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James Charles Kopp was born on 2 August, 1954 in Pasadena, California, U.S., is an American convicted murderer. Discover James Charles Kopp's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Born 2 August 1954
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Birthplace Pasadena, California, U.S.
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1954

James Charles Kopp (born August 2, 1954) is an American who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Barnett Slepian, an American physician from Amherst, New York who performed abortions.

Prior to his capture, Kopp was on the FBI's list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.

1976

Kopp graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1976, with a bachelor's degree in biology, going on to take a master's degree in embryology from California State University Fullerton.

Kopp started providing support to anti-abortion groups after his girlfriend underwent an abortion, and used his technical abilities to create special locks that protesters then used on the doors of abortion clinics.

1998

On October 23, 1998, at approximately 10 p.m., Barnett Slepian was standing in the kitchen of his home in Amherst, New York.

Kopp fired a single shot from a rifle from a nearby wooded area, which entered the Slepian home through a rear window.

Slepian was a well-known obstetrician/gynecologist who performed abortions at a women's clinic in Buffalo, New York.

He also maintained a private medical practice in an office in Amherst, New York.

Within hours of the murder, anti-abortion militants posted Slepian's name crossed out on their internet website, which also served as "a virtual hit list of doctors who carry out abortions".

The FBI believed that Kopp received assistance in fleeing the US, although Irish anti-abortion groups denied they assisted him.

Kopp fled to Mexico under an assumed name and later to Ireland.

1999

On June 7, 1999, he had become the 455th fugitive placed on the list by the FBI.

He was affiliated with the militant Roman Catholic anti-abortion group known as The Lambs of Christ.

He has been referred to as a terrorist by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, and was "well-known in militant anti-abortion circles, where he was nicknamed Atomic Dog".

James Charles Kopp was born in Pasadena, California and raised Lutheran, but later converted to Roman Catholicism.

2001

He then fled Ireland one step ahead of police on a ferry to Brittany, France on March 12, 2001, with two Irish passports besides his original U.S. document.

On March 29, 2001, Kopp was arrested without incident by French law enforcement in the town of Dinan, Brittany, just after picking up a package containing $300 outside of a post office.

The United States requested his extradition.

Attorney General John Ashcroft promised that the death penalty would not be sought, handed down or applied, a prerequisite according to the extradition treaty between France and the United States.

Ashcroft's promise was made over the objections of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark, both of whom wanted the death penalty, though such a sentence is not available in the New York State criminal justice system.

Spitzer and Clark argued that the charge of murder was a state charge, not a federal charge, and Ashcroft had no jurisdiction in the matter.

The instruction chamber of the Rennes Court of Appeals ruled in favor of extradition.

Kopp and his attorney, Herve Rouzaud-Le Bouef, appealed this ruling, stating that the "unsigned embassy letter was 'insufficient' as a guarantee, prompting Ashcroft's unusual direct intervention.

2002

In May 2002, Kopp waived all possible appeals in France and returned to the U.S. in June 2002.

2003

On March 11, 2003, Kopp waived his right to a jury trial.

Based upon an agreement between the defense and prosecution — Erie County Assistant District Attorney Joseph Maruszak and defense attorney Bruce Barkett — Erie County Judge Michael D'Amico would be required to find Kopp guilty or not guilty based on a single document of facts.

In addition, the judge could not consider lesser charges; he had to find Kopp guilty or not guilty of second-degree murder.

Kopp had confessed his role in the shooting to police, claiming he only meant to wound Slepian.

D'Amico found him guilty and sentenced him to the maximum penalty, 25 years to life imprisonment, on May 9, 2003.

D'Amico told Kopp "It's clear the act is premeditated; there is no doubt about it. You made an attempt to avoid responsibility for the act. What may appear righteous to you is immoral to someone else."

2006

The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, upheld the conviction on July 7, 2006 (Shawn P. Hennessy, attorney for respondent and Timothy Murphy, attorney for appellant).

He is currently serving his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota, his BOP ID being 11761-055.

Kopp filed an appeal with the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Judge Richard Arcara was selected to preside.

Arcara limited what Kopp could say on the stand and prohibited the defense from showing pictures of aborted fetuses.

There are also limitations to witness' accounts.

If found guilty in federal court, Kopp faced a mandatory life sentence.

Kopp was charged with violating the Clinic Entrances Act and using a weapon in the murder of Slepian.

Kopp chose to act as his own attorney.

On the second day of the federal trial, and during cross examination, Kopp moved to have the court reporter from his previous state trial read back statements pertaining to abortion.