The Nation : Case Rests Against Marine

Government prosecutors rested their case in the espionage court-martial of Marine Sgt. Clayton J. Lonetree, and defense lawyers said they would not call any witnesses to testify. The government closed its case after seven days of testimony on charges that Lonetree gave secrets to the Soviet Union. The trial was recessed until Friday morning, at which time the defense also expects to rest its case, said a military lawyer for Lonetree. Lonetree’s lawyers were denied a request to bring in five witnesses they said would testify that the information Lonetree has been accused of giving the Soviets did not hurt national security. The defense will not call Lonetree to testify. “He’d have a bad time on the stand, not factually, but . . . emotionally,” said William Kunstler, one of his civilian attorneys.