Jeffrey Groharing
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Jeffrey Groharing is a lawyer and an officer in the United States Marine Corps
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On October 29, 1997 Groharing finished 1048 out of 9629 in a Marine Corps marathon, finishing in 3 hours and 25 minutes.
On Sunday April 4, 2004 Groharing finished a ten mile run in one hour and four minutes, finishing 30th.
Groharing graduated from Simpson College in 1993.
Groharing graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Law in 1996.
Groharing joined the United States Marine Corps
shortly thereafter.
Groharing married MaryAnne Sapio
, Miss California 1999
, on December 8, 2002.
Sapio is currently a Washington lobbyist.
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According to a Wall Street Journal article Groharing found that intelligence analysts were failing to cooperate with him by providing him with the information he needed to convict Omar Khadr
.
The Wall Street Journal quoted Groharing about the Khadr's prosecution:
Colonel
Peter Brownback
, the Presiding Officer
of Omar Khadr's military commission, was expected to make a ruling as to whether Khadr was an "illegal enemy combatant".
Instead Brownback postponed that ruling because he learned that the Prosecution had failed to inform Khadr's Defense team of the existence of a potentially exculpatory witness.
Lieutenant Commander
William Kuebler said
Groharing informed the Defense of the existence of the potentially exculpatory witness less than two days before the hearing.
According to Jennifer Daskal
, an attorney at Human Rights Watch
:
According to the Los Angeles Times
:
Groharing also protested the delay to Brownback because of the inconvenience of having brought witnesses to Guantanamo who would now not be called upon for their testimony.
According to the Los Angeles Times
:
One of the pieces of evidence Groharing had protested not being allowed to present during the November 8, 2007 hearing was a videotape.
The videotape was said to show Omar Khadr planting mines.
The next broadcast of the CBS News
show 60 Minutes
showed extensive clips from this video.
Commander
Jeffrey Gordon
, a Department of Defense spokesman, claimed that the videotape had not been leaked by anyone within the Prosecution, or the Office of Military Commission.
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
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On October 29, 1997 Groharing finished 1048 out of 9629 in a Marine Corps marathon, finishing in 3 hours and 25 minutes.
On Sunday April 4, 2004 Groharing finished a ten mile run in one hour and four minutes, finishing 30th.
Groharing graduated from Simpson College in 1993.
Groharing graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Law in 1996.
Groharing joined the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
shortly thereafter.
Groharing married MaryAnne Sapio
MaryAnne Sapio
MaryAnne Sapio is a Washington DC lobbyist, and former beauty queen.Sapio won the Miss California title in 1999, and competed in the nationally televised Miss America pageant. She did not place in the competition, but did win a non-finalist talent award....
, Miss California 1999
Miss California
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss California USAThe Miss California competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America pageant. Delegates from the states of California, Ohio and Oklahoma have each won the title of Miss...
, on December 8, 2002.
Sapio is currently a Washington lobbyist.
Guantanamo prosecution
Groharing is currently one of the officers appointed to prosecute. Guantanamo captives charged before the Guantanamo military commissionGuantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
s.
According to a Wall Street Journal article Groharing found that intelligence analysts were failing to cooperate with him by providing him with the information he needed to convict Omar Khadr
Omar Khadr
Omar Ahmed Khadr is a Canadian child soldier and one of the juveniles held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He was convicted of five charges under the United States Military Commissions Act of 2009 including murder in violation of the law of war and providing material support for terrorism,...
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The Wall Street Journal quoted Groharing about the Khadr's prosecution:
November 8, 2007 hearing
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Peter Brownback
Peter Brownback
Peter E. Brownback III is a retired military officer and lawyer.He was appointed to be a Presiding Officer on the Guantanamo military commissions, by retired general John D. Altenburg....
, the Presiding Officer
Presiding Officer (Guantanamo Military Commissions)
The United States of America has charged Guantanamo captives before "Military Commissions", each presided over by a Presiding Officer.The Presiding Officer were initially to serve as the first among equals on bodies were the commission members served the roles similar to both judge and jury.In the...
of Omar Khadr's military commission, was expected to make a ruling as to whether Khadr was an "illegal enemy combatant".
Instead Brownback postponed that ruling because he learned that the Prosecution had failed to inform Khadr's Defense team of the existence of a potentially exculpatory witness.
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander...
William Kuebler said
Groharing informed the Defense of the existence of the potentially exculpatory witness less than two days before the hearing.
According to Jennifer Daskal
Jennifer Daskal
Jennifer Daskal is an American lawyer who serves as senior counsel for Human Rights Watch, and focuses on issues of terrorism, criminal law and immigration...
, an attorney at Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
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According to the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
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Groharing also protested the delay to Brownback because of the inconvenience of having brought witnesses to Guantanamo who would now not be called upon for their testimony.
According to the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
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One of the pieces of evidence Groharing had protested not being allowed to present during the November 8, 2007 hearing was a videotape.
The videotape was said to show Omar Khadr planting mines.
The next broadcast of the CBS News
CBS News
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show 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
showed extensive clips from this video.
Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
Jeffrey Gordon
Jeffrey D. Gordon
Jeffrey D. Gordon is a communications consultant to several conservative Washington, DC-based think tanks. Gordon is also a contributing columnist to Fox News, AOL News, the Washington Times and other media outlets. Previously, he was a Commander in the United States Navy.-Naval career:He was...
, a Department of Defense spokesman, claimed that the videotape had not been leaked by anyone within the Prosecution, or the Office of Military Commission.