Murder is murder no matter what the ambition or expected outcome.

Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp was found guilty Tuesday for the 1998 sniper shooting of a doctor who provided abortions.


Judge Michael D'Amico issued the verdict Tuesday, one day after he heard the second-degree murder case without a jury during an unusual single court session. Kopp, 48, waived his right to a jury trial last week.

Dr. Barnett Slepian was struck down Oct. 23, 1998, by a single bullet fired from a high-powered rifle through a rear window of his home in suburban Amherst home.

He deserves more than fifteen years for this.