Manning faces 136 years max on the charges that he's been convicted.

[Luminous Animal]

Sentencing begins tomorrow.

[hrmjustin]

1. I hope the judge shows mercy.

[Luminous Animal]

2. So do I.

[Laurian]

3. Does anyone know how long he's been jailed to date? Seems like

he's been there a long time already, and in some horrific conditions. I hope that is taken into consideration.

I know he's not well connected like Scooter Libby, so I don't hold a lot of hope that he'll get a break.

[Luminous Animal]

4. A little over 3 years.

[Catherina]

5. 3 long years

Our President justified his prosecution saying "we are a nation of laws" except when it comes to blank fraud, fleecing the poor, torture and war crimes.

[msanthrope]

6. He's been in a medium-security pre-trial pod setting for about 2 years now, and

prior to that, he was in Quantico and Iraq.

So he has time served, and will get credit for that, plus some extra time off for the fact that when he was in Quantico, he was improperly put on POI restrictions.

His defense delayed trial for a considerable time, to Manning's benefit--pre-trial he went to medium security. Post-trial he will be in maximum security, so every day he served in medium is one less he has to serve in maximum.

[grantcart]

7. Of the charges that he was convicted of, how many did he already plead guilty.

I am thinking that in those charges there is the possibility of a lighter sentence because he cooperated.

[Luminous Animal]

8. I believe 10.

[grantcart]

12. That's what I thought.

That and the adverse treatment he has received may mean a reduced sentence.

Just a wild guess but I will guess 5 years.

Because of the volume of material he released I would be surprised if he gets less than 5 years, with time served credited.

[MineralMan]

9. Not really. There's virtually no chance the sentences

will be consecutive. A single, concurrent sentence will be handed down, with time served subtracted. Even military courts aren't without reason. We'll see.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Most of the charges were 10 & 2 years max --

I am hoping the 2 year charges are all "time served" and the 10 year charges run concurrently. I think that is the best we can hope for.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[Luminous Animal]

11. Manning's trial begins tomorrow. No minimums required and new evidence allowed

Nathan Fuller ‏@nathanLfuller
Bradley Manning's sentencing trial begins tomorrow. No minimums required and new evidence allowed. This fight is far from over.

[customerserviceguy]

13. If Hillary decides to run

Manning isn't going to see the light of day for many years to come.