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New York Times
May 2, 2008
FORT HOOD, Tex. (AP) — A military jury acquitted an American Army sergeant on Thursday of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent last summer.
The family of Sgt. Leonardo Trevino, 31, gasped and sobbed after the verdict. Sergeant Trevino, who is from San Antonio, was also acquitted of other charges, including obstruction of justice.
Military prosecutors said that the shooting in Muqdadiya, Iraq, was unjustified because the insurgent had already been wounded and posed no threat.
Sergeant Trevino’s lawyers said he had thought the Iraqi was reaching for a gun.
May 2, 2008
FORT HOOD, Tex. (AP) — A military jury acquitted an American Army sergeant on Thursday of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent last summer.
The family of Sgt. Leonardo Trevino, 31, gasped and sobbed after the verdict. Sergeant Trevino, who is from San Antonio, was also acquitted of other charges, including obstruction of justice.
Military prosecutors said that the shooting in Muqdadiya, Iraq, was unjustified because the insurgent had already been wounded and posed no threat.
Sergeant Trevino’s lawyers said he had thought the Iraqi was reaching for a gun.