Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Jury Selection Begins in England Case

Jury Selection Begins in Sentencing Phase for Pfc. Lynndie England, a Day After Guilty Plea
FORT HOOD, Texas May 3, 2005 — Jury selection started Tuesday for the panel that will recommend a sentence for Army Reserve Pfc. Lynndie England, who pleaded guilty to mistreating prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison camp in Iraq.England accepted responsibility for the smiling, thumbs-up poses she struck for photographs taken at Abu Ghraib that made her the face of the prisoner abuse scandal.England, 22, pleaded guilty Monday to seven counts of mistreating prisoners, saying she let her buddies talk her into going along with the abuse.

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