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February 25th,
2008 - Wuterich Trial Postponed One Week |
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Wuterich Trial Postponed One
Week By Adam Wittenberg Meriden Record-Journal February 25, 2008 The military trial of
Meriden-native Frank Wuterich has been postponed one week from March 3 to
March 10. Wuterich, a Marine staff
sergeant, will face a court martial on nine counts of voluntary manslaughter
and other charges related to the deaths of Iraqi civilians on Nov. 19, 2005
in the city of Haditha. Wuterich led his squad on
raids of several nearby houses after a roadside bomb killed one Marine and
wounded two others. Women and children died during the raids, and the
questions at trial will center around whether Wuterich followed the rules of
engagement in leading the assaults. Mark S. Zaid, one of
Wuterich's civilian defense attorneys, said in an email to reporters that the
postponement was for a variety of reasons. Wuterich will stand before a
military jury at Camp Pendleton Marine Base in Southern California. The trial
is expected to last two weeks. His parents, David and
Rosemarie, live on the city's west side. External link: http://tinyurl.com/2otvgy |