USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case

Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers believe the terrorist who planned the 9/11 attacks should and will be sentenced to death - and 2/3 of city residents say they'd be unafraid to serve on the jury. A Daily News/Marist poll found that 77% of New Yorkers agree with President Obama that alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his 4 cohorts will be found guilty in a Manhattan federal courtroom. The poll of 811 city residents, conducted on the 18^th and the 19th by The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion for The News, has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. The poll found some apprehension about an Al Qaeda trial here. 52 % said they were concerned it will increase the city's risk of a terror attack, while 45% said they were not worried. 69% expressed confidence that a city jury would return the unanimous verdict required to sentence the accused terrorists to death. And New Yorkers are equally ready to stand up and be counted: More than 2/3 said they would not be afraid to serve as a juror in the case. An even larger 73% of those polled said ringleader Mohammed should be put to death for his crimes if convicted, and 67% said his four co-defendants should also pay the ultimate price.