Judge denies motion in Malvo case

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Monday, March 3, 2003 Posted: 5:28 PM EST (2228 GMT)

FAIRFAX, Virginia (CNN) -- A judge Monday denied a defense motion to declare the state's death penalty unconstitutional in the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who could face capital punishment if convicted of killing an FBI employee during a string of sniper killings in the Washington metro area last fall.