Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Outrage: Court Upholds Behenna Conviction

A military appeals court has upheld Lt. Michael Behenna's conviction of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. The court also upheld Behenna's sentence and rejected his claims that his trial was marred by prosecutors' withholding evidence that supported his contention of self-defense.

photo - 2008 file photo - 1st Lt. Michael C. Behenna, left, and his defense attorney Capt. Tom Clark, right, walk in Camp Speicher, a large U.S. base near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Vanessa Gera)
2008 file photo - 1st Lt. Michael C. Behenna, left, and his defense attorney Capt. Tom Clark, right, walk in Camp Speicher, a large U.S. base near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

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