Ehrlich’s pick draws praise, and questions
When Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. hired a well-connected, racetrack lobbyist this week, he bettered his chances of fulfilling a campaign promise to introduce slot gambling to the state, but...
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Opening power lies in stick with tradition
When the House of Delegates convenes today, it will observe a 300-year-old tradition distinctive among the world's legislative bodies. Mary K. Monahan, chief clerk of the House, will carefully withdraw...
Defending sniper suspects costs Md.
The cost of defending John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo has soared past $1 million -- a sum that has been partially borne by Maryland taxpayers even though the...
Malvo depicted as sad, sinister
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Offering a sinister description of the teen-age half of an alleged killing team, a Virginia prosecutor told jurors yesterday that Lee Boyd Malvo knew exactly what he...
9 women and 7 men are chosen for jury that will try Malvo
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Selecting mostly women and middle-class professionals, attorneys in the Lee Boyd Malvo sniper case finished choosing the jury yesterday that will decide the fate of the teen-ager...
Retreat by Muhammad called a shrewd move
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - As abruptly as it began, John Allen Muhammad's self-representation ended yesterday when a toothache prompted him to reinstate his team of defense lawyers, throwing into question...
Alleged sniper ends role as own lawyer
As abruptly as it began, John Allen Muhammad's self-representation ended Wednesday when a toothache prompted him to reinstate his team of defense lawyers, throwing into question how jurors might perceive...
Providing security for Muhammad trial a huge undertaking
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A dim light shines through the night in the 10-by-8-foot jail cell where John Allen Muhammad resides when he is not on trial for capital murder....
‘A tragedy for the justice system’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - When sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad demanded the right to represent himself at trial yesterday, he joined a fraternity of pro se capital murder defendants that...
Death-penalty protester uses sniper trial for his message
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - As John Allen Muhammad stiffly bowed to jurors in the freshly painted Virginia Beach courtroom, Jack Payden-Travers began a lonely vigil outside that drew honks of...