Fort Hoot Suspect’s Arraignment Set for Next Week

The Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Hasan, charged in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation will be arraigned in military court next week. This will be his first court appearance since Fort Hood’s commander decided he would face the death penalty. According to military law, suspects charged in death-penalty cases are not allowed to plead guilty. Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 rampage. The military judge will set Hasan’s trial date, possibly as early as March and jurors will be brought in from Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The information is from
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1110/07-15-2011/20110715075000_09.html.