"Court Rejects Sniper's Appeal; Ruling Leaves John Allen Muhammad Few Options for Avoiding Execution"

How Appealing has an entry about the Fourth Circuit's denial of the denial of the Washington DC area sniper's petition for habeas relief. The Fourth Circuit's opinion has a detailed factual recitation.

"Court Rejects Sniper's Appeal; Ruling Leaves John Allen Muhammad Few Options for Avoiding Execution": Jerry Markon of The Washington Post has a news update that begins, "A federal appellate court on Friday rejected convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad's appeal, leaving him with few options to avoid execution for the wave of shootings that terrified the Washington region in 2002."

And The Associated Press reports that "Appeals court in Va. upholds sniper conviction."

You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.