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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face court-martial for desertion, misbehavior charges

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been recommended for trial by general court-martial, the Army announced Monday.Bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could face life in prison.The case was referred to court-martial by Gen. Robert Abrams, commanding general of Forces Command and the court-martial convening authority in the case.A date for his…

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been recommended for trial by general court-martial, the Army announced Monday.Bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could face life in prison.The case was referred to court-martial by Gen. Robert Abrams, commanding general of Forces Command and the court-martial convening authority in the case.A date for his arraignment hearing has not been announced. The hearing is expected to take place at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where FORSCOM has its headquarters.

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Good. Of course, it is by no means a slam dunk case. And the political shouting surrounding the case might raise some interesting defense issues about undue command influence.

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  1. Jjak

    If he’s convicted, my guess is he’s pardoned after the election. Manning will be too.

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  2. MSgt Dale Day

    Oh Lord. Find a way to stop Obozo from pardoning him!!!!!

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  3. NaCly Dog

    The President’s Power to pardon is pretty open ended.

    Only removal of the President using Section 4 of the 25th Amendment will prevent end-times Presidential Pardons. 
The Biden Gambit™ allows the Vice President to become the Acting President.

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  4. Casey Tompkins

    That’s easy; stretch the trial out until after Feb 2017.

    P.S. The President can pardon someone found guilty in a Court Martial?

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  5. Casey Tompkins

    I’m still betting he’ll be sentenced in such a way that his captivity will be counted as “time served,” hence he serves little or no new time.

    They will probably also include current “captivity” as well.

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  6. xbradtc

    President certainly can pardon any federal conviction including court martial.

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  7. xbradtc

    IIRC, Bergdahl is not, nor has he ever been, in custody since his return from captivity.

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  8. Jjak

    The simple sentence would probably be just to dismiss him from the Army or something thereabouts.

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  9. Pave Low John

    My wife asked me the other day, and it wasn’t related to Bergdahl, oddly enough: Do we ever try people for treason anymore, even if they’re a spy or a terrorist?

    My answer: Nope. Which speaks volumes about the state of our civic culture these days….

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