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Trial date set for accused shooter at U.S. Army base
Source: Reuters
Trial date set for accused shooter at U.S. Army base
By Don Bolding and Jim Forsyth
FORT HOOD, Texas | Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:02pm EST
(Reuters) - A military judge on Thursday set May 29 for the start of jury selection in the murder trial of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, who is charged with killing 13 people during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
Judge Tara Osborn, a U.S. Army colonel, did not rule on defense requests to change the venue from Fort Hood and the pool of potential jurors from U.S. Army personnel to U.S. Navy or Air Force personnel.
Osborn set July 1 for the start of the trial. The trial, including jury selection, is expected to take up to 90 days.
Hasan has been in custody since the attack, in which 32 people were wounded. He faces the death penalty if convicted.
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By Don Bolding and Jim Forsyth
FORT HOOD, Texas | Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:02pm EST
(Reuters) - A military judge on Thursday set May 29 for the start of jury selection in the murder trial of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, who is charged with killing 13 people during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
Judge Tara Osborn, a U.S. Army colonel, did not rule on defense requests to change the venue from Fort Hood and the pool of potential jurors from U.S. Army personnel to U.S. Navy or Air Force personnel.
Osborn set July 1 for the start of the trial. The trial, including jury selection, is expected to take up to 90 days.
Hasan has been in custody since the attack, in which 32 people were wounded. He faces the death penalty if convicted.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/us-usa-crime-forthood-idUSBRE91R1N720130228
