John A. Muhammad, who was convicted in the Washington-area sniper attacks of 2002, wrote a letter to prosecutors asking for help in putting an end to his legal appeals from death row.
Mr. Muhammad said in the letter that he was waiving all rights to appeal his 2003 conviction and death sentence. “I’ve written to you all because I know you will make sure this letter will get to the right people — so that you can murder this innocent black man,” he wrote in the letter, dated April 23.
He said that he had informed his appeals lawyers of his desires and that any appeals they had filed had “been done against mine will.” Mr. Muhammad’s appellate lawyer, Jonathan Sheldon, declined to comment.
Source: The New York Times
Mr. Muhammad said in the letter that he was waiving all rights to appeal his 2003 conviction and death sentence. “I’ve written to you all because I know you will make sure this letter will get to the right people — so that you can murder this innocent black man,” he wrote in the letter, dated April 23.
He said that he had informed his appeals lawyers of his desires and that any appeals they had filed had “been done against mine will.” Mr. Muhammad’s appellate lawyer, Jonathan Sheldon, declined to comment.
Source: The New York Times
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