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Military Law

Nov. 7, 2017

Justice was served in sentencing Bergdahl to a dishonorable discharge

In 2015, the U.S. Army convened an "Article 32 hearing" to determine what if any charges should be brought against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and if any charges should be referred to a general court martial.

East County Division

Peter A. Lynch

Judge

Arraignments

Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1984

Peter is an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran.

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In 2015, the U.S. Army convened an "Article 32 hearing" -- a United States Uniform Code of Military Justice proceeding -- to determine what if any charges should be brought against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and if any charges should be referred to a general court martial. Last week, a military judge handed down a sentence in the case.

Recapping, in June 2009, Bergdahl walked off an outpost in Afghanistan sparking a search to recover him. Be...

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