Federal appeals court in Virginia rehearing 9/11 conspirator Moussaoui’s case
By , APFriday, September 25, 2009
Court in Va rehearing 9/11 conspirator’s case
RICHMOND, Va. — The only person to stand trial in a U.S. court for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is getting another chance to plead his case to a federal appeals court in Virginia.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rehears arguments in Zacharias Moussaoui’s case Friday.
The court heard Moussaoui’s appeal in January but ordered new arguments after one panel member, Judge Karen Williams, retired for health reasons before the case could be decided.
Moussaoui is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to helping plan the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. His lawyers claim the guilty plea was invalid because the government withheld evidence that could have helped his defense.
