Fallin, Inhofe Ask Questions In Behenna Case
Jim Myers of the Tulsa World's Washington Bureau reports today that Senator Jim Inhofe and Congresswoman Mary Fallin have taken an interest in the case of Army Lt. Michael Behenna of Edmond, convicted by a military tribunal of killing a suspected Al Qaida member in Iraq.
Meyers write, "An Oklahoma family that believes their son did not receive a fair trial before being convicted of murdering an Iraqi detainee has turned to the state's congressional delegation for help.
"In a letter to members of the delegation, the mother of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna said the prosecution improperly withheld evidence that might have helped her son.
"'I witnessed at that trial the most egregious Brady and discovery violation I have ever seen,' said Vicki Behenna of Edmond. 'The disclosure violation and prosecutorial misconduct cut to the heart of Michael's trial, his truthfulness, and has undermined our confidence in the integrity of the military justice system.'"
Read the story at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=12&articleid=20090524_16_A15_WASHIN292967.
Meyers write, "An Oklahoma family that believes their son did not receive a fair trial before being convicted of murdering an Iraqi detainee has turned to the state's congressional delegation for help.
"In a letter to members of the delegation, the mother of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna said the prosecution improperly withheld evidence that might have helped her son.
"'I witnessed at that trial the most egregious Brady and discovery violation I have ever seen,' said Vicki Behenna of Edmond. 'The disclosure violation and prosecutorial misconduct cut to the heart of Michael's trial, his truthfulness, and has undermined our confidence in the integrity of the military justice system.'"
Read the story at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=12&articleid=20090524_16_A15_WASHIN292967.
Labels: Iraq, Jim Inhofe, Mary Fallin, Michael Behenna
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