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Skagit Valley Herald: Zamora death-penalty decision in a month
Posted by John de Leon
Isaac L. Zamora's defense attorneys expect to turn in paperwork on Monday arguing against the death penalty for the man charged with killing six people and wounding four others in a Sept. 2, 2008, shooting spree, according to the Skagit Valley Herald.
Zamora's two attorneys tell The Herald they have spent the past several months compiling the so-called mitigation package for Skagit County Prosecutor Rich Weyrich. The packages usually contain a health history, family history and information on upbringing and good deeds, defense attorney Wes Richards said.
Once the information is submitted, Weyrich will then have until Nov. 16 to decide whether to seek the death penalty.
Zamora is accused of killing five people, including Skagit County sheriff's deputy Anne Jackson, in the town of Alger before stealing a pickup and killing another man on Interstate 5. To read court documents that detail the rampage, click here. A word of warning: The documents contain some graphic information.
To read a Seattle Times profile of Zamora, click here.
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