Routh stood trial for and was found guilty of the following charges:
Count I - Attempted Assassination of a Major Presidential Candidate
Count II - Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence
Count III - Assaulting a Federal Officer
Count IV - Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
Count V - Possession of a Firearm With an Obliterated Serial Number
Count I, the most serious of the charges, is punishable by life in prison and required prosecutors to prove an intent to kill, and that the defendant took a "substantial step" towards committing the crime.
Count II is also punishable by life in prison.
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