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December 16th,
2007 - Army Sniper Evan Vela’s Attorney Files Motions |
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Army Sniper
Evan Vela’s Attorney Files Motions By Ashli Kimenker KPVI.com December 16, 2007 Today was the last day for
the attorney, of the Rigby High School student turned Army Sniper, to file
motions before the head to trial for murder on February 28th. The first motion for Army
Sniper Evan Vela's murder trial, was submitted to move the trail to Alaska. The reason was because his
fellow soldiers and witnesses to the incident have all left Iraq and are back
in Fort Richardson. The second motion is to move
Vela's military confinement from Iraq to Germany, to improved conditions. This all stems from an
incident in June when Vela was arrested for shooting an unarmed Iraqi and was
sent to military confinement. In August, a JAG lawyer did
recommend Vela plea guilty, and face no more than 17 years in prison but
Vela's family found that unacceptable and hired a costly but top-notch legal
team. Vela says he was following
orders when he shot the Iraqi. If the trial is not moved to
Alaska that means some soldiers who just arrived home will have to go back to
Iraq just to testify. Two other US soldiers who
had similar charges have been acquitted. The family is asking for
help with legal bills. External link: http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=7502680 |