{"id":35945,"date":"2013-06-03T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T20:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=35945"},"modified":"2013-06-03T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T20:06:26","slug":"hasan-can-represent-himself-in-courtroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=35945","title":{"rendered":"Hasan can represent himself in courtroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anonymous in JAX sends us a link <\/a>to the news that the judge determined that Nidal Hasan can represent himself in his trial. Yeah, I see this as a really smart move by the judge, well, maybe not. But, Colonel Tara Osborn, the latest judge to preside over the Hasan trial has decided that the Fort Hood murderer is competent and physically able to defend himself the trial – I think there’s still going to be a trial, anyway. The murders that Nidal Hasan committed were almost four years ago and he should be on his last appeal about now, if this trial was conducted in human years rather than tortoise years.<\/p>\n

The selection of a panel of officers for Hasan’s jury was expected to begin on Wednesday, and opening arguments were scheduled for July 1.<\/p>\n

Osborn previously said she believed Hasan had the mental capacity to run his own defense, but his physical condition was an issue. Defense lawyers previously said Hasan was capable of sitting in court a maximum of five hours a day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hasan could be ordered to stand down if he attempts to use his trial as a stage for promoting radical beliefs, said retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Corn, a professor at South Texas College of Law in Houston.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Does he want to use the opportunity to represent himself as a platform?” Corn asked. “Or does he just want to play the martyr and just sit there and do nothing? We don’t know.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, as a casual observer to the news coming out about this trial, my guess is that he’s enjoying the spotlight. He has already inspired one copycat (Naser Jason Abdo – the other Fort Hood terrorist who has already been convicted even though his crime was committed months after Hasan), I’m sure he thinks he can inspire more. Well, that and stretch out his time on earth and accrue pay for his parents or somebody.<\/p>\n

In other legal news, Breanna Manning’s trial<\/a> started today. He was also arrested after Hasan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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