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Law Practice

Jun. 26, 2008

Marine Given 18 Months for Refusing to Testify

Web Exclusive - A federal judge in Riverside on Tuesday ordered a U.S. Marine into jail for 18 months for refusing to testify against a battlefield colleague.

WEB EXCLUSIVE

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      RIVERSIDE - In a rare move, a federal judge Tuesday ordered a U.S. Marine into jail for 18 months for refusing to testify against a former sergeant in his unit who is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of several alleged Iraqi detainees in Fallujah in 2004.
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