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Gibbs's defense attorney, Phillip Stackhouse, had argued that the other witnesses had framed Gibbs for the deaths, and that some admitted they had been under the influence of hashish while serving in Afghanistan. sentence was further reduced to 25 years by the Army Clemency and Parole Board, which he is currently serving at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Spc. “He’s excited that the truth is finally coming out,” said Stackhouse, adding that he’s “cautiously optimistic” that next week’s hearing will ultimately lead to a new trial. Michael S. Wagnon II, who is still awaiting trial, has pled not guilty. Impact2020 is your destination for curated election coverage, focusing on local topics influencing critical states like Florida, Texas, California and the Carolinas. Exactly," answered Morlock. No decision is expected next week. In September, Pfc. endstream
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Along with three murder charges, he was convicted of conspiring to kill innocent civilians, assaulting a junior-ranking soldier, keeping body parts from corpses and illegally possessing “off the books” weapons. "But I mean, when you got a squad leader bringing you into that, that type of real, that mindset, and he believes that you're on board with that, there's definitely no way you wanted him to think otherwise. "But it was all a bunch of crap. "He pulled out one of his grenades, an American grenade, you know, popped it, throws it, tells me where to go to whack this guy, kill this guy, kill this guy," Morlock told the investigators. He was sentenced to life in prison, but will be eligible for parole in nine years. Calvin Gibbs and Spc. Gibbs was also found guilty of 12 related charges, including taking body parts as trophies from corpses. And the court said it also wants to know why some witnesses in the case were granted immunity and others were not and whether those decisions were made “in a discriminatory or improper fashion.”. Rob Hotakainen: 202-383-6154, @HotakainenRob. %%EOF
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