Which is It? Both?

“Sivits Found Guilty in Iraq Abuse Case."

The first paragraph from the above Reuters article.

"U.S. soldier Specialist Jeremy Sivits was found guilty on Wednesday of three charges he faced in a court martial over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, CNN reported. Sivits, the first U.S. soldier court-martialed over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail, had pleaded guilty on all four counts he faced, with a reservation related to the taking of a photograph of naked prisoners."

The same story, but as reported at The New York Times.

“U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty in Iraq Abuse Trial."

The first two paragraphs from the NYT.

"Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of abuse in the first court-martial stemming from mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison.

The court-martial then found Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits guilty of all charges. In a quirk of military law, if the defendant pleads guilty, they have to prove to the court they are guilty and the court then formally renders a finding."

So, though Sivits plead guilty, he still had to be found guilty, but I think it is more accurate to report Sivits pleading guilty, rather than being found guilty.

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