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Toobin on toolong

CNN Justice reports: Toobin: Cabinet members may end up negotiating which legal system will try Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in last week’s mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Tuesday. CNN: Would the charges be the same in either case?…

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Major Hasan – the hardest job

Who has the hardest job in the prosecution and defense of Major Hasan, by that I’m talking about the lawyers and the judge. As many have already observed, the merits portion of Major Hasan’s trial at Fort Hood is likely a done deal, except for the potential mental health issues. …

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Major Hassan’s concealed carry application in VA

Gawker, an unusual blog has information about Major Hasan’s application for a concealed carry permit in VA.  Fort Hood, like all military installations, will have a regulation concerning the possession and carrying of weapons on post.  Usually the weapon has to be stored in the Armory. Here is the complete…

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Major Hasan’s mental health defense — or something else

Will Major Hasan successfully use PTSD as a defense, or will it at least become a mitigating factor to be considered.  If the trial is at Fort Hood, as seems likely at the moment, many of the Members (jury) panel will already have quite a bit of extra-judicial information. Here…

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Major Hasan’s religion a reason not to impose a death penalty?

I’m not posting much at the moment on the Fort Hood tragedy.  People can follow the news as easily as I can.  However, this article by Will Heaven in the (U.K.) Daily Telegraph did raise an eyebrow. Fort Hood shooting: the death penalty would make Nidal Malik Hasan an Islamic…

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