U of Alabama @ Hunstville shooting 2/12/10-Amy Bishop Anderson Sentenced LWOP

[MuffyBee]

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/07/accused_uah_shooter_amy_bishop_10.html
Accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop still fighting for expert witnesses, state may have found compromise
July 29, 2012

Huntsville's most prominent murder trial in a generation could take place twice, experts say, unless attorneys for Amy Bishop and the State of Alabama resolve a dispute over who will pay for expert witnesses.
But state officials said late Friday that they may have found a fix, if medical experts are willing to wait on deferred payments.
The stakes are high, as prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty when trial begins in September, and a poor provision for the defense would bolster an appeal.
Bishop's attorneys are arguing that the Harvard-trained biologist, who is charged with fatally shooting three colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is not guilty by reason of insanity.
Her attorneys, who were appointed by the court, contend they need help from a neuropsychiatrist and a brain scan of Bishop, as part of her defense. The U.S. Supreme Court has found that defendants are entitled to expert assistance if it is important to their defense.
The current refusal by the state comptroller's office to cover about $10,000 in expert costs could set a clear path for an appeal if Bishop is convicted of capital murder, said Talitha Powers Bailey, a professor at the University of Alabama's law school and director of the school's Capital Law Defense Clinic.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.waff.com/story/19172567/bishop-anderson-beaten-in-jail
Amy Bishop-Anderson beaten in Madison Co. Jail
Posted August 1, 2012, Updated August 2, 2012

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Bishop-Anderson was taken to the onsite nurse. Initially, they thought she had a broken wrist, but that proved not to be the case.

She is currently being held in a lock up cell in the medical unit where she was checked on by a physician.

Family members have confirmed that the inmate involved was Amy Nicole Maclin. The family member said that Bishop-Anderson "disrespected Amy Maclin and she beat her with a cafeteria tray, and Amy Maclin is now in solitary confinement."

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[MuffyBee]

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/08/accused_uah_shooter_amy_bishop_11.html
Accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop was beaten by another inmate at Madison County Jail
August 1, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A Huntsville TV station has reported that accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop was attacked by another inmate at the Madison County Jail over the weekend.
The Times' has confirmed the attack and Bishop's injuries were described as minor. The attack was described as taking place about 10 days ago.
WAFF reported that a family member of inmate Amy Nicole Maclin confirmed that Maclin beat Bishop with a cafeteria tray after Bishop "disrespected" Maclin.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/judge-delays-trial-of-ex-professor-charged-in-alabama-huntsville-campus-killings-to-sept-24/2012/08/07/885e77ba-e0e1-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html
Judge delays trial of ex-professor charged in Alabama-Huntsville campus killings to Sept. 24
August 7, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A judge has delayed the trial of a former Alabama university professor accused of killing three colleagues and wounding three others during a campus faculty meeting.

Madison County Judge Alan Mann didn’t give a reason Tuesday as he pushed back the trial of Amy Bishop by two weeks. It will now begin Sept. 24 in Huntsville.
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[MuffyBee]

http://whnt.com/2012/08/08/renowned-criminal-psychiatrist-to-impact-bishop-case/
Renowned Criminal Psychiatrist To Impact Bishop Case
Posted on: 10:00 pm, August 8, 2012, by Nick Banaszak, updated on: 09:51am, August 9, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Accused UAHuntsville shooter Amy Bishop Anderson will soon be examined by one of America’s most renowned criminal psychiatrists, a major reason why her upcoming trial was delayed.

The two-week delay was ordered by Madison County Circuit Judge Alan Mann on Tuesday, and one local attorney says it’s not hard to figure out why the trial was pushed back to September 24th.
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[MuffyBee]

http://whnt.com/2012/08/31/bishops-lawyers-file-new-motion-regarding-sentencing/
Bishop’s Lawyers File New Motion Regarding Sentencing
August 31, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – There are new details about the upcoming capital murder trial of Dr. Amy Bishop Anderson, the woman accused of shooting six colleagues at UAHuntsville in February 2010.

Her lawyers filed a new motion this week.  They want the judge to prohibit characterization of the jury’s role as advisory with regard to sentencing.

Lawyers file ‘motions in limine’ prior to the trial to address something they know will likely come up during the trial.   

Jake Watson, a Huntsville lawyer who isn’t involved with the Bishop case, says these motions serve one purpose.

“To help the court proceedings move along efficiently, so lawyers aren’t constantly objecting to things that the court can rule on pre-trial,” said Watson.

Attorneys for Amy Bishop-Anderson want a judge to keep prosecutors from using certain words when addressing the jury.
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Watson says several states are wrestling with to deal with how to deal with this particular motion.  He said he believes the issue will end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bishop Anderson’s trial is scheduled to start September 24 in Madison County Circuit Court.  Judge Alan Mann will preside.

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[MuffyBee]

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/09/post_878.html
Attorneys for Amy Bishop want close look at potential jurors in upcoming capital murder trial
September 9, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Attorneys for Amy Bishop are asking the trial judge for wide latitude while they question potential jurors for her capital murder trial.

The attorneys want to be able to probe for biases of would-be jurors who may be inclined to give the death penalty in all cases, are incapable of giving proper weight to mitigating evidence or who don't believe life in prison without parole is a sufficient punishment.

Bishop, 47, is set to go on trial Sept. 24 in the shooting deaths of three of her biology faculty colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Feb. 12, 2010.

Bishop is charged with killing biology professors Maria Ragland Davis and Adriel Johnson, and Biology Department chair Gopi Podila during a shooting rampage in a faculty meeting. She also is charged with attempting to kill professors Joseph Leahy and Luis Cruz-Vera, and staff assistant Stephanie Monticciolo.

Bishop is seeking a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect - an insanity defense - which requires her attorneys to prove she was suffering from a serious mental disease or defect at the time of the shootings and that it prevented her from understanding the nature and wrongfulness of her actions.

Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard has said he will seek the death penalty for Bishop, a Harvard-educated mother of four.

The attorneys in the case are under a gag order.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/UAH-Shooting-Survivor-Condemns-Amy-Bishop-Accused-Shooter-169161576.html
UAH Shooting Survivor Condemns Amy Bishop, Accused Shooter
September 10, 2012

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http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/09/accused_uah_shooter_amy_bishop_12.html
UAH shooter Amy Bishop pleads guilty to capital murder charge, avoids death penalty (updated)
September 11, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Amy Bishop pleaded guilty this afternoon to capital murder charges in Madison County Circuit Court in an agreement that will send her to prison for the rest of her life.
Amy Bishop pleads guiltyUAH shooter Amy Bishop heading into the courtroom to plead guilty to capital murder on Sept. 11, 2012. (The Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)

Bishop, 47, will not be eligible for the death penalty under the terms of the agreement.

She stood before Judge Alan Mann and entered one guilty plea to capital murder and three pleas of attempted murder.
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Under Alabama law, a capital murder defendant who pleads guilty still must have a jury hear the evidence against them. If Bishop enters the plea, a condensed version of the case -- the facts would no longer be in dispute -- is expected to be held Sept. 24. Her trial was supposed to start Sept. 24.
Bishop has been held in the Madison County Jail since the shooting. Madison County Circuit Judge Alan Mann is presiding over the case.

At the end of the hearing, Mann directed attorneys not discuss the case until after the trial is complete, so they could not explain how the guilty plea agreement came about.

[KittyMom]

I can't believe she actually plead out.  Thankfully, we won't have to hear about how pitiful she is and how she was abuse, neglected, misunderstood as a child and that's why she did it.

[MuffyBee]

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/09/amy_bishop_husband_could_recei.html
Amy Bishop, husband could receive royalty checks from UAH for patented cell incubator
September 14, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Admitted UAH shooter Amy Bishop and her husband are in line to receive royalties from the university for an invention expected to start generating revenue next month.

The cell incubator Bishop and Jim Anderson invented is described as an "automated petri dish" and has been developed for sale to research universities by a Huntsville start-up company called InQ Biosciences.

Under UAH's patent rules, the University of Alabama in Huntsville owns the patent which was issued last year. Bishop and Anderson are credited as the inventors and in UAH's standard patent agreement inventors are entitled to 70 percent of any invention that generates up to $50,000 and 40 percent of income over $50,000.

When asked about the potential payout to Bishop and Anderson, UAH spokesman Ray Garner suggested Friday it was too soon to know if the university would be writing checks to them.

"As a result of pending civil litigation filed by the victims of the shooting, questions remain where any proceeds that are due the inventor will be paid," Garner said.

Bishop and Anderson are named in lawsuits filed by the families of Dr. Maria Ragland Davis and Dr. Adriel Johnson, who were both killed by Bishop on Feb. 12, 2010 during a shooting rampage in a faculty meeting in UAH's Shelby Center. That lawsuit also names Dr. Vistasp Karbhari, the university provost.

Lawsuits have also been filed by Dr. Joseph Leahy and Stephanie Monticciolo, who were seriously wounded in the attack and by Dr. Debra Moriarity, who was in the meeting and has been hailed for trying to shove Bishop out the conference room door. Bishop and Anderson are the only defendants in those lawsuits.

All of the lawsuits have effectively been on hold waiting for the criminal case against Bishop to be resolved. The attorneys in the cases are under a gag order.
Huntsville attorney Mark McDaniel said Friday that if one or more lawsuits against Bishop and Anderson are successful and the plaintiffs win a financial judgment, attorneys in the case would seek to claim any assets owned by the couple. McDaniel said that could include property, insurance policies and income sources like any money from the InQ sales.

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[MuffyBee]

http://www.waff.com/story/19612489/amy-bishop-anderson-to-go-to-trial-monday
Amy Bishop-Anderson to go to trial Monday
September 22, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -

One of the most notorious accused killers in Huntsville history will make what may be her final court appearance Monday morning, and it may cause some traffic troubles downtown.
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She took a plea deal, so they don't need the pool for her hearing Monday, but court officials said they were unaware she was planning to take a deal.

They sent out the summons around a month in advance; she took the deal 10 days ago - and timing couldn't have been worse.
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The UAH killer still has a hearing set on Monday for her guilty plea to capital murder

That hearing is expected to last only a day or two.
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Bishop-Anderson will be in court on Monday, and WAFF 48 News will cover it live through a blog on WAFF.com

[MuffyBee]

http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/birgfeld-family-wants-her-remains-back/
Amy Bishop, ex-Univ. of Ala. professor who pleaded guilty to shooting six people, sentenced to life in prison
September 24, 2012

(AP) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A former university professor has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing three of her colleagues and wounding three others during a faculty meeting.

The jury deliberated for about 20 minutes before convicting Amy Bishop on Monday. Amy Bishop, a former professor at the University of Alabama in Hunstville, showed no reaction as the verdict was read.

Circuit Judge Alan Mann then imposed the life sentence. Bishop did not speak in court.

The Harvard-educated biologist avoided a death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

However, she was still required to have a brief trial under Alabama law because she admitted to a capital murder charge.

Investigator Charlie Gray and professor Debra Moriarty were the only witnesses to testify during the brief trial Monday for Amy Bishop. Bishop already has pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty, but state law requires a trial because it was a capital charge.

Gray also said police believe Bishop opened fire during the faculty meeting because she was angry over being denied tenure, which effectively ended her career at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

"She would say, `It didn't happen. I wasn't there. It wasn't me,"' Gray said.

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Bishop still could face a trial in Massachusetts, where she is charged in the 1986 killing of her 18-year-old brother. Seth Bishop's death had been ruled an accident after Amy Bishop told investigators she shot him in the family's Braintree home as she tried to unload her father's gun. But the Alabama shootings prompted a new investigation and charges. Prosecutors have said they will wait until after sentencing in the Alabama case to determine whether to put Bishop on trial in Massachusetts.

[MuffyBee]

Can you imagine the sheer terror Professor Moriarity must have felt after having witnessed Amy Bishop shooting their collegues in close proximity and then aiming the pistol at her and the gun misfiring time and again?  If the gun hadn't jammed, it could have been so much worse.  Or, if Amy Bishop had brought a second weapon.      Professor Leahy suffered the lost an eye , and must live with the aftermath of the shooting, having watched 3 others shot to death. 

I would really, really like to see a full investigation with charges filed on Amy and her mother in the death of her teenge brother.  Amy shot him to death and her mother covered it up imo.  They BOTH are in a way responsible for the murders at the college.  Neither were held accountable in the young mans death, and if they had been, maybe she wouldn't have been in position do what she did at U of Alabama.  JMHO

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0924/Former-Alabama-professor-gets-life-in-prison
Former Alabama professor gets life in prison
September 24, 2012

A former Alabama biology professor who pleaded guilty to killing three colleagues and wounding three others in a 2010 shooting rampage was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday after a jury convicted her in a shortened trial.

Amy Bishop, avoided a death sentence by admitting earlier this month to gunning down her colleagues during a biology department staff meeting at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
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The trial on Monday took less than two hours and featured only two witnesses. One was Bishop's former colleague Debra Moriarity, who recalled how she tried to take Bishop down after the woman started firing during the meeting.
Trained in gun safety by her hunter father, Moriarity testified that she ducked and crawled under a table to grab Bishop's legs.

"I was yelling, 'Stop, Amy! Stop! Don't do this!'" said Moriarity, who is now chairwoman of the biology department.

Moriarity said Bishop then pointed the gun at her. As Moriarity begged for her life, Bishop repeatedly pulled the trigger but the gun jammed, Moriarity testified. She said Bishop was silent during the attack
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After her arrest in Alabama, authorities in Braintree, Massachusetts, charged Bishop with the 1986 shooting death of her teenage brother.

Authorities in Massachusetts were awaiting the outcome of the Alabama trial before deciding how to proceed in their case.

Jurors on Monday did not have to weigh Bishop's guilt in the attempted murder charges, for which Circuit Judge Alan Mann sentenced her to three consecutive life sentences.

After the trial, professor Joseph Leahy, who lost an eye in the shooting and has just returned to teaching, said he felt the verdict was just.

"Seeing the photos was tough - I was seeing the bodies of my friends," he said. "They took the first three shots, and I got the fourth. I feel fortunate to be alive."
 

[MuffyBee]

Well, it's just too bad Amy was very upset.  (world's tiniest violin etc. etc.)  She will soon find her behavior of being demanding, throwing fits and being "accustomed to getting her own way" etc. will only cause her problems.  I wonder if she's been given kid glove treatment up to this point? She shot six people, killing three.  I have no sympathy for her.  I believe there needs to be an investigation regarding Amy shooting to death her teenage brother years ago.  This should be done while her mother is still alive because not only does Amy need to be held accountable, but so does her mother, the cover up facilitator in the case.  JMHO

http://www.wsfa.com/story/19636534/amy-bishop-anderson-spends-first-night-at-tutwiler-prison
Amy Bishop-Anderson spends first night at Tutwiler prison
September 25, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -

Jail officials confirmed Amy Bishop Anderson is no longer in the Metro Jail and will spend her first night in Tutwiler Prison.
She was taken from the Metro Jail around 1 p.m. by Madison County deputies and a county transport officer.

Assistant Jail Administrator Lt. Steven Setzer said her routine was changed last night, and she was very upset. She wasn't in her usual cell, but was in a smaller cell in a high traffic area.

He said they put her in the "booking cell" after she was sentenced for security observation, where someone checked on her every 15 minutes. It was not suicide watch, and she was allowed to have all her personal effects.

Setzer said Bishop-Anderson left the building on Tuesday without "pitching a fit," which is unusual for her. He described her typical behavior as animated, demanding, and accustomed to getting her own way.

Setzer said being transported this quickly is not typical but not unusual. The sheriff called Tutwiler, and they had a bed available.
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Amy Bishop-Anderson will spend the rest of her life inside Tutwiler prison.
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Department of Corrections officials said it typically takes 30 days for an inmate to transfer to a state prison.

However, with high profile cases, the sheriff is able to expedite the process.

They said Bishop-Anderson will spend an undetermined amount of time in segregation. This is to help the prisoner adjust.