Defense wraps up in fragging court-martial
By Estes Thompson - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Nov 24, 2008 16:55:35 EST
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The New York soldier accused of killing two superior officers in Iraq said Monday he won’t testify in his own defense during his court-martial at Fort Bragg.
The defense team for Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez wrapped up its case Monday morning after the judge asked Martinez “was it your decision not to testify?” Martinez answered: “Yes sir. Not to testify.”
Prosecutors planned to call rebuttal witnesses later Monday.
The New York Army National Guard soldier is charged with premeditated murder in the deaths of Capt. Phillip Esposito, 30, of Suffern, N.Y., and 1st Lt. Louis Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa. Both men died when a Claymore mine detonated near their room in 2005, on a U.S. military base in Saddam Hussein’s Water Palace in Tikrit.
More of this story..............
Defense wraps up in fragging court-martial
-
308Mike
- Posts: 16537
- Joined: Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:47 pm
Defense wraps up in fragging court-martial
Linkarooni
POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad