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**Obenuearema** · 11-21-2008, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
And... Twenty years? Took them long enough. Why, when I was still watching Jag on tv, convictions took way shorter. And the trials were more entertaining. (Mostly because of certain USMC Major.

) His appeals lasted until 1993. A peace-time court-martial death sentence requires presidencial approval. Since Clinton was president at that time, he got an eight year stay of execution. No idea why Bush didn't approve the sentence until this past July.

11-21-2008, 10:59 PM	#12
Obenuearema Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Originally posted by Tattila the Hun And... Twenty years? Took them long enough. Why, when I was still watching Jag on tv, convictions took way shorter. And the trials were more entertaining. (Mostly because of certain USMC Major. ) His appeals lasted until 1993. A peace-time court-martial death sentence requires presidencial approval. Since Clinton was president at that time, he got an eight year stay of execution. No idea why Bush didn't approve the sentence until this past July.
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