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Last Updated: 29 March 2006

Barhoumi

Commission Transcripts, Exhibits, and Allied Papers

Re cord of Trial Volume 1 -	Presidential, Congressional and DoD Publications (384 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 2 -	Five Key Supreme Court Decisions (250 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 3 -	Department of Defense Litigation (257 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 4 -	References Hamdan v. Rumsfeld from 2004 & 2005 (466 pages) [2006 Supreme Court Filings will be at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/commissions_exhibits_hamdan.html ]
Record of Trial Volume 5 -	Federal Habeas District Court Litigation NOT Involving Barhoumi (276 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 6 -	2005 Federal Habeas District Court Litigation Involving Barhoumi (289 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 7 -	2006 Federal Habeas District Court Litigation Involving Barhoumi (327 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 8 -	1st Volume of Transcript Mar. 2, 2006 Session (R. 1-19 pages)
Record of Trial Volume 9 -	Review Exhibits 1-34 ( Mar. 2, 2006 session) (161 pages)


Date	Event

6 Jul 04	President Bush subjects detainee to potential trial by military commission

4 Nov 05	Appointing Authority approves charges

	Enclosure--Charges
	(Accused-detainees enjoy the presumption of innocence--charges are merely allegations. The prosecution has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at a military commission trial.

13 Dec 05	Defense counsel requests that U.S. District Court order a stay of the military commission proceedings

16 Dec 05	Appointing Authority refers case to trial

16 Dec 05	Appointing Authority appoints commission members to decide case

21 Dec 05	Presiding officer establishes discovery schedule and purpose of first hearing (PO 1)

19 Jan 06	Presiding Officer Schedules Next Trial Session (Feb. 27--Mar. 3, 2006) for Six Commission Cases

23 Feb 06	Presiding Officer Sets Hearing for Mar. 1, 2006 for U.S. v. Barhoumi