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The War Profiteers - War Crimes,
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October 20th,
2007 - Iraq Vet Waives Hearing on Murder Charge |
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Iraq Vet Waives Hearing on
Murder Charge By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press October 20, 2007 Honolulu - An Army sergeant
accused of murdering an unarmed Iraqi civilian has waived his right to a
pretrial investigation hearing, the Army says. The session, known as an
Article 32 hearing, for Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales had been set for Monday. The cancellation means Maj.
Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of the 25th Infantry Division, will decide
whether to refer the case to trial without the evidence the hearing, similar
to a civilian grand jury, would have brought forth. Mixon will instead just
refer to evidence gathered by investigators. Both Corrales and Spc.
Christopher Shore have been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a
maximum penalty of death and a minimum of life in prison with the possibility
of parole. Prosecutors allege the two
soldiers, members of the Hawaii-based division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
killed the unidentified man when their platoon raided a house near Kirkuk in
search of men they believed were planting roadside bombs. Corrales, of San Antonio, is
accused of shooting the man and then ordering Shore to shoot him, too. Shore, 25, said at his
Article 32 hearing Thursday that he fired his weapon but intentionally missed
the civilian. He said he was afraid of openly disobeying Corrales' order. Corrales' attorney, Frank J.
Spinner, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Copyright 2007 The
Associated Press. External link: http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Oct20/0,4670,SoldiersCharged,00.html |