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Hasan Faces Military Trial, Death Penalty

Alleged Fort Hood shooter's lawyer loses argument

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 6, 2011 1:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Nidal Hasan, the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, will face a military trial and could, if convicted, be sentenced to death, Fort Hood's commanding general announced today. Hasan's lawyers had tried to convince the military that a death penalty case would be too expensive, time consuming, and restrictive, but to no avail. Hasan will face 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, according to the AP.

This April 9, 2010, file photo released by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows U.S. Major Nidal Hasan at the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas.
This April 9, 2010, file photo released by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows U.S. Major Nidal Hasan at the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas.   (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriffs Department, File)
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RockyPneumonia
Jul 7, 2011 2:01 AM CDT
So...now that you've all puffed and blustered, and you feel like Real Men, could we all go back to being Americans, with a constitution and everything?
Observer
Jul 6, 2011 3:54 PM CDT
Let's see Fox News televise this trial. It is a lot more profound than the Casey Anthony abortion. Make this a public spectacle.
Even-Steven
Jul 6, 2011 3:34 PM CDT
Shoot have been shot on site. Would have made this thread a mum issue.

 
death penalty • military tribunal • court martial • Fort Hood • Fort Hood shooting • Nidal Malik Hasan

 
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