Fragging update
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- November
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The military judge presiding over the court-martial of Alberto Martinez delayed the defense case for a day after attorneys told him that they didn’t have witnesses ready to testify on the first day. They will bring witnesses to the stand tomorrow.
The prosecution presented its last witness yesterday. Staff Sgt. Amy Harlan testified that she gave Alberto Martinez three claymore mines, the weapon that investigators say he used to murder Capt. Phillip Esposito of Suffern and 1st Lt. Louis Allen of Milford, Penn. The two officers died after a series of explosions in Saddam Hussein’s Water Palace in Tikrit, Iraq, which served as Forward Operating Base Danger.
So far the prosecution has presented witnesses who have testified that they were aware Martinez hated Esposito and had publicly spoken about fragging him. Witnesses have also said they saw him close to the blast site in suspicious circumstances after the explosions. As the supply sergeant of his unit, Martinez had access to all kinds of ammunition. In short, the prosecution has made the case that no one but Martinez had the motive, the ability and the opportunity to kill the two men.
Now its the defense’ turn. Witnesses have been called from across the country and from overseas to testify in the first fragging trial since the war in Iraq began. I’ll be waiting to see what they have to offer.
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on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 5:58 pm by Hema Easley. 
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