Puckett and Faraj Sentencing Argument for SSgt Wuterich
By Public Forum | Thursday, January 26th, 2012
This case is no longer about manslaughter or assault.
It is no longer about the government’s false theory of SSgt Wuterich’s direct action against any of the victims in Houses 1 and 2.
The Convening Authority withdrew those charges because he discovered, with the rest of the world, that the prosecution’s evidence was false. Prosecutors discovered that Sgt Dela Cruz lied about the entire story he told in court. And they knew that Mr. Tatum’s testimony and Sgt Mendoza’s testimony were irreconcilable. Neither could be believed individually AND each contradicted the other.
It is critical for this court to recognize and acknowledge that the Convening Authority, LtGen Waldhauser, does not believe SSgt Wuterich killed anyone in Houses 1 and 2 or he would not have withdrawn all of those charges. That, Your Honor, is true justice borne of moral courage and integrity.
By that action, this court must accept as a component of this sentencing case that SSgt Wuterich has been exonerated of all suspicion of his direct action against the civilians in Houses 1 and 2. [Read more...]
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