Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced to life in prison for murder

Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced to life in prison for murder and attempted murder in the shootings of 2 people in Virginia during the fall 2002 sniper spree that terrorized communities surrounding the nation's capital. 
Malvo, 19, was charged in the killing of Kenneth Bridges, 53, who was shot to death October 11, 2002, as he filled his car with gas at an Exxon station in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
He also was charged in the attempted murder of Caroline Seawell, 43, who was shot outside a Michaels Arts & Crafts Store, also in Fredericksburg. She later recovered from her wounds.
He entered what is known as an Alford plea, which means he does not admit the criminal act but acknowledges that the prosecution has enough evidence to win a conviction.
Although treated as a guilty plea for sentencing, an Alford plea cannot be held against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution or civil proceeding.
The plea originated in the case of North Carolina v. Alford, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970.
Malvo -- who was 17 at the time of the crimes -- entered the pleas in Spotsylvania County Circuit Court.
Judge William Ledbetter asked Malvo how he pleaded to each charge. "Guilty," he said to each count.
At the end of the 10-minute hearing, Ledbetter said, "Mr. Malvo, the court accepts your pleas of guilty to these charges, finding that your pleas were freely, voluntarily and intelligently made”.
Ledbetter sentenced him to life without parole for killing Bridges and attempting to kill Seawell.
Malvo was sentenced to life in prison in March after being convicted for the murder of FBI analyst Linda Franklin, 47, outside a Home Depot in Fairfax, Virginia, one of 10 sniper killings and 3 injuries in October 2002.
His accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was sentenced to death in March for a separate sniper killing in Virginia.
The 2 also are accused of carrying out a string of shootings in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Washington state.
As part of the plea deal, Malvo drops any appeals to his conviction in the killing of Franklin.
Malvo still faces the possibility of receiving the death penalty in another Virginia case, but prosecutors in that case are awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of executing people for crimes they committed as juveniles.
He could face capital punishment in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Washington state.