Judge rules for officer who refused Iraq duty
Federal court cites double jeopardy in Watada case
If the Army tries to court-martial 1st Lt. Ehren Watada a second time, it cannot prosecute him for refusing to deploy to Iraq, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Seeking a conviction on that charge -- the most serious that Watada faced -- would constitute double jeopardy, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma decided.
Settle agreed with Watada's request by throwing out the charge of missing movement for refusing to deploy with his ...
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