Criminal
Apr. 28, 2007
When Iraq Veterans Commit Crimes
When soldiers come back from war with pyschological damage, it's not surprising that some of them get in trouble with the law. The question for judges is how to hold veterans accountable for crimes while taking into account the trauma they have suffered.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Ex-Marine Derick Andre Hughes II faces a three-year prison sentence today because he got caught with stolen body armor, a precious military commodity, after he was kicked out of the service for doing drugs.
But his lawyers argue the 21-year-old veteran is a victim of military indifference, a young man who has not been treated prop...
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