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Baltimore Sun
February 15, 2008
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.--A Marine charged in the killings of 24 Iraqis has been ordered to testify against his squad leader, who faces the most serious charges in the case, the junior Marine's lawyer said. An attorney for Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum said he received notice that his client is to appear at next month's court-martial of Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who faces nine counts of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and obstruction of justice for the 2005 killings in Haditha. Tatum was issued an unsolicited immunity order specifying that anything he might say at Wuterich's trial won't be used against him at his own court-martial, Tatum's attorney Jack Zimmerman said Wednesday. Tatum plans to plead not guilty, Zimmerman said. Word that the Marine Corps is compelling Tatum to testify came during pretrial hearings in Wuterich's case. The hearings ended yesterday and were to reconvene Wednesday, with the court-martial scheduled for March 3.
February 15, 2008
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.--A Marine charged in the killings of 24 Iraqis has been ordered to testify against his squad leader, who faces the most serious charges in the case, the junior Marine's lawyer said. An attorney for Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum said he received notice that his client is to appear at next month's court-martial of Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who faces nine counts of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and obstruction of justice for the 2005 killings in Haditha. Tatum was issued an unsolicited immunity order specifying that anything he might say at Wuterich's trial won't be used against him at his own court-martial, Tatum's attorney Jack Zimmerman said Wednesday. Tatum plans to plead not guilty, Zimmerman said. Word that the Marine Corps is compelling Tatum to testify came during pretrial hearings in Wuterich's case. The hearings ended yesterday and were to reconvene Wednesday, with the court-martial scheduled for March 3.