Defendant questions Malvo on sanity

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- In an often testy four-hour cross examination, John Allen Muhammad questioned the mental health and memory of his one-time sniper prot & eacute;g & eacute; Lee Boyd Malvo and repeatedly referred to him as "son."
"I would prefer you address me by my name," Malvo shot back at one point, drawing an apology from the defendant.
But when Muhammad discussed what had been a father-sonlike bond between the two, Malvo's soft voice grew quieter and he hunched down in the witness chair.
Muhammad, defending himself against murder charges in six Maryland killings, tried to counter Malvo's damaging testimony Tuesday that he sought to spread terror in the Washington region in October 2002.
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