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USA v. Nicholas Slatten
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August 04, 2017
DC Circ. Orders New Murder Trial For Blackwater Guard
The D.C. Circuit on Friday ordered a new trial for a Blackwater guard convicted of murder over a 2007 shooting in Iraq, saying his original trial should have been carried out separately from his co-defendants, whose 30-year sentences for weapons charges related to manslaughter charges were also vacated as unconstitutionally excessive.
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January 13, 2017
DC Circ. Won't Let Blackwater Guard Unseal Info For Appeal
The D.C. Circuit on Friday declined to allow a former Blackwater guard convicted of murder over a 2007 shooting in Iraq to unseal certain statements he claims support overturning his conviction, saying he would have to present the statements in a closed session.
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June 27, 2016
Feds Urge DC Circ. To Preserve Blackwater Convictions
The federal government urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold decades' worth of prison sentences for former Blackwater guards connected to a 2007 shooting in Iraq in a Friday brief, saying the law imposing extrajudicial authority over those working for the military extended to the State Department's work supporting the reconstruction efforts there.
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June 06, 2016
Blackwater Guards Tell DC Circ. Extrajudicial Law Improper
Former Blackwater guards facing decades in prison from a 2007 shooting in Iraq told the D.C. Circuit on Friday they cannot be prosecuted under a law imposing extrajudicial authority over those working for the military because they were actually working for the U.S. Department of State.
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May 04, 2016
DC Circ. Urged To Uphold Blackwater Guards' Convictions
Federal prosecutors have asked the D.C. Circuit to uphold the convictions and sentences of four former Blackwater guards stemming from a 2007 shooting in Iraq, saying a D.C. trial court held jurisdiction in the case under a law designed to increase the accountability of American military contractors.
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February 09, 2016
Defense Attys Support Blackwater Guards In DC Circ. Appeal
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Monday threw its weight behind four former Blackwater guards' efforts to overturn their convictions from a 2007 shooting in Iraq, telling the D.C. Circuit the case is rife with "prosecutorial overreaching and vindictiveness."
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February 01, 2016
Blackwater Guard Asks DC Circ. To Toss Murder Conviction
A former Blackwater guard urged the D.C. Circuit Court on Monday to overturn his murder conviction in a 2007 shooting in Iraq, alleging the government failed to justify the charge and a lower court blocked evidence of his innocence.