1,202 Exhibits From United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui Trial Now Online
The following web pages link to all 1,202 exhibits admitted into evidence during the trial of U.S. v. Moussaoui, with the exception of seven that are classified or otherwise remain under seal. This is the first criminal case for which a federal court has provided access to all exhibits online. The exhibits were posted on July 31, 2006.
[Files include text documents, photographs, objects, video and audio tapes, summary presentations.
The exhibits are organized first by the party that sought their admission, then by the phase of the trial in which they were introduced, and finally by exhibit number. The exhibits were numbered by the parties before trial and were not necessarily admitted into evidence in numerical order. Phase One of the trial concerned whether the defendant was eligible for the death penalty; Phase Two concerned whether he would be sentenced to death or to life in prison without the possibility of release.
Descriptions of the exhibits are the same as those provided by the parties to the jury in the parties' exhibit indexes. Explanations of certain exhibits noted [in brackets] are provided by the court to the public. Some exhibits include images or sounds which may be disturbing to some individuals. The explanations of these exhibits include the warnings “Viewer discretion is advised” or “Listener discretion is advised.”
Some exhibits are copyrighted. The user is solely responsible for identifying the copyright owner and obtaining any necessary permission before using the material. Any unauthorized copying, distribution, adaptation, public performance or public display of copyrighted material may subject the user to civil or criminal sanctions for copyright infringement under the provisions of the copyright laws of the United States.
Source: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia