That kind of venue will be impossible to find, I fear. Kat On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:31:18 -0400 "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What venue would be chose when the defense says > they can't get a fair trail > because of publicity? Hey I know lets just give > them to texas. Just > kidding. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathy Salkin > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:02 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: which state will have the first > trial? > > I think Alabama will waive all trial rights to > Virginia and Maryland; same > with DC. The two states will end up duking it > out over jurisdiction rights. > > Here's what I think will happen: > > 1) Muhammad and Malvo will be tried in > Maryland, and then very likely a > trial > will be held in Virginia. > > 2) Then Alabama and DC can try them for the > murders there. > > None of this would be double jeopardy as these > are separate crimes or > separate > murders all performed in different locations > and at different times. > > Kat > > Kat > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:48:29 -0400 "Barber, > Kenneth L." > wrote: > > > Well, now, actually the first killing was in > > alabama. I do not know how > > strong their case is though, however they > would > > less likely to have the > > contention of too much publicity. Virginia > has > > the fast tract thing that > > would get them to trial faster. I do not know > > if dc has a plus or not. And > > I think they are going to want the death > > penalty. We'll see. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kathy Salkin > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 8:18 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: which state will have the first > > trial? > > > > I'm guessing Maryland, as it's where the > > shootings started and ended, and > > where they were caught. It's also a state > > where the death penalty is under > > a > > moratorium so any defense attorney worth his > > salt would have the trial venue > > there. Probably not Alabama, that I can say > > with confidence. > > > > Kat > > > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:04:32 -0400 "Barber, > > Kenneth L." > > wrote: > > > > > Since it appears that they have the > snipers, > > > which state will get to have > > > the first trial? > > > > > >