International Business News - Sniper http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A federal judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal from convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad, who was sentenced to death for masterminding a 2002 killing spree in the Washington, D.C. region that left 10 people dead. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/137963-sniper-slayings-appeal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/fed-judge-in-va-rejects-sniper-muhammads-appeal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/fed-judge-in-va-rejects-sniper-muhammads-appeal.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:48:19 EDT Charges have been dismissed against a Camp Pendleton Marine sniper accused in the shooting deaths of two Syrians in Iraq, Marine Corps officials said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/charges-dismissed-against-marine-in-iraq-shootings.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:03:18 EDT A Marine sniper charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two Syrians should face lesser charges, the investigating officer has recommended. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/lesser-charges-recommended-against-marine.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:11:55 EDT A Marine sniper charged in the shooting deaths of two Syrians told a military court Wednesday he believed he was protecting his troops from a roadside bomb. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/marine-sniper-says-he-shot-syrians-to-save-his-men.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:43:58 EDT A Marine sniper believed he was shooting at insurgents planting a roadside bomb when he killed two Syrian truckers in Iraq last year, platoon members testified in military court Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/marines-testify-sniper-thought-he-shot-insurgents.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:42:40 EDT A Marine sniper has been charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two civilians in Iraq. Sgt. John Winnick II also has been charged with aggravated assault against two other civilians and failing to adhere to the military's rules of engagement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/marine-charged-with-voluntary-manslaughter-in-iraqi-deaths.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:33:21 EDT Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has changed his mind again and now wants to go forward with a federal appeal of his conviction and death sentence, according to his lawyers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45146-sniper-slayings-appeal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/lawyer-dc-sniper-now-wants-to-fight-his-death-sentence.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/lawyer-dc-sniper-now-wants-to-fight-his-death-sentence.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 17:55:55 EDT Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is asking prosecutors in a letter to help him end legal appeals of his conviction and death sentence "so that you can murder this innocent black man." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/apnewsbreak-sniper-muhammad-seeks-to-halt-death-row-appeal.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 18:39:44 EDT Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad asks prosecutors in a letter for help to put an end to his legal appeals from death row. Muhammad says in the letter released Tuesday that he is waiving all rights to appeal his 2003 conviction and death sentence for the sniper killings in 2002 that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/d-c-area-sniper-asks-in-letter-for-end-to-death-row-appeal.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 17:18:10 EDT Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was regularly whipped with hose pipes and electrical cords and beaten with hammers and sticks by family members during a brutal childhood, according to lawyers trying to save him from the death penalty. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/lawyers-for-older-d-c-sniper-make-appeal-for-his-life.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:51:17 EDT