Daily News Article - April 4, 2006
1. Match the following words as used in the article with their definitions below:
pleaded, conspire, eligible, deliberations, aggravating,
mitigating, capital charges, insufficient, probable cause
a. ____________________ information about a defendant or the circumstances of a crime that might tend to lessen the sentence or the crime with which the person is charged
b. ____________________ discussion and consideration of all sides of an issue
c. ____________________ not enough; inadequate
d. ____________________ meeting the necessary conditions
e. ____________________ When defendant admits to or denies having committed the crime of which he is accused
f. ____________________ punishable by death
g. ____________________ information about a defendant or the circumstances of a crime that might tend to make worse, more serious, or more severe the sentence or the crime with which the person is charged.
h. ____________________ a reasonable belief that a person has committed a crime
i. ____________________ to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act
2. Now that the jury has found Moussaoui eligible for execution, what will the next phase of the penalty trial determine?
3. On what grounds did the jury find Moussaoui guilty of at least one death on 9-11?
4. The jury was unanimous in its guilty verdict on the four counts against Moussaoui. What were they?
5. What defense will Moussaoui's attorneys use?
6. a) What was the only question the jury asked during the first phase of the penalty trial?
b) What answer were they given?
7. a) How did Moussaoui initially plead?
b) In what way did he change his story during the penalty trial?
8. a) When, why and how did FBI agents first arrest Moussaoui?
b) Why didn't they search his computer at that time?