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Capital court martials

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The good folks at CAAFlog note: According to this article from the lower Hudson Valley’s Journal News, the ongoing capital court-martial of Army Staff Sergeant Alberto Martinez is mired in the member selection stage. While the trial on the merits was expected to start at Fort Bragg this week, opening statements have now “been postponed until further notice.” Staff Sergeant Martinez is charged with two specifications of premeditated murder arising from the deaths of his company commander and another officer from the 42nd Infantry Division in Tikrit, Iraq. In other Fort Bragg capital court-martial news, the Fayetteville Observer reports here that the retrial of Sergeant William Kreutzer, expected to start in January, will likely be pushed back further...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on October 16, 2008 (boomark / email).