Quick trial expected for Aquash murder defendant

Wednesday, December 12, 2007  

Federal prosecutors are planning a quick trial now that John Graham, a Native man from Canada, is being held for the 1975 murder of American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash.

Marty Jackley, the U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, expects the trial to start sometime in the next two months. He plans to seek a life sentence but won't ask for the death penalty for Graham.

Graham is accused of murdering Aquash, who was Mi'kmaq from Canada, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He pleaded not guilty last Friday after being extradited from Canada.

A second man, Arlo Looking Cloud, is serving a life sentence for Aquash's murder.

Get the Story:
Quick trial expected for Canadian accused of Pictou-Aquash slaying (CBC 12/11)

Relevant Links:
John Graham Defense Committee - http://www.grahamdefense.org
Indigenous Women for Justice - http://www.indigenouswomenforjustice.org
Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash Info - http://www.dickshovel.com/annalay.html

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