jury
Aired November 14, 2003 - 15:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: The trial of D.C. sniper suspect John Muhammad went to the jury today. The seven women and five men deliberated about fours hours before the judge sent them home for the weekend.
CNN's Jeanne Meserve covering the trial in Virginia Beach.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: The jury has been dismissed after deliberating for four hours without reaching a verdict. They did make one request this morning. They wanted a tape recorder, the judge says, to listen to a 911 call. But no one could find a tape recorder that was the right format to play the tape they wanted to listen to. They're still working on that one.
How long will a verdict take? Peter Greenspun, defense counsel for John Muhammad, was asked that question as he entered court this morning.
PETER GREENSPUN, ATTORNEY FOR MUHAMMAD: Hard time. We'll just wait and see what happens at this point. It's out of our hands.
(CROSSTALK)
QUESTION: ... in terms of deliberations and how long they might take? Any idea?
GREENSPUN: No predicting, no -- their own personality and their own formula as to how to go through this. There's so much evidence. We'll see how long it takes.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MESERVE: The jury is considering four counts, terrorism, capital murder, conspiracy, and the use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The first two carry a possible death sentence. They also give the jury the opportunity of finding Muhammad guilty of a lesser charge. That would be first-degree murder.
Now, down the road -- the Malvo case is not going on today. The decision was made to postpone the prosecution's case until Monday, so jurors here would have access to all of the evidence. Monday morning, the judge in the Muhammad will be hearing some motions from defense attorneys, and the jury will continue deliberations.
Jeanne Meserve, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (END VIDEO CLIP)
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Aired November 14, 2003 - 15:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: The trial of D.C. sniper suspect John Muhammad went to the jury today. The seven women and five men deliberated about fours hours before the judge sent them home for the weekend.
CNN's Jeanne Meserve covering the trial in Virginia Beach.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: The jury has been dismissed after deliberating for four hours without reaching a verdict. They did make one request this morning. They wanted a tape recorder, the judge says, to listen to a 911 call. But no one could find a tape recorder that was the right format to play the tape they wanted to listen to. They're still working on that one.
How long will a verdict take? Peter Greenspun, defense counsel for John Muhammad, was asked that question as he entered court this morning.
PETER GREENSPUN, ATTORNEY FOR MUHAMMAD: Hard time. We'll just wait and see what happens at this point. It's out of our hands.
(CROSSTALK)
QUESTION: ... in terms of deliberations and how long they might take? Any idea?
GREENSPUN: No predicting, no -- their own personality and their own formula as to how to go through this. There's so much evidence. We'll see how long it takes.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MESERVE: The jury is considering four counts, terrorism, capital murder, conspiracy, and the use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The first two carry a possible death sentence. They also give the jury the opportunity of finding Muhammad guilty of a lesser charge. That would be first-degree murder.
Now, down the road -- the Malvo case is not going on today. The decision was made to postpone the prosecution's case until Monday, so jurors here would have access to all of the evidence. Monday morning, the judge in the Muhammad will be hearing some motions from defense attorneys, and the jury will continue deliberations.
Jeanne Meserve, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (END VIDEO CLIP)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
