Marine withholds plea in Haditha killings case

Source: Reuters

Marine withholds plea in Haditha killings case
Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:14pm EST

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine told
a military tribunal on Tuesday he would not enter a plea
until his trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter
and aggravated assault in the killings several Iraqi
women and children in the town of Haditha.

Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, who was arraigned on
Tuesday, faces trial starting on March 28 in the highly
publicized 2005 case in which U.S. Marines killed 24 men,
women and children. Tatum, an enlisted man from
Oklahoma, faces a maximum penalty of 19 years
imprisonment if found guilty.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1359839120071113

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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Two Marines in the Haditha case due in court Tuesday

SIGNONSANDIEGO NEWS SERVICES

12:52 p.m. November 12, 2007

CAMP PENDLETON – Two Marines facing charges in the
deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha two years ago
are scheduled to be in court Tuesday at Camp Pendleton.

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An Article 32 hearing for 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, who
is charged with dereliction of duty, making a false
official statement and obstruction of justice, is set
for Tuesday afternoon.

The hearing, similar to a preliminary hearing in
civilian court, will determine whether Grayson will
be tried on the charges.

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Read more: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20071112-1252-haditha.html