Manning Faces Upward of 136 Years in Jail
Military.com
by Michael Hoffman
Jul 31, 2013
U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning will return to a military courtroom Wednesday facing up to 136 years in jail after he was convicted of espionage charges Tuesday. However, he will not face life in jail without parole after the judge acquitted him of aiding the enemy -- the most serious of the 21 charges.
Manning’s defense attorney David Coombs told supporters at Fort Meade, Md., after the verdict was read that “we won the battle, now we need to go win the war,” referring to the sentencing phase of the trial.
Unlike most civilian courts, sentencing hearings typically start immediately following a verdict in a court-martial. Military lawyers who have watched this case told Military.com that plenty is yet to be determined in terms of Manning’s fate and the precedent that will be set by this case.
Army Col. Denise Lind, the judge in the case, convicted Manning on 19 of 21 charges, including espionage and theft three years after Manning handed over classified information to WikiLeaks, a website founded by Julian Assange. WikiLeaks then posted the information on the Internet.
Manning collected and distributed to the website more than 700,000 battlefield reports and diplomatic cables, as well as a video of a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack that killed civilians in Iraq. The pilots in the film referred to the targets as “dead bastards.”
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Marine free after conviction tossed out
Marine free after conviction tossed out
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
Rape charge led to decade in prison
By Rick Rogers (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer
2:00 a.m. March 14, 2009
Brian Foster
After spending a decade behind bars, a former Camp Pendleton Marine is now a free man because a military appeals court ruled that “a muddled, hearsay-based case” caused his spousal-rape conviction.
But anyone who thinks Brian Foster is bitter would be wrong. As Foster left the prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Feb. 20, he picked up his sergeant stripes and spoke candidly with his superiors.
“I told (them) I was happy to be back in the Marine Corps and that I'll go anywhere and do anything the Marine Corps wants me to,” Foster, 35, said during a phone interview yesterday from Belton, Mo. “I said I love my country and I love the Marine Corps and that unfortunately, these things happen in a free country.”
Foster was handed a cell phone to call his parents in Texas. It took him a while to admit that he didn't know how to use a cell phone.
“Heck, I didn't know how to turn it on,” he said.
His ordeal began when a military jury at Camp Pendleton convicted him of spousal rape and related charges on Dec. 3, 1999. He received a 17-year prison sentence.
But in a February ruling, a three-member appellate panel cited a host of problems with the prosecution's case:
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San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
Rape charge led to decade in prison
By Rick Rogers (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer
2:00 a.m. March 14, 2009
Brian Foster
After spending a decade behind bars, a former Camp Pendleton Marine is now a free man because a military appeals court ruled that “a muddled, hearsay-based case” caused his spousal-rape conviction.
But anyone who thinks Brian Foster is bitter would be wrong. As Foster left the prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Feb. 20, he picked up his sergeant stripes and spoke candidly with his superiors.
“I told (them) I was happy to be back in the Marine Corps and that I'll go anywhere and do anything the Marine Corps wants me to,” Foster, 35, said during a phone interview yesterday from Belton, Mo. “I said I love my country and I love the Marine Corps and that unfortunately, these things happen in a free country.”
Foster was handed a cell phone to call his parents in Texas. It took him a while to admit that he didn't know how to use a cell phone.
“Heck, I didn't know how to turn it on,” he said.
His ordeal began when a military jury at Camp Pendleton convicted him of spousal rape and related charges on Dec. 3, 1999. He received a 17-year prison sentence.
But in a February ruling, a three-member appellate panel cited a host of problems with the prosecution's case:
There was no forensic evidence of the alleged rape.
Foster and his wife, Heather, continued having sex for years after the alleged rape and even made a sex tape together.
The rape accusation arose during a contentious divorce and custody battle for the couple's two boys.
The court-martial judge allowed misleading or unreliable testimony from three witnesses.
Foster's lead attorney handled the case poorly, such as not cross-examining a crucial witness.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Marine pleads not guilty in alleged gang rape
The accused
¶ Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean, 20, enlisted in 2006 — pleaded guilty to fraternizing with superiors, underage consumption of alcohol, disobeying liberty policy and having sex in front of other servicemembers and in a public place; pleaded not guilty to rape and kidnapping charges.
¶ Gunnery Sgt. Carl M. Anderson, 39, enlisted in 1987 — charged with conspiracy; failure to obey an order or regulation; rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct.
¶ Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis D. Raynor, 34, enlisted in 1991 — charged with conspiracy; failure to obey an order or regulation; rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct; and larceny.
¶ Sgt. Lanaeus J. Braswell, 25, enlisted in 2002 — charged with conspiracy; failure to obey an order or regulation; false official statements; rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct.
Source: U.S. Marine Corps
Marine pleads not guilty in alleged gang rape
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, May 8, 2008
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An Iwakuni Marine pleaded not guilty during the opening of a court-martial Tuesday to charges of raping and kidnapping a 19-year-old Hiroshima woman.
But Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean admitted to the court Tuesday he had sex in a public parking lot with the woman, fraternized with superiors and drank alcohol while underage. He is the first of four Marines to face trial for the alleged gang rape of the woman in Hiroshima in October.
Dean’s court-martial will continue through the week with witness testimony and the presentation of evidence.
Three other Iwakuni Marines
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Woman testifies she initially lied about gang rape
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, May 9, 2008
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — A Hiroshima woman testified Wednesday she was gang raped by four Iwakuni Marines but originally lied about the incident to Japanese authorities.
The alleged victim took the stand during the second day of Lance Cpl. Larry Dean’s court-martial, which also included testimony by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and a military clinical psychiatrist.
Dean pleaded not guilty to raping and kidnapping the woman, who was 19 years old at the time. He admitted Tuesday to having sex with her in a Hiroshima parking lot, drinking underage and breaking liberty rules.
He is the first of the four Marines to face trial over the alleged rape Oct. 14. Courts-martial are scheduled in coming weeks for Gunnery Sgt. Carl M. Anderson, Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis D. Raynor and Sgt. Lanaeus J. Braswell.
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