Sgt. Jose Nazario fate in hands of jury now

Fate of ex-Marine accused in Iraqi prisoners' deaths now in jury's hands
The panel in Riverside began deliberations this afternoon in Jose Nazario's trial. Earlier today, jurors heard a tape in which Nazario appears to admit ordering the 2004 killings in Fallouja.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 28, 2008
A federal jury in Riverside began deliberating this afternoon in the trial of former Marine Sgt. Jose Nazario, who is charged with manslaughter, assault and use of a firearm in the alleged execution of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners.

The case against Nazario is highly unusual. It is the first time under a little-known 2000 law that a former member of the military is being tried in federal court in an alleged crime committed in combat. Nazario has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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