United States v. Chelsea Manning

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United States v. Chelsea Manning was the high-profile court-martial of U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, resulting in a landmark conviction under U.S. military and national security law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court-martial
criminal case
appliesTo Chelsea Manning
branchOfServiceOfDefendant United States Army
charge aiding the enemy
computer fraud-related offenses
theft of public records
violations of the Espionage Act of 1917
wrongful publication of national defense information
commutation sentence commuted by President Barack Obama
commutationDate 2017-01-17
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court general court-martial
defendant Chelsea Manning
defendantStatusAtTime U.S. Army intelligence analyst
defenseCounsel David Coombs
civilian and military defense team
endDate 2013-08-21
judge Colonel Denise Lind
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States

United States Army
legalSignificance landmark application of the Espionage Act to leaks to the press
major case in U.S. military justice concerning whistleblowing and classified information
legalSystem United States federal law
United States military justice system
location Fort Meade, Maryland
outcome acquittal on the charge of aiding the enemy
conviction on multiple counts under the Espionage Act
plea guilty to some lesser included offenses
not guilty to aiding the enemy
prosecutionCounsel United States Army prosecutors
prosecutor United States Army
United States government
relatedTo Afghan War Diary leak
Guantánamo Bay files leak
Iraq War documents leak
WikiLeaks
surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak

WikiLeaks
releaseDate 2017-05-17
sentence 35 years imprisonment
dishonorable discharge
forfeiture of pay and allowances
reduction in rank to private (E-1)
startDate 2013-06-03
subjectMatter military intelligence activities
national security law
unauthorized disclosure of classified information
timePeriodOfOffense 2009–2010

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Espionage Act of 1917 usedInCase United States v. Chelsea Manning
Colonel Denise Lind notableEvent United States v. Chelsea Manning
subject surface form: Denise Lind
this entity surface form: court-martial of Chelsea Manning
Colonel Denise Lind presidedOver United States v. Chelsea Manning
subject surface form: Denise Lind
this entity surface form: United States v. Chelsea Manning court-martial
Afghan War Diary leak legalConsequenceForSource United States v. Chelsea Manning
this entity surface form: court-martial of Chelsea Manning
David Coombs representedIn United States v. Chelsea Manning
this entity surface form: United States v. Manning