false official statement and larceny. He was acquitted on charges of kidnapping, assault and housebreaking. He was sentenced to 15 years in military prison for his role in the case; this is the longest sentence given to any of the conspirators in this case and the only additional confinement given to any of the three Marines who went to trial in this case: Hutchins, Thomas, and Magincalda, as reported in the August 3rd issue of California's North County Times. Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland, commanding general of United States Marine Forces Central Command, turned down a request to issue Hutchins a pardon but did reduce the sentence to 11 years. Hutchins serves his sentence at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth while pursuing an appeal. Overturn and retrial In 2010, Hutchins conviction was overturned in April 2010 due to an inappropriate dismissal of one of his attorneys before trial. In 2013, as he was not provided legal counsel when asked and was interrogated without counsel after having asked for it, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces overturned Hutchins' conviction. In 2015, following a statement made by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, a new trial was ordered by Lieutenant General Robert Neller. On June 17, 2015, Hutchins was convicted by a military jury for a second time, being found guilty of the murder of Hashim Ibrahim Awad and also conspiracy and larceny, while being acquitted on a charge of falsifying an official statement. A jury decided that Huchins should serve no additional time and he was released. Initial confusion over the village name 'Hamdania' Some accounts, including the original U.S. government press release, incorrectly gave the name of the village as Hamandiyah or Hamadiya instead of the correct Hamdania (pronounced hahm-da-NEE-yah). A variant spelling is Hamdaniyah. A number of unrelated locations in the region share a similar name including Al-Hamdaniya Municipality near Mosul. References External links Hamdaniya/The Execution of Hashim Al-Zobaie - A Document Archive US military clearing-house page on Iraq war crime investigations, including the Hamdania incident initial USMC news release May 24, 2006 'No question' Iraq killing was murder by the Toronto Star May 29, 2006 US leaders worried by Iraq killings by Agence France-Presse June 2, 2006 Military to Charge 8 in Iraqi Civilian's Death by the New York Times June 2, 2006 Iraqi family tells their side of story by Nancy