Jared L. Loughner Pleads Guilty in 2011 Tucson Shootings
Jared L. Loughner pleaded guilty on Tuesday to carrying out a shooting rampage
in Tucson last year that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, including
Gabrielle Giffords, then a member of the House of Representatives. In exchange,
the government has agreed not to seek the death penalty.
In the hearing in Federal District Court, Judge Larry A. Burns also found Mr.
Loughner mentally competent to admit to the crimes.
Under the terms of the deal brokered by his defense team and the prosecution, he
will spend the rest of his life in prison. The deal also means that victims’
relatives and the shooting’s survivors will not have to endure the prospect of
sitting through a lengthy trial of uncertain outcome.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/us/loughner-expected-to-plead-in-tucson-rampage.html?emc=na
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