From Fox News: The trial for an Army psychiatrist
charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting was put on hold Wednesday
by an appeals court considering his objections to being forcibly shaved.
Maj. Nidal Hasan had been scheduled to enter a plea Wednesday to
charges in the attack at the Texas Army post, but all court proceedings
were put on hold before he could do that.
Hasan, an American-born Muslim, indicated he wanted to plead guilty
for religious reasons, according to a defense motion. But the judge,
Col. Gregory Gross, said he would not be able to accept a guilty plea on
the 13 charges of premeditated murder. That's because the charges carry
death as the maximum punishment and the government is pursuing the
death penalty in Hasan's case.
Hasan, 41, also is charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
The trial, which was scheduled to start Monday, will be on hold until
the appeals court rules on Hasan's objection to being shaved.
Wednesday's court order that put the proceedings on hold gives the judge
a week to respond.
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It would be my fondest wish that we call my anesthetician and have him waxed from top to bottom!
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