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Muhammad gets 6 life terms for Md. sniper attacks

by Mark5019 Jun 1, 2006 4:17AM PDT

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) ? Twice-convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad was sentenced Thursday to six consecutive life terms in prison with no possibility of parole, a sentence prosecutors consider insurance in case his Virginia death sentence is ever overturned.
"You, Mr. Muhammad, have no hope. You have no future. You will spend every day for the rest of your life locked in a cage," Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Ryan said.

Muhammad, 45, showed no emotion as the sentenced was announced. He stood with his arms crossed, looking directly at Ryan. Some in the audience applauded.

After representing himself throughout the monthlong trial, Muhammad chose not to speak at his sentencing. J. Wyndal Gordon, an attorney helping him, said Muhammad told him, "I said everything I wanted to say."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-06-01-sniper_x.htm

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