Military Judge to Hear Critical Motions in Haditha Case Tomorrow

Things are about to heat up in the remaining Haditha case. Attorneys for Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani will be in court at the nearly-infamous Camp Pendleton tomorrow to argue more motions–some of which the judge has brought on himself.

Robert Muise, an attorney with the Thomas More Law Center which is defending LtCol Chessani, will be arguing that the case should be dismissed on two separate grounds: first, that the existence of unlawful command influence prevents Chessani from receiving a fair trial, and second, that Chessani has been the victim of selective prosecution for improper reasons.

Both of these motions are obvious, easily proven, and no-brainers. However, as we’ve seen historically in these cases, that means nothing.  Let’s keep in mind that this particular judge has ruled that in order for Chessani to be found guilty, the prosecution does not need to prove that the Marines acted improperly…only that Chessani should have suspected that they did.

What?

We’ll be bringing you all the scoop, as usual.

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