Through supporters, Bradley Manning still fights

[struggle4progress]

... Just last week, Coombs filed another motion alleging that Manning had been held in the "harshest conditions possible" which constituted "unlawful pretrial punishment." That will no doubt take weeks to be heard.

"That's what is taking so long, and dragging this case out," said Michael Waddington, a criminal defense attorney who has tried at least 150 military hearings and dozens of court martial trials ...

"The defense has tremendous control over whether Manning gets a speedy trial -- or at least a trial that happens before a client spends 800 or more days in jail," he said. "I have never heard of a case lasting 800 days. That doesn't happen."

Most court martial cases -- from date of charges filed to actual trial -- take between 60 to 180 days, he said ...

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/world/bradley-manning-update/index.html

[Pholus]

1. A guilty plea would have been like 10 minutes, right? nt

[struggle4progress]

2. Manning hasn't pleaded one way or the other yet

[Bodhi BloodWave]

4. looking on the positive side for Manning

If his lawyer keeps delaying things more and more, he is likely to have finished carrying out whatever sentence he might be given(assuming he is given prison time) before the trial even starts :p

[struggle4progress]

5. Coombs repeatedly delays the trial then stirs up public sentiment about the delays

[Pholus]

6. Too bad. Makes me kind of smile.

Of course, I haven't invested the hours and hours and hours posting about this stuff that you have.

[idwiyo]

3. K&R