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April 23rd,
2009 - Lawyer Asks Marines to Drop Iraq Murder Charge |
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Lawyer Asks
Marines to Drop Iraq Murder Charge From the Associated Press April 23, 2009 Camp Pendleton, Calif. - A
Marine's lawyer says the military will decide as early Friday whether to drop
charges that his client murdered an unarmed detainee in the Iraqi city of
Fallujah. Attorney Joseph Low says
Gen. Samuel Helland made the pledge during a private meeting Wednesday at
Camp Pendleton. The lawyer urged Helland to
drop charges against Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, who has pleaded not guilty to
unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the November 2004 death.
Nelson faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of murder. Nelson's squadmate, Sgt.
Ryan Weemer, was acquitted of murder this month by a military jury. His squad leader, former
Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario, was acquitted in August in federal court on counts
that included voluntary manslaughter. Copyright © 2009 The
Associated Press. External link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtMiie7GiHIHOXRX4zAw_wX09qYwD97NP6B00 |