Jury convicts soldier in death of Iraqi

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Jury convicts soldier in death of Iraqi
By Sudhin Thanawala - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Feb 20, 2008 23:37:37 EST

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii — A soldier who had been charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed Iraqi was convicted by a military jury Wednesday of aggravated assault.

Spc. Christopher Shore, based in Hawaii, had insisted that his platoon leader ordered him to kill the Iraqi man on June 23 near Kirkuk and that he intentionally fired to miss.

Aggravated assault carries a maximum of eight years in prison, a dishonorable discharge and a drop to the Army’s lowest pay grade. Sentencing was set for later Wednesday.

Shore had no visible reaction inside. He declined to comment after the verdict and hugged friends and relatives outside the hearing room.

Capt. James Leary, the prosecutor in the soldier’s court-martial, had argued that duress was not a defense for murder, pointing to witness testimony that the victim was talking and moving before Shore fired his weapon.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_soldier_courtmartial_080220/



uhc comment: Yesterday's thread on Shore --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=11729