The court-martial of a U.S. Army officer, who publicly refused to fight in Iraq and criticized the war, could end in a mistrial, the presiding military judge said on Wednesday.
First Lt. Ehren Watada faces up to four years in prison and a dishonorable discharge if convicted on a charge of missing movements for not deploying to Iraq and two charges of conduct unbecoming an officer for his criticism of the war.
Lt. Col. John Head, the military judge, said the case could end in a mistrial if Watada's lawyers refuse to let the defendant answer the judge's questions about potential inconsistencies with a "stipulation of fact" that Watada agreed to before the trial began.
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