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Will alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner plead guilty?

Will alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner plead guilty?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in General » Crime
Settled on 01/24/2011 23:20 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option: Pleads "Not guilty"
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/24/2011-01-24_jared_lee_loughner_pleads_not_guilty_to_attempted_assassination_of_rep_gabrielle.html

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Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of shooting six people and wounding 14 others in Saturday's assassination attempt against the Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has appeared in court where he was given a formal reading of five charges.

Loughner, 22, who arrived in leg chains and handcuffs and wearing a beige prison uniform with his head shaved, initially appeared apprehensive during the short appearance, at which 15 US marshalls stood guard in the packed courtroom.

He was read two charges of murder and three of attempted murder related to federal employees in Tucson – Giffords, members of her staff and a federal judge.

Judy Clarke, who defended Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma city bomber who was executed for killing 168 people, was appointed as Loughner's lawyer. The hearing was moved to Phoenix after federal judges in Tucson were obliged to recuse themselves because of the death of their colleague.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/11/jared-loughner-court-appearance-gabrielle-giffords

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   Super Userkruijs

Jared Lee Loughner, 24, was then ordered to serve seven consecutive life sentences, plus 140 years in federal prison for the January 2011 shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13 others, including Giffords, outside a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz.

Loughner pleaded guilty under an agreement that guarantees he will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. He avoids a federal death sentence, although state prosecutors could still decide to try him.

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