During the more than three decades Sledge was in prison , he maintained his innocence , filing numerous post-conviction motions on various grounds . Joseph Sledge spent more than three decades behind bars . The former U.S. Army sergeant was convicted in a military court of murdering an unarmed Iraqi detainee during the 2003 invasion and later sentenced to life without parole.
Joseph Sledge spent more than three decades behind bars . The former U.S. Army sergeant was convicted in a military court of murdering an unarmed Iraqi detainee during the 2003 invasion and later sentenced to life without parole.