He killed the prisoner when he was attacked.
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A military court originally sentenced Behenna to 25 years for unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. However, the Army's highest appellate court noted concern about how the trial court had handled Behenna's claim of self-defense, Sanders said. The Army Clemency and Parole Board reduced his sentence to 15 years and paroled him in 2014, as soon as he was eligible.
That U.S. Army appellate court had "noted concern about how the trial court had handled Mr. Behenna's claim of self-defense."
The prosecution failed to disclose that their own (prosecution) expert's analysis supported their son’s version of events. The expert felt so strongly that he reached out to the Behenna family about his findings.