Bradley Manning's Trial Delayed

Army pushes back date by 6 weeks to mid-March
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 2, 2012 10:31 AM CST
Bradley Manning's Trial Delayed
In a Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., for a pretrial hearing.   (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

There's been much ado about Bradley Manning's state of mind and imprisonment over the course of pre-trial hearings this past week, but the Army private and accused WikiLeaker now won't get his day in court until March, reports the AP. A military judge announced the change today, saying that longer-than-expected pretrial proceedings meant Manning's trial would be delayed by six weeks to March 16 or 18. He faces life in prison. (More Bradley Manning stories.)

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