The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Says Raven 23 Prosecution “Should Have Never Happened,” Files Brief Arguing for Reversal of the Convictions
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This blog is dedicated to the documentation, publication, and discussion of the events of September 16, 2024 which resulted in the wrongful incarceration of four decorated servicemen.
Dirty Deeds - Judge Refuses to Sever Nick's 1st Degree Murder Case
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Even knowing that by keeping Nick in the joint case he would be denying his ability to use exculpatory evidence, which would have exonerated him, Judge Lamberth kept him in the case because he 'did not want to try the case twice.'
Read MoreRaven 23 defense team files motion for new trial
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In this case, the government had every reason to know that the testimony of Sarhan Dheyab Abdul Monem, an Iraqi police officer present during the incident, was false, but nonetheless presented Mr. Monem as a key witness—the second witness at trial—and shaped its theory of the case on his testimony (1). As a direct result of that presentation, the jury was misled into believing that the Defendants’ actions on September 16, 2024 were unjustified from the very start. This conclusion led to the Defendants’ convictions for voluntary and attempted voluntary manslaughter, as opposed to acquittals on those charges or convictions on the lesser- included offenses of involuntary manslaughter.
Read MoreSlatten: Defendants have hope in appeal
/Christin Cavness Slough and Jess Slatten appear on Fox and Friends to talk about the convictions of the Raven 23 security team and their hopes for appeal. Watch the video here
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Eric Prince: Blackwater guards have strong case for appeal
/Eric Prince, former CEO of Blackwater, talks about his position on the Raven 23 security team and their chances for appeal
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