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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "The only man charged in the United States in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackings pleaded guilty to helping al-Qaida carry out the terrorist attacks and was sentenced him to life in prison by a jury.<p>Click through the years on the left to read about key events in Moussaoui's trial.";

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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "<b>Feb. 26-May 29:</b> Moussaoui, a French national of Moroccan descent, trains at a Norman, Okla. flight school but doesn't get a pilot's license.<p><b>Aug. 17:</b> Moussaoui is arrested on immigration charges after arousing suspicion at a Minnesota flight school by asking to learn to fly a Boeing 747.<p><b>Sept. 11:</b> Terrorists crash jetliners into the World Trade Center, Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. Moussaoui is moved to New York and held as material witness.<p><b>Dec. 11:</b> Moussaoui is charged with six conspiracy counts related to Sept. 11 attacks.<p><b>Dec. 13:</b> Moussaoui is moved to Alexandria, Va., for trial and denied bail.";

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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "<b>Jan. 2:</b> Moussaoui refuses to enter a plea; Judge Leonie Brinkema enters a not guilty plea for him.<p><b>March 28:</b> Prosecuters say they intend to seek the death penalty.<p><b>April 22:</b> Moussaoui asks to represent himself. Brinkema orders a mental evaluation.<p><b>June 13:</b> Moussaoui is allowed to represent himself, and proclaims his innocence. His court-appointed attorneys ask to be dismissed, but Brinkema keeps them on standby.";

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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "<b>Feb 12:</b> Brinkema postpones Moussaoui's trial indefinitely.<p><b>July 14:</b> The Justice Department refuses a request by Moussaoui to question detained al-Qaida leaders.<p><b>Oct. 2:</b> Brinkema bars the government from seeking the death penalty.<p><b>Nov. 14:</b> Citing inflammatory and unprofessional briefs, Brinkema ends Moussaoui's self-representation.";

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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "<b>April 22:</b> A federal appeals court reinstates the death penalty as a possible sentence.<p>Citing national security, the court says Moussaoui can use government prepared summaries from detained al-Qaida leaders but may not interview them.";

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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "<b>Jan. 10:</b> Moussaoui's lawyers appeal to the Supreme Court, challenging the right to try him without allowing direct questioning of detained al-Qaida leaders.<p><b>March 21:</b> The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal.<p><b>April 20:</b> Brinkema meets with Moussaoui after he sends her a letter expressing his desire to plead guilty. The judge deems him competent to do so.<p><b>April 22:</b> Moussaoui pleads guilty to all six charges.";

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MoussaouiTrial_Chronology[i-1].body = "<b>Feb. 4:</b> The court begins selecting a jury that will choose the death penalty or life in prison for Moussaoui.<p><b>March 6:</b> Opening arguments in the penalty phase begin as the case's 18 jurors and alternates are seated.<p><b>March 13:</b> Judge Leonie Brinkema considers dismissing the death penalty case when she learns that a federal attorney coached witnesses in violation of her rules. She bars some government testimony but later relents.<p><b>March 27:</b> Taking the stand, Moussaoui claims he was part of the Sept. 11, 2001 plot, contradicting much of his defense team's case.<p><b>April 24:</b> The jury begins sentencing deliberations.<p><b>May 3:</b> The jury rejects the death penalty for Moussaoui, opting for a sentence of life in prison.<p><b>May 5:</b> Lawyers for Moussaoui file a motion requesting to withdraw his guilty plea. Moussaoui recants his testimony about involvement in 9/11 attacks.";

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