Marine heads to trial on obstruction charges in Haditha case [Lt Grayson court martial]

Associated Press via Mercury News ^ | May 28, 2008 | Chelsea J. Carter

[RedRover]

SAN DIEGO—A Marine intelligence officer heads to court Wednesday to answer charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements during an investigation into the killings of 24 Iraqis.

The court-martial of 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson is the first case to come to trial in the biggest U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths to come out of the Iraq war.

Authorities maintain eight Marines killed the Iraqis shortly after a roadside bomb hit a convoy, killing the driver of a Humvee and wounding two Marines.

Grayson of Springboro, Ohio, was not present at the scene of the killings on Nov. 19, 2005, in Haditha, but is accused of telling a sergeant to delete photographs of the dead from his digital camera.

Investigators allege after the bombing, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and a squad member allegedly shot five men by a car at the scene. Wuterich then allegedly ordered his men into several houses, where they cleared rooms with grenades and gunfire, killing unarmed civilians in the process.

Charges against all but three Marines, including Grayson, have been dropped.

[Lancey Howard]

See?

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:49:40 PM · 356 of 415
Lancey Howard to RedRover

It’s 12.40 EST. Guess the jury will have the case by now. Biting fingernails....

Look on the bright side - - very shortly we will all be bumping some more good news!

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[jazusamo]

LOL! Here’s a BUMP Lancey!

[xzins]

A military verdict usually requires a 2/3 majority.......the number of votes required to convict are rounded up to whole persons: 1/3 of 5 equals 2; and 2/3 of 5 equals 4. (Note: A unanimous verdict is required in death penalty cases, and a majority vote for life imprisonment or confinement for more than 10 years. UCMJ Art. 52, 10 U.S.C. 852.)

As I understand it, 2/3 of 7 = 4.67 = 5 to convict, 3 to lock.

Getting this in the afternoon, I'm not surprised that we have no answer yet. To handle it responsibly, the jury would have to go through the material and sort it out.

Does your stringer have any impressions of the jurors and what they were thinking?

[freema]

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[Lancey Howard]

RedRover

This deserves a thread of it’s own, (BREAKING NEWS) just so it can be bumped through the “latest posts” headlines so rat insurgents who lurk at FR can see it over and over and over....

FRegards,
LH

[RedRover]

[freema]

I can’t breathe.

[xzins]

Please ignore my post sent about 1 minute ago!

Great news!!

Any info anyplace on the decision?

[RedRover]

Yep! Gimme a minute! Woohoo!

[Mr. Jazzy]

Thank you Lord for the wisdom and discernment of the fine officers of the jury.

OooRah!

[fatima]

((((Hugs)))OK the worry is over.

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

OMG - I have chill bumps the size of Texas! There is some common sense left in this world!!! Congrats Lt Grayson!

[Defend Our Marine]

Thank you LORD!!!! AND, THANK YOU Red for all the updates and excellent reporting. CONGRATS to Andrew and his family!

AP NewsAlert

12 minutes ago

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Jury acquits Marine officer of covering up killings of 24 Iraqis in Haditha.

[Lancey Howard]

Another BUMP for awesomeness!

[2111USMC]

Inhale
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[dynachrome]

YES!

Thank you again for the updates!

[Lancey Howard]

From the AP story:

Cheers erupted as the seven-officer panel cleared 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, who was the first of three Marines to be tried in the biggest U.S. criminal case involving Iraqi deaths linked to the war.

The judge, Maj. Brian E. Kasprzyk, admonished those in court, telling them: "There will be no more of that."

Oh yes there will, judge.

Woo HOOOOO!!

[xzins]

How could any judge not expect friends and family members to erupt!??

[Girlene]

OUTSTANDING! WOO-HOO! FREAKIN’ AWESOME!

CONGRATULATIONS, 1ST LT. GRAYSON, FAMILY, AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS! GREAT JOB!

[Girlene]

Cheers erupted as the seven-officer panel cleared 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson,..
The judge, Maj. Brian E. Kasprzyk, admonished those in court, telling them: "There will be no more of that."

Oh yes there will, judge. As Homer says.....