By Bill O'NeilA Court Martial has been set for May 29th for the man charged witht he 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage which killed thirteen people.
The Judge presiding over the case--Colonel Tara Osborn--expects jury selection to last up to four weeks--while testimony could last up to three months in the case against Major Nidal Hasan.
"I have high hopes for this Judge to move this case forward--but the defense counsel is going to drag thier heels every step of the way" said Saint Mary's University School of Law Terrorism Law exprt Doctor Jeffrey Addicott, who tells 550 KTSA News they could try a number of different things to slow things down.
"They may try to plead guilty to some lesser offenses to try to persuade the panel. They may try again to get the judge involved in religious issues" Addicott said, also noting both sides have mountains of paperwork to get through before the trial can actually begin.
"They may try to plead guilty to some lesser offenses to try to persuade the panel. They may try again to get the judge involved in religious issues" Addicott said, also noting both sides have mountains of paperwork to get through before the trial can actually begin.
"Some things she wants done associated with whether or not this case qualifies for the death penalty, whether or not there's going to be any amednments to the convening order--so we still have a lot of paperwork to do before we get there" Addicott said.
Meanwhile--Osborn has yet to rule on defense request to move the proceedings away from Fort Hood.
"I think that motion will be denied--and rightfully so--because there's no place you can go where people have not heard about this case" Addicott said.
Meanwhile--Osborn has yet to rule on defense request to move the proceedings away from Fort Hood.
"I think that motion will be denied--and rightfully so--because there's no place you can go where people have not heard about this case" Addicott said.
