A US Army sergeant faces a hearing Wednesday to determine whether there is enough evidence to court-martial him on charges of murder in the deaths of four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal. Sgt. 1st Class Joseph P. Mayo, 27, is charged with one count each of premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder,and obstruction of justice in the spring 2007 incident. He is the sixth of seven soldiers implicated in the case to face a judge since August and faces a possible life sentence without parole if convicted at trial. The Article 32 hearing Wednesday, the military equivalent of a civilian grand jury, will assess the charges against Mayo and decide whether to refer him for a court-martial.
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