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December 4, 2007
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Marine Lance Cpl. Delano Holmes went on trial at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on charges he murdered an Iraqi soldier while the two men stood guard in Fallujah.
Holmes, 21, claims he acted in self-defense and has pleaded not guilty. He is accused of stabbing Munther Jasem Muhammed Hassin on Dec. 31, 2006. Hassin allegedly opened his cellphone and then lit a cigarette at the post, said Holmes' attorney, Steve Cook. The men were not supposed to display illuminated objects because of the danger of sniper fire, Cook said. Holmes said the two got into a fight. During the struggle, Holmes felt Hassin reaching for his loaded AK-47, so the Marine killed him with a knife, Cook said.
December 4, 2007
Pg. 3
Marine Lance Cpl. Delano Holmes went on trial at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on charges he murdered an Iraqi soldier while the two men stood guard in Fallujah.
Holmes, 21, claims he acted in self-defense and has pleaded not guilty. He is accused of stabbing Munther Jasem Muhammed Hassin on Dec. 31, 2006. Hassin allegedly opened his cellphone and then lit a cigarette at the post, said Holmes' attorney, Steve Cook. The men were not supposed to display illuminated objects because of the danger of sniper fire, Cook said. Holmes said the two got into a fight. During the struggle, Holmes felt Hassin reaching for his loaded AK-47, so the Marine killed him with a knife, Cook said.