General frees another Marine convicted of war crimes

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General frees another Marine convicted of war crimes

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/08/11/news/top_stories/1_00_348_10_07.txt

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Last week, a jury convicted Hutchins of murder and handed him a 15-year prison sentence. Marine officials have said Mattis is considering whether to cut Hutchins' sentence as well.

Mattis signaled leniency in a number of war-crime cases this week. He announced Thursday that he would drop charges against two of seven Marines accused in a separate case in which 24 Iraqis were killed in the town of Haditha. The general based that decision on an investigative officer's recommendation.

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