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« Reply #1760 on: August 24, 2013, 12:14:47 AM »

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/-Prosecution-Rests-In-Court-Martial-Of-Fort-Hood-Gunman-220379111.html
Jury Now Must Decide Whether Fort Hood Gunman Lives Or Dies
By Rachel Cox
August 23, 2013

FORT HOOD (August 23, 2013)—A 13-member panel of Army officers returns to the courtroom Monday at Fort Hood to hear testimony in the punishment phase of the court-martial of Major Nidal Hassan, 42, whom jurors convicted on all counts Friday in the deadly November 2009 post shooting rampage.

Prosecutors say they will call at least 19 witnesses during the sentencing phase, but it’s not clear whether Hasan plans to present any testimony.

Military judge Col. Tara Osborn again advised Hasan Friday that she thought it was unwise for him to act as his own attorney, but Hasan said he will continue to represent himself.

"This is the time when members decide whether you should live or die,"
she told the Army psychiatrist.

Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 13 counts of unpremeditated murder in the Nov. 5, 2009 attack at the post’s Soldier Readiness Center.

The panel found Hasan guilty on all counts, making him eligible for the death penalty.
 
The Associated Press reported that Hasan telephoned his former attorney, John Galligan of Belton, after the verdict.

Galligan told AP he and Hasan were set to meet later in the day at Fort Hood.

He said the jury did not hear all the facts because the judge refused to allow evidence that helped explain Hasan's actions.

"The jury we heard from only got half the facts,” he said.

The verdict, however, generally came as no surprise.

“Justice has been served,” retired Army Staff Sgt. Howard Ray, who survived the rampage without injury, told the Associated Press after the verdict.

He told AP the verdict sends the message that the military “isn’t going to mess with this kind of terrorism.”

Ray, 33, who now lives in Rochelle, said Hasan fired several times in his direction, but missed.

He said he struggled with nightmares and anxiety for a year after the shooting.
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« Reply #1761 on: August 26, 2013, 08:36:29 AM »

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#hasan sentencing witnesses include 16 family members of the dead and 3 survivors of 2009 #forthood mass shooting. Court begins at9.@NBCDFW

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#forthood prosecutors seek death penalty after winning the unanimous premeditated murder conviction required for #hasan execution @NBCDFW

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Back at #forthood for week 4 of Nidal #hasan trial. 19 government sentencing witnesses due today after conviction Friday. @NBCDFW
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« Reply #1762 on: August 26, 2013, 08:37:44 AM »

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Back @forthood for the start of sentencing. Prosecutors plan to put on 19-20 witnesses: 3 wounded soldiers as well as family members. #hasan
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« Reply #1763 on: August 26, 2013, 08:40:12 AM »

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Good morning from #FortHood! It is day 1 of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal #Hasan's sentencing.
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« Reply #1764 on: August 26, 2013, 08:41:51 AM »

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The military has not executed anyone since 1961. Will #Hasan's desire to be a martyr play into panel decision? Intriguing topics to debate.

 Chris Sadeghi ‏@chrissadeghi 44m
Life or death? The real question in the trial of Nidal #Hasan gets answered this week. Sentencing phase begins at 9am w/ opening statements.
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« Reply #1765 on: August 26, 2013, 08:47:21 AM »

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Back at #FortHood after vacation for #Hasan sentencing. Death penalty on the table. We're expected to hear today from prosecutors witnesses.
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« Reply #1766 on: August 26, 2013, 09:21:38 AM »

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Sentencing begins today in the case against convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal #Hasan 's death penalty case @KCENNews
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« Reply #1767 on: August 26, 2013, 09:33:24 AM »

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/26/justice/nidal-hasan-sentencing/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter
Nidal Hasan sentencing phase begins at Fort Hood
By Bill Mears, CNN Senior Producer
updated 7:58 AM EDT, Mon August 26, 2013

Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- A military jury on Monday will begin confronting the second phase of the court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan: whether he deserves to die for the massacre at his hands four years ago on this sprawling U.S. Army base.
 
On his own initiative, Hasan admitted early in the court-martial, "The evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter." He has also indicated a willingness to die as a "martyr."
"It's not unlikely he will get his wish," said Eugene Fidell, a military law expert, and professor at Yale Law School. "Given the number (of murders) and gravity that he's been found guilty of, he has to be considered a real viable candidate not only for a death sentence, but also to have it carried out."

The panel of 13 senior officers is expected to hear two or three days of testimony in open court during the sentencing phase.

 

Military officials say prosecutors could present up to 16 witnesses, including a liaison or family member for each victim killed in the attack. They will describe the impact the shootings had on their lives, part of the "aggravating" evidence the prosecution will use to try to demonstrate why Hasan deserves lethal injection.
 
Unclear is whether Hasan himself will now present testimony or speak on his behalf. He serves as his own attorney and has so far refused to put on a defense in court.
The American-born psychiatrist of Palestinian descent has the opportunity to offer "mitigating" evidence that could persuade the panel to spare his life.
"All criminal trials -- whether civilian or military -- depend on an adversarial system," said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. "Where there is too much agreement between opposing sides, or where the defendant refuses to put on a spirited case, does not always lead to a true result. Hasan may be setting himself up for a death sentence. The question is whether this military jury will accommodate him."
The defendant has expressed frustration throughout the proceedings that Judge Tara Osborn, an Army colonel, would not let him argue "defense of others" -- that Hasan carried out the shootings to protect the Afghan Taliban and its leaders from U.S. soldiers set to deploy there.
Through his civilian attorney, Hasan in recent days leaked selected documents to the media, including a mental health evaluation conducted by an earlier, separate military panel to determine whether Hasan was fit to stand trial.
"I don't think what I did was wrong because it was for the greater cause of helping my Muslim brothers," he told the panel, according to pages of the report published by The New York Times.
He also said, according to the documents: "I'm paraplegic and could be in jail for the rest of my life. However, if I died by lethal injection, I would still be a martyr."
That creates an unusual dynamic in what has already become a very unusual case.
"The U.S. military is not used to this kind of defendant, who apparently wants to die for his crimes. It might take a terrible weight off the jury -- if the inmate wants death, they may say, 'we'll accommodate.' It lessens the burden," said Dieter. "On the other hand, the military by its nature, and in this time of war, sees a lot of death. They may not desire to add to it and give (Hasan) what he may want. His wishes might have a reverse effect."
History may not be on Hasan's or the government's side. The last military execution was in 1961, and only five servicemen sit on death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Three are African-American, two are white.
President Bush signed a death warrant in 2008 for Ronald Gray, a former Army specialist convicted in the military system of several spree killings. His scheduled execution was stayed, and the case remains under appeal.
The military has its own legal standards and procedures when trying and appealing capital cases. The U.S. Supreme Court gets the final say, if any petition reaches that far. Of the 11 military death sentences that have completed direct appeal, nine (82%) have been reversed.
"The military is a community of solidarity, a brotherhood and sisterhood, all to its own," said Teresa Norris, a Columbia, South Carolina-based defense lawyer who represents an Army soldier on death row. "There is a real reluctance to execute fellow soldiers unless it's absolutely the worst kind of case and this is the only way."
That may be especially true for murders committed in an overseas military theater. But Hasan's self-confessed rampage against innocents on a domestic military base will be an important consideration for the panel considering his fate.
Some military law experts say multiple victims play a key role in whether service personnel are prosecuted for capital crimes. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty last month to killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar in 2012, thereby avoiding the death penalty.
Procedures were revised significantly in 1984 after a military appeals court concluded application of the death penalty in that venue was unconstitutional. That led to even fewer capital cases moving forward.
Osborn is likely to instruct the military panel to ignore any direct pleas from Hasan that he be given lethal injection, but to decide punishment only on the facts and testimony presented, in accordance with the law.
"His wishes have little to do with this," said Fidell. "The jury has to be unanimous. But you can have a hold out, you could have a number of holdouts. ... It's very hard to handicap what happens next. "

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« Reply #1768 on: August 26, 2013, 09:37:56 AM »

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Relatives of #Hasan's victims get to confront him today - the first time since the massacre. Likely to be emotional.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/relatives-of-massacre-victims-to-testify-in-Hasan-sentencing-221157481.html

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@ArtOfJason Indeed. They will get to confront him today as sentencing begins.

 Jason Whitely ‏@JasonWhitely 6m
Some suggest #FortHood mass murderer Nidal #Hasan just wants to die – maybe be a martyr. Should he get death or face life in prison?

 Jason Whitely ‏@JasonWhitely 8m
@ArtOfJason Hearing after hearing. Motion after motion. The wheels of justice turn sloooooowly.

 Jason Whitely ‏@JasonWhitely 19m
Guilt never was in question for Maj. Nidal #Hasan. Sentencing starts this morning. It’s the bigger issue. Will he get life or death?
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« Reply #1769 on: August 26, 2013, 09:40:30 AM »

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Relatives of massacre victims to testify in Hasan sentencing
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« Reply #1770 on: August 26, 2013, 09:41:55 AM »

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@michael_enette Yes. He was found guilty last week. Sentencing begins this morning.

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Some suggest #FortHood mass murderer Nidal #Hasan just wants to die – maybe be a martyr. Should he get death or face life in prison?

 jason ‏@ArtOfJason 7m
@JasonWhitely that's tough.  DP could = martyr.  Life would be an enormous cost.  My initial thought, DP and be done with it.

 Jason Whitely ‏@JasonWhitely 6m
@ArtOfJason Yes, that is a tough one.
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« Reply #1771 on: August 26, 2013, 10:00:16 AM »

http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/military/article/Hasan-to-face-more-witnesses-in-penalty-phase-4760226.php?t=931a2f3505075d6938
Hasan to face more witnesses in penalty phase
August 26, 2013

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« Reply #1772 on: August 26, 2013, 10:01:53 AM »

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Sentencing for #hasan, the Fort Hood Gunman, begins this morning
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« Reply #1773 on: August 26, 2013, 10:09:26 AM »

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15 minute recess after judge warns #Hasan again about dangers of representing himself during sentencing. #FortHood
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#Hasan's standby counsel asked to speak to him. #FortHood
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Judge asks #Hasan yet again to reconsider self-representation: "you understand you are staking your life on the decisions you make."

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Hasan reaffirms he wants to represent himself but court grants brief recess so he can confer with standby lawyers. #hasan #FortHood
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Six minutes after starting, #Hasan asked for a 15-min recess to discuss something w/ his Army-appointed standby attorneys.

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Judge to #Hasan: "You understand you’re staking your life on the decisions you make?

"I do," he replied.

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Judge to #Hasan as sentencing is about to begin. "I think it’s unwise for you to represent yourself but that is your choice."
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#forthood judge asks #hasan again about danger of representing himself. He said he takes only Tylenol and ibuprofen medication. @NBCDFW
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Sentencing hearing to begin shortly. Judge told bailiffs to inform jurors to expect a 10 am start.
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Military judge warns #Hasan yet again of dangers of representing himself. Yet again, Hasan affirms he wants to represent himself.
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#hasan takes 15 minute break to speak with stand by counsel before #forthood sentencing testimony begins @NBCDFW

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#forthood judge: "You understand you are staking your life on the decision you make?" #hasan : "I do." @NBCDFW
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