Military interrogator pleads guilty to Afghan detainee assault News
Military interrogator pleads guilty to Afghan detainee assault

[JURIST] A US Army interrogator pleaded guilty Tuesday to dereliction of duty and assault of 22-year old Afghan detainee [JURIST report] Dilawar [Wikipedia profile], who died in December 2002 at Bagram Control Point [Global Security profile] near Kabul. Spc. Glendale C. Walls admitted to pushing Dilawar during interrogation and watching former Sgt. Selena M. Salcedo [JURIST report] and former Spc. Joshua R. Claus abuse Dilawar. Last week Pfc. Willie V. Brand was convicted by a military jury [JURIST report] for assault, maltreatment, false official swearing and maiming of Dilawar. AP 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.

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