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Lewis-McChord hearing on Afghan killing wraps up

The Columbian
Published: November 16, 2010, 12:00am

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A hearing wrapped up Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord that will determine whether a Boise, Idaho, soldier accused of killing a civilian in Afghanistan will face a court martial.

Army prosecutors charged 20-year-old Pfc. Andrew Holmes with premeditated murder. He denied it Monday at the military base near Tacoma.

Holmes is one of five soldiers accused of killing three Afghan civilians earlier this year.

The hearing’s presiding officer will recommend whether there’s sufficient evidence for a court martial.

Holmes defense lawyer Daniel Conway says he’s appealing a decision that prevented him from showing photos of the dead civilian. Conway says they show he was not shot with Holmes’ machine gun.

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