Refusal To Plea Bargain
Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon, one of the accused officers, refused to enter a guilty plea and issued a statement on July 27, 2007, the fourth anniversary of the incident, explaining his decision.
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a bargain dress off the rack
and I broke the way a stone breaks.”
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