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Trial of accused Fort Hood gunman moved to at least August
Source: Reuters
Trial of accused Fort Hood gunman moved to at least August
By Don Bolding
FORT HOOD, Texas | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:01pm EDT
(Reuters) - The trial of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be delayed by at least a month and start in early August, a military judge ruled on Tuesday.
Major Nidal Hasan, 42, who could face the death penalty for the shooting at the Army post, has been allowed to represent himself at the trial, which will open no earlier than August 6, the judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, ruled.
Opening statements had been scheduled to begin on July 1, but the selection of Army officers for that jury, which was set for late May, was pushed back as Osborn addressed other issues. The most recent issue was Hasan's request that he be allowed to argue he was defending the Afghan Taliban, a request she denied.
Osborn, who said she wanted a speedy trial but was more interested in a fair trial, on Tuesday set selection of the jury to start on July 9.
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By Don Bolding
FORT HOOD, Texas | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:01pm EDT
(Reuters) - The trial of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be delayed by at least a month and start in early August, a military judge ruled on Tuesday.
Major Nidal Hasan, 42, who could face the death penalty for the shooting at the Army post, has been allowed to represent himself at the trial, which will open no earlier than August 6, the judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, ruled.
Opening statements had been scheduled to begin on July 1, but the selection of Army officers for that jury, which was set for late May, was pushed back as Osborn addressed other issues. The most recent issue was Hasan's request that he be allowed to argue he was defending the Afghan Taliban, a request she denied.
Osborn, who said she wanted a speedy trial but was more interested in a fair trial, on Tuesday set selection of the jury to start on July 9.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-crime-forthood-idUSBRE95H0BS20130618