Appeals court upholds dimissial in Haditha case

Mark Walker:

In a major victory for the highest-ranking Marine accused of crimes in the deaths of two dozen Iraqi civilians in 2005, a military appeals court has upheld the dismissal of dereliction of duty charges against him.

The unanimous decision by the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in Washington supports a finding that improper command influence unlawfully tainted the case against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani.

"Praise God and amen," was the reaction of the 43-year-old Chessani when informed of the ruling by one of his attorneys, Brian Rooney.

"He was very happy and appreciative," Rooney said.

The ruling published on the court's Web site Tuesday also might be used in the only other unresolved case among eight Camp Pendleton Marines initially charged with wrongdoing at Haditha, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich.

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There is much more.

Chessani should be able to get on with his life, but it is doubtful it will be in the Marine Corps. From what I have read he was a fine officer and it is too bad his work has been tainted by the events in Haditha and the cases that smacked of command influence from the beginning.

I think it is likely that the Wunterich case will also be dismissed.

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