Jan. 5, 2011 04:24 PM
Associated Press
Attorneys are discussing a possible plea deal for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because he believed she was too Westernized.
Attorneys discussed a plea deal for Faleh Hassan Almaleki on Wednesday during a last-minute closed-door meeting in Maricopa County Superior Court, but did not reach an agreement.
If a plea deal is reached, it could be announced at Almaleki's next court date Tuesday.
Almaleki has pleaded not guilty, and faces life in prison if convicted of the first-degree murder charge against him.
Police say Almaleki slammed his Jeep into his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, and her boyfriend's mother in October 2009.
Noor was in a coma for two weeks before succumbing to her injuries, in a case that caused outrage nationwide and that prosecutors called an "honor killing."
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