A court date is set for Loughner, the alleged perpetrator of the Tucson shooting spree. Loughner will appear in court on Jan. 10. He can be charged with multiple charges, including attempted murder and murder. Loughner has invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, and isn’t cooperating with investigators. He is likely to be getting a huge pay day loan to pay for his legal team.
Court appearance for Jared Loughner for arraignment
The man accused of carrying out the deadly Tucson shooting spree in Arizona, Jared Loughner, is set to appear in federal court for arraignment on Jan. 10. The New York Times reports that five federal charges including murder and attempted murder will be what 22 year old Loughner is facing. State charges may be pending, and Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has not ruled out filing charges of terrorism. Loughner has the right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment. That means police and investigators haven't gotten information from him. Judy Clarke, who defended Tim McVeigh of the Oklahoma City bombing, Ted Kaczynski "Unabomber," and even Zacarias Moussaoui who was a 9/11 conspirator, is the federal public defender who will be defending Loughner.
Behavior in past is disturbed
Outbursts and strange behavior are in Jared Lee Loughner's history. He was suspended from Pima Community College for disruptive behavior. He had at least five instances of unruly behavior that involved campus police. He had a former professor that came forward after hearing of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that had Loughner involved somehow. CBS reports this. After Loughner didn't get full credit for one late assignment, there was an incident that Debbie Scheidemantel recalled on "The Early Show". He then said that he deserved full credit for any late assignment. His First Amendment rights dictated it, he said. Campus police ended up pulling him out of class. Loughner also has a number of videos on his YouTube page, which are odd, to say the least.
May face death penalty
The arraignment will take place in the federal courthouse in Phoenix. The death penalty is on the table for Loughner. If he gets convicted, it is a possibility. Another that Clarke defended was Timothy McVeigh. He ended up getting the death penalty in 2005 for his crimes.
Information from
New York Times
nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10giffords.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
CBS News
cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/10/earlyshow/main7230271.shtml
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