Elwy Ali Okaz, husband of Marwa al-Sherbini, who was fatally stabbed in court, waits for the start of the ninth day of hearings at a courtroom in the district court in Dresden, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Defendant Alexander Wiens, a 28-year-old Russian-born ethnic German, is accused of fatally stabbing al-Sherbini on July, 1. The sentence is expected for Nov. 11. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

Elwy Ali Okaz, husband of Marwa al-Sherbini, who was fatally stabbed in court, waits for the start of the ninth day of hearings at a courtroom in the district court in Dresden, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Defendant Alexander Wiens, a 28-year-old Russian-born ethnic German, is accused of fatally stabbing al-Sherbini on July, 1. The sentence is expected for Nov. 11.

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  1. Defendant Alexander Wiens, right, is escorted to the courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
  2. Defendant Alexander Wiens, center, is escorted into a courtroom of the district court of Dresden, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Wiens, a 28-year-old Russian-born ethnic German, is accused of fatally stabbing al-Sherbini on July, 1. The sentence is expected for Nov. 11.
  3. FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009, file photo, then defendant Alexander Wiens is escorted to the courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany. The lawyer of a man convicted of murder for fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German courtroom says he has appealed. Lawyer Michael Sturm said Friday Nov. 13, 2009, that Russian-born German Alexander Wiens is taking his case to the Federal Court of Justice.
  4. Elwi Ali Okaz, husband of murdered Egyptian woman Marwa al-Sherbini, waits for the beginning of the last day of trial of a 28-year-old Russian-born German, who has admitted to stabbing Marwa al-Sherbini to death during at a July 1 court hearing, at the district court in Dresden, Germany, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. The Dresden state court said in its ruling Wednesday that because of the particularly brutal nature of the crime defendant Alexander Wiens would also not be eligible for early release.
  5. Alex Wiens is led into the courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for a man who admitted to fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German court in a case that triggered outrage across the Muslim world. During his trial, suspect Alexander Wiens admitted to stabbing Marwa al-Sherbini to death during the July 1 court hearing. The 28-year-old Russian-born Wiens said, however, that his actions were not premeditated and that he had no xenophobic motivation. The sentence is expected for Nov. 11.
  6. Alex Wiens is led into the courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for a man who admitted to fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German court in a case that triggered outrage across the Muslim world. During his trial, suspect Alexander Wiens admitted to stabbing Marwa al-Sherbini to death during the July 1 court hearing. The 28-year-old Russian-born Wiens said, however, that his actions were not premeditated and that he had no xenophobic motivation. The sentence is expected for Nov. 11.
  7. Elwy Ali Okaz, husband of Marwa al-Sherbini, who was fatally stabbed in court, waits for the start of the ninth day of hearings at a courtroom in the district court in Dresden, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Defendant Alexander Wiens, a 28-year-old Russian-born ethnic German, is accused of fatally stabbing al-Sherbini on July, 1. The sentence is expected for Nov. 11.
  8. Lawyer Heiko Lesch, left, speeks to Elwy Ali Okaz, husband of murdered Marwa al-Sherbini, right, at the start of the hearing at a courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for suspect Alexander Wiens, who admitted to fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German court in a case that triggered outrage across the Muslim world.

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