Legal Opinion
United States v. Moussaoui
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2010No. 06-4494PublishedCited by 239 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Chief Judge:
Zacarías Moussaoui pled guilty to six criminal conspiracy counts arising from the al Qaeda terrorist organization’s plot to use commercial aircraft to commit terrorist attacks in this country, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. 1 In a subsequent sentencing proceeding, the jury declined to impose the death penalty and the district court sentenced Moussaoui to life imprisonment without the possibility of release on all six…
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3Cited by239 opinions
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