The House Built on Sand: An Analysis of Battlefield Mercy Killings in Non-International Armed Conflicts

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1. convicted

   Before Trump restored his rank, a military panel acquitted Edward Gallagher of the most serious charges and convicted him of posing for a photograph with a dead ISIS detainee, sentencing him to time served and reduction in rank.

   Court-martial disposition, Naval Law Review p. 22

   Military panel acquitted Gallagher of the most serious charges but convicted him on a corpse-photo count · Conviction remained after Trump restored rank

2. documented

   Donald Trump directed the Navy to stop administrative processing of Edward Gallagher and restore Gallagher's rank after his court-martial; the action did not erase Gallagher's conviction for posing with a dead detainee.

   Gallagher court-martial and rank-restoration account, Naval Law Review pp. 1–2, 22

   Trump directed the Navy to stop Gallagher's processing and restore his rank · Rank restored; underlying conviction not pardoned