US | Bradley Manning Bradley Manning's Trial Delayed Army pushes back date by 6 weeks to mid-March By Polly Davis Doig Posted Dec 2, 2012 10:31 AM CST Copied In a Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., for a pretrial hearing. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) There's been much ado about Bradley Manning's state of mind and imprisonment over the course of pre-trial hearings this past week, but the Army private and accused WikiLeaker now won't get his day in court until March, reports the AP. A military judge announced the change today, saying that longer-than-expected pretrial proceedings meant Manning's trial would be delayed by six weeks to March 16 or 18. He faces life in prison. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. Iraq's national game of deception brings out the best bluffers. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A Texas man's disappearance is fodder for true-crime mania. Report an error