Court overturns Marine sniper's conviction for urinating on dead Taliban fighters

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A military court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a former Marine sniper involved in urinating on dead Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan in 2011 after evidence emerged that a top general meddled in the case to ensure a harsher punishment.

Fox News reports Staff Sgt. Joseph Chamblin was convicted almost five years ago and sentenced to 30 days confinement, had his pay docked and was demoted over a video that showed the Marines urinating on enemy corpses.

The new ruling revealed that now-retired Gen. James Amos said at the time that the Marines needed to be “crushed” and discharged from the Corps through General Court-Martial over their behavior.

The court said the General unfairly tried to “severely and systematically” influence the case.

Corrie O'Connor