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Court-Martial Record: Private First Class Edward L. Richmond, Jr. (Volume 2 of 7)

June 13, 2005 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1746
This is the Court Martial record (Volume 2 of 7) of Private First Class Edward L. Richmond, Jr., who was charged with murder for shooting and killing an Iraqi civilian-farmer on or about February 28, 2004 at or near Taal Al Jal, Iraq. Included in the record is the Article 32 investigation, which includes a letter requesting a new Investigating Officer. The defendant argued that the Investigating Officer (IO) assigned misapplied a critical legal standard, which unfairly prejudiced the defendant. It was the defense's position that the the burden of proof was not on the defendant to prove the shooting was unlawful, but was on the government. Also included are motions, emails and records.
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  • 2004-02-28, Taal Al Jal, Iraq, Death
    • On February 28, 2004, during a raid in a village in Taal Al Jal, Iraq, PFC Edward L. Richmond drew a rifle and shot a cow herder-civilian, Muhamed Husain Kadir, in the back of the head and killed him. It is reported that Mr. Kadir was flexcuffed-bound and was not armed.