BREAKING NEWS ~ England sentenced to three years prison for Abu Ghraib abuses News
BREAKING NEWS ~ England sentenced to three years prison for Abu Ghraib abuses

[JURIST] Wire services are reporting that a military jury at Fort Hood, Texas, has sentenced Pfc. Lynndie England [JURIST news archive] to three years in prison in connection with abuse of Iraq prisoners at Abu Ghraib. She was also given a dishonorable discharge. The sentence was substantially lighter than the nine years she faced under the full range of charges she was convicted on [JURIST report] Monday. Reuters has more.

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Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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