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John F. Murphy (JAG)
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John Murphy is an American
lawyer and officer in the United States Naval Reserve.
Andy Worthington
reported on May 6, 2009, that Murphy was replacing Lawrence Morris
as Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commission
s, and that Morris was retiring from active duty.
On December 12, 2008, while Murphy was an assistant Prosecutor in United States v. Omar Khadr, he had to present the case because lead Prosecutor Major
Jeffrey Groharing
was not present.
On August 9, 2009, Fox News reported that Murphy stated the Prosecution would comply with new rules barring the use of evidence obtained by torture, or cruel, inhumane interrogation techniques.
According to Carol Rosenberg
, writing in the Lakeland Ledger, on July 15, 2009 Murphy told the Press that his office plans to charge 66 Guantanamo detainees, in the Guantanamo military commissions system.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer and officer in the United States Naval Reserve.
Andy Worthington
Andy Worthington
Andy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
reported on May 6, 2009, that Murphy was replacing Lawrence Morris
Lawrence Morris
Colonel Lawrence J. Morris is a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army.-Academic career:Morris graduated from Marquette University's law school in 1982.Morris had previously earned a double major at Marquette in Political Science and Journalism....
as Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo 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, and that Morris was retiring from active duty.
On December 12, 2008, while Murphy was an assistant Prosecutor in United States v. Omar Khadr, he had to present the case because lead Prosecutor Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Jeffrey Groharing
Jeffrey Groharing
Jeffrey Groharing is a lawyer and an officer in the United States Marine Corps. On October 29, 1997 Groharing finished 1048 out of 9629 in a Marine Corps marathon, finishing in 3 hours and 25 minutes....
was not present.
On August 9, 2009, Fox News reported that Murphy stated the Prosecution would comply with new rules barring the use of evidence obtained by torture, or cruel, inhumane interrogation techniques.
According to Carol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg is a senior journalist, currently with the McClatchy News Service.Rosenberg works at the Miami Herald, which has provided extensive coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-Biography:...
, writing in the Lakeland Ledger, on July 15, 2009 Murphy told the Press that his office plans to charge 66 Guantanamo detainees, in the Guantanamo military commissions system.