Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2009 > June > 06 > U.S. may let Sept. 11 detainees skip trials, plead guilty

U.S. may let Sept. 11 detainees skip trials, plead guilty

By William Glaberson / The Bulletin
June 6, 2009

The Obama administration is considering a change in the law for the military commissions at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that would clear the way for detainees facing the death penalty to plead guilty without a full trial.

The provision could permit military prosecutors to avoid airing....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.