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Ex-US soldier appeals civilian trial in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
December 1, 2009 by Zach Zagger
Former US soldier Steven Green on Monday challenged the law used to convict him in civilian court for his role in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. Green filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit seeking to overturn.... [more]

Federal judge sentences ex-US soldier to life in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
September 4, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
Former US soldier Steven Green was sentenced Friday to five consecutive life terms in prison for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenage girl and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. A federal jury in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, which convicted Green in May,.... [more]

Federal jury sentences ex-US soldier to life in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
May 22, 2009 by Christian Ehret
Former US soldier Steven Green was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenage girl and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. A federal jury in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, which convicted Green earlier this month, was.... [more]

Federal jury convicts ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
May 8, 2009 by Bhargav Katikaneni
A jury in US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Thursday convicted former Pfc. Steven D. Green of the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl, and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. Prosecutors had previously elected to seek the death penalty against Green, one of six soldiers.... [more]

Federal court begins trial of ex-soldier accused in Mahmudiya murder-rape case
April 28, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The federal trial of a former US soldier accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in 2006 began Monday. Former US Army Pfc. Steven Green is also charged with killing the girl's family in Mahmudiya, Iraq. During Monday's opening statements, prosecutors said that Green raped the....... [more]

Iraq court directs US to free photographer detained for over 2 months
December 1, 2008 by Jay Carmella
The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) on Sunday ordered the release of Ibrahim Jassam Mohammed, an Iraqi freelance photographer working for Reuters held by the US military. The court order, supplied to a Reuters' attorney, said the US military had no evidence to support Jassam's continu....... [more]

Federal court upholds charges against ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya killings case
August 27, 2008 by Joe Shaulis
A federal judge has rejected constitutional challenges to civilian charges against former US Army Pvt. Steven D. Green in connection with the rape and killing of a 14-year-old girl and the killing of her family in Mahmudiya, Iraq (also Mahmoudiya). US District Judge Thomas Russell of the....... [more]

Ex-US soldier may raise insanity defense in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
May 16, 2008 by Mike Rosen-Molina
Former US Army Pfc. Steven D. Green may raise an insanity defense at his scheduled 2009 civilian trial for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya (also Mahmoudiya), according to two motions filed Thursday. Green's lawyers said they....... [more]

Mahmudiya rape-murder case against ex-US soldier belongs in federal court: prosecutors
March 24, 2008 by Joshua Pantesco
Former US Army Pfc. Steven D. Green should be prosecuted in civilian court under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, and not under the military system of justice as urged by the defense, federal prosecutors argued in a motion filed late Friday night. Green faces capital charges for.... [more]

Federal judge sets 2009 trial date for ex-soldier charged with Mahmudiya rape-murder
December 19, 2007 by Caitlin Price
A judge on the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ruled Tuesday that former Pfc. Steven D. Green will stand trial on April 13, 2009, for his role in the March 2006 rape and murder of a 14-year old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. The 2009 trial date was set.... [more]



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