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March 21st,
2009 - Judge Recommends Lighter Sentence for Soldier |
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Judge Recommends Lighter Sentence
for Soldier From the Associated Press March 21, 2009 Fort Campbell, Ky. - A judge
has said he will recommend a lighter sentence for a Fort Campbell soldier
convicted of murdering an Iraqi detainee. A military spokeswoman said
Col. Theodore Dixon also denied a motion for a mistrial by 1st Lt. Michael
Behenna of Edmond on Friday. A military jury last month convicted Behenna of
murder and sentenced him to 25 years. Staff Sgt. Joy Kroemer, a
spokeswoman for the 101st Airborne Division, said Dixon will recommend to the
convening authority, typically the commander of the installation or division,
that Behenna serve no more than 18 years. Behenna's attorney, Jack
Zimmermann, has said he will appeal if the judge denied the motion. External link: http://www.edmondsun.com/breakingnews/local_story_079195749.html |