OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's congressional delegation is urging a military board to consider precedence in the case of an Edmond soldier convicted of killing an Iraqi.
A letter signed by both U.S. senators and all five U.S House members has been sent to the commandant of the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The Army Clemency and Parole Board is considering Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna's request for clemency.
Behenna is serving a 20-year sentence for unpremeditated murder and assault in connection with the killing of a suspected terrorist in Iraq last year. Behenna says he acted in self-defense.
The letter says the trial judge recommended that Behenna's sentence not exceed 18 years -- the penalty for premeditated murder. Behenna, convicted of unpremeditated murder, was originally given a 25-year sentence.
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Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com
A letter signed by both U.S. senators and all five U.S House members has been sent to the commandant of the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The Army Clemency and Parole Board is considering Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna's request for clemency.
Behenna is serving a 20-year sentence for unpremeditated murder and assault in connection with the killing of a suspected terrorist in Iraq last year. Behenna says he acted in self-defense.
The letter says the trial judge recommended that Behenna's sentence not exceed 18 years -- the penalty for premeditated murder. Behenna, convicted of unpremeditated murder, was originally given a 25-year sentence.
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Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com
