Posted on 01/04/2010 4:43:24 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person to stand trial in a U.S. court in the Sept. 11 attacks, rejecting arguments that he was denied access to evidence and the right to choose his own attorney.
Moussaoui, 41, is serving life in a federal prison in Colorado, after pleading guilty to helping plan the attacks. Since his sentencing, he has said he lied when testifying that he plotted to hijack a fifth jetliner on Sept. 11, 2001.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Moussaoui's claim that his right to choose his counsel was violated because the trial judge required that any attorney involved in his defense undergo a national security background check.
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Of interest....
LLS
Tough order in the “Super Max”....
True... but they should be ready just in case.
LLS
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