The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 in a shooting rampage
in 2009 in Fort Hood, Texas, was approved by a military judge to be
mentally capable of representing himself in the upcoming trial. In
2011, Major Nidal Hasan cut ties with his defense attorney, who was a
former military judge, and opted to represent himself. Hasan also asked
the military judge for a three month delay to prepare his defense.
Major Hasan will be using a “defense of others” strategy as his
defense, which will require him to prove that he was protecting others
from imminent danger. Hasan will most likely argue that he was
protecting fellow Muslims in Afghanistan from the U.S. soldiers at Fort
Hood who were preparing for an upcoming deployment at the time of the
shooting.
To read more about this case and the upcoming trial of Major Hasan, please click the following Washington Post link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/army-judge-to-decide-if-fort-hood-shooting-suspect-can-repres…
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