Article 32 waived by NCO accused in Iraq death

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Article 32 waived by NCO accused in Iraq death
By Audrey McAvoy - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Oct 21, 2007 11:15:36 EDT

HONOLULU — An Army sergeant accused of murdering an unarmed Iraqi civilian has waived his right to a pretrial investigation hearing, the Army says.

The session, known as an Article 32 hearing, for Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales had been set for Monday.

The cancellation means Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of the 25th Infantry Division, will decide whether to refer the case to trial without the evidence the hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, would have brought forth. Mixon will instead just refer to evidence gathered by investigators.

Both Corrales and Spc. Christopher Shore have been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a maximum penalty of death and a minimum of life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors allege the two soldiers, members of the Hawaii-based division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, killed the unidentified man when their platoon raided a house near Kirkuk in search of men they believed were planting roadside bombs.

Corrales, of San Antonio, is accused of shooting the man and then ordering Shore to shoot him, too.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_corrales_071021/