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MineralMan

(151,004 posts) Mon Jul 29, 2013, 03:48 PM Jul 2013

Bradley Manning verdict to come Tuesday, judge says [View all]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-bradley-manning-verdict-tuesday-20130729,0,2078506.story

The judge presiding over the military court martial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has reached a verdict and will announce her decision Tuesday into whether he violated the Espionage Act and aided foreign terror groups by providing more than 700,000 classified documents to the anti-secrecy organization known as WikiLeaks, wire services reported.

Army Col. Denise Lind began deliberating Friday evening after nearly two months of testimony and evidence in the court martial against the 25-year-old soldier who, if convicted of the most serious charges, could spend the rest of his life in a military prison with no parole.

He earlier pleaded guilty to lesser charges of mishandling U.S. classified material, and for that he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.

This verdict should be a major topic on DU tomorrow. My prediction is a guilty verdict on the charges. Given that the case was tried under the UCMJ, and that the facts are not really in dispute, it seems almost certain. A guilty verdict, of course, will certainly not please everyone.

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Bradley Manning verdict to come Tuesday, judge says [View all] MineralMan Jul 2013 OP

I pray for mercy! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #1

That will come with sentencing, if it comes at all. MineralMan Jul 2013 #2

Yeah I think he got used. I hope the court is merciful at sentencing if it comes to that. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #4

I can't predict the sentence, although I'm pretty sure about MineralMan Jul 2013 #7

I hope he stays in medium security. With the type of convictions he's facing, though, msanthrope Jul 2013 #8

Just like with the Sgt. Kevin Benderman Trial, Denise Lind was told the outcome before she began sally5050 Jul 2013 #3

OK. MineralMan Jul 2013 #5

Yes, I remember that clearly. I had the honor of getting to know Sgt Benderman and his wife during sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #10

You might like to see this video sally5050 Jul 2013 #15

Manning could have requested a jury. nt hack89 Jul 2013 #16

When you do the crime you might have to do the time, theft deserves time. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #6

Since Rumsfeld used secret law to alter the rules of engagement in Iraq think Jul 2013 #9

The laws Manning broke are not secret. MineralMan Jul 2013 #11

The Wikileaks video shows war crimes and it was indeed made secret..... think Jul 2013 #12

is he even on trial for leaking that video? arely staircase Jul 2013 #13

No. I'm focusing on the court martial and the MineralMan Jul 2013 #19

Ignore war crimes and focus on prosecution of whistleblowers. sure why not...... think Jul 2013 #22

The verdict is going to come in. That's what this thread is about. MineralMan Jul 2013 #27

Pointing out the inconsistencies in regards to the to the application of the law think Jul 2013 #29

I'm done with this subthread. Sorry. MineralMan Jul 2013 #30

Robert Lady guilty or not? Don't worry you don't need to answer..... think Jul 2013 #31

Which war crime was that? Pelican Jul 2013 #20

Are you defending the actions in the video of shooting unarmed men think Jul 2013 #25

And of course you mention neither ethics nor morality. Only law think Jul 2013 #14

It is the law that applies in Manning's court martial. MineralMan Jul 2013 #18

Ethics and morals are not important. Thanks for making that clear..... think Jul 2013 #21

Right.. because that is what he said... Pelican Jul 2013 #23

He chooses to ignore the crimes of kidnapping and torture while focussing think Jul 2013 #26

The laws Rumsfeld, Bush, Cheney and the rest of the war criminals broke are not secret either. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #17

According to the judgement at Nuremberg, judy Jul 2013 #32

The verdict will come in followed by LordGlenconner Jul 2013 #24

I Regret... KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #28