Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 19, 2001

Zacarias Moussaoui was brought to the federal court...

Zacarias Moussaoui was brought to the federal court where he will face charges of taking part in the conspiracy to attack New York City and Washington

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Zacarias Moussaoui was brought to the federal court where he will face charges of taking part in the conspiracy to attack New York City and Washington. Moussaoui said nothing during a brief hearing at the U.S. Courthouse here. He refused to stand as a magistrate summarized the 6 conspiracy charges against him and continued staring ahead as Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Spencer said that 4 of the charges carry the death penalty. He will be arraigned here on the charges Jan. 2. Usually, defendants are required to stand when addressed by a judge. Moussaoui stayed seated even after a deputy marshal poked him in the shoulder. In a hearing in New York last week, Moussaoui also refused to stand when a judge entered the courtroom.
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  • (Sources: USA Today, 19/12/2001)