Jul 25, 2013
Before the closing arguments began, Military Judge Colonel Denise Lind ruled against a defense motion to acquit Bradley Manning of "stealing, purloining or knowingly converting information," the second such blow to the defense's battle to take Manning's most serious charges off the table before the final sentencing.
A similar move to drop the "aiding the enemy" charge failed last week--which carries the possibility of life in prison.
According to Manning's Lawyer, David Coombs, the government has "taken a very, very unique position...No case has ever been prosecuted under this type of theory, that an individual by the nature of giving information to a journalistic organization would then be subject to a 104 offense [aiding the enemy]."
Following the closing arguments Lind will then go into deliberations, "which could take days," according to the Bradley Manning Defense Network. Sentencing is scheduled to begin July 31. However, it could be pushed back if Lind needs more time to deliberate.
Follow live tweets below as well as Kevin Gosztola's live blog for updates throughout the day.
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Jacob Chamberlain
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Before the closing arguments began, Military Judge Colonel Denise Lind ruled against a defense motion to acquit Bradley Manning of "stealing, purloining or knowingly converting information," the second such blow to the defense's battle to take Manning's most serious charges off the table before the final sentencing.
A similar move to drop the "aiding the enemy" charge failed last week--which carries the possibility of life in prison.
According to Manning's Lawyer, David Coombs, the government has "taken a very, very unique position...No case has ever been prosecuted under this type of theory, that an individual by the nature of giving information to a journalistic organization would then be subject to a 104 offense [aiding the enemy]."
Following the closing arguments Lind will then go into deliberations, "which could take days," according to the Bradley Manning Defense Network. Sentencing is scheduled to begin July 31. However, it could be pushed back if Lind needs more time to deliberate.
Follow live tweets below as well as Kevin Gosztola's live blog for updates throughout the day.
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Jacob Chamberlain
Jacob Chamberlain is a former staff writer for Common Dreams. His website is www.jacobpchamberlain.com.
Before the closing arguments began, Military Judge Colonel Denise Lind ruled against a defense motion to acquit Bradley Manning of "stealing, purloining or knowingly converting information," the second such blow to the defense's battle to take Manning's most serious charges off the table before the final sentencing.
A similar move to drop the "aiding the enemy" charge failed last week--which carries the possibility of life in prison.
According to Manning's Lawyer, David Coombs, the government has "taken a very, very unique position...No case has ever been prosecuted under this type of theory, that an individual by the nature of giving information to a journalistic organization would then be subject to a 104 offense [aiding the enemy]."
Following the closing arguments Lind will then go into deliberations, "which could take days," according to the Bradley Manning Defense Network. Sentencing is scheduled to begin July 31. However, it could be pushed back if Lind needs more time to deliberate.
Follow live tweets below as well as Kevin Gosztola's live blog for updates throughout the day.
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