Re: U.S. Army Private Faces Spying Charges
Thomas C. Allard wrote:
His father said an Army major at Fort Bragg, whom he declined to name, had urged him to persuade his son to sign a confession, so prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
Isn't plea bargaining wonderful?
Gary
Iff this guy is guilty (and I have no particular reason to doubt it), I was still under the impression that treason carried the death penalty only in wartime. Peter Trei trei@process.com
Peter Trei writes:
If this guy is guilty (and I have no particular reason to doubt it), I was still under the impression that treason carried the death penalty only in wartime.
The death penalty for spying on the part of members of the military was part of the new and improved federal death penalty passed a number of years back. It added some 35 new federal death penalty offenses. I don't recall whether saying "Clinton sucks" was included amongst them. -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $
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