Federal judge rules to allow Hennis court-martial
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a motion to halt the court-martial of a retired soldier forced back into the Army to face charges in North Carolina triple slaying that occurred a quarter-century ago.
Lawyers for Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis argued last month that the military does not have the power to charge him in the killings. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle said in a ruling on Tuesday that it would be inappropriate to rule with a court martial in progress.
Boyle dismissed the motion to allow it to continue through the military judicial system.
The 51-year-old Hennis is charged with premeditated murder in the May 1985 stabbing deaths of Kathryn Eastburn and two of her daughters.
Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday. The trial could last up to two months.
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Photo Caption: Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis leaves the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse after a federal hearing Friday in Raleigh. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)
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