Articles Posted in military death penalty

MySA news reports that: Defense attorneys for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a Fort Hood psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a mass shooting here last fall, won a four-month delay Tuesday in an evidentiary hearing that could lead to his court-martial. Sitting in the same courtroom where he oversaw proceedings…

The LA Times has interesting piece which essentially posits that both the defense and Congress are being stonewalled in production of relevant information. Usually it’s only the defense. But even before the gavel comes down, two legal battles are underway to try to force the Army and the Department of Justice to turn over documents…

NMCCA denied Quintanilla’s petition in which he sought to have the court overturn the ruling of the military judge at his sentencing rehearing to the effect that Life Without Parole (LWOP) is not an authorized sentence in his case. Alternatively, the petitioner requested that this court direct the military judge to grant the petitioner’s motion…

Press Republican reports that: Cannon fire will permeate the air over the PARC museum campus this weekend as forces from the Union and Confederate armies collide on the open fields. The Clinton County Historical Association will host the third-annual Plattsburgh Civil War Encampment, with two battles between the Blue and Gray scheduled for today and…

New York Post reports that: If she can’t have justice for her slain soldier husband, she’d at least like a Purple Heart. New York widow Barbara Allen is battling the National Guard for withholding the military honor from her husband, who was killed in 2005 while serving in Iraq. The two men were allegedly the…

I posted yesterday a couple of items where Mr. Galligan indicates he’s been given notice that the prosecution intends seeking the death penalty in the Hasan case. He’s wrong, but not wrong. It’s a question of terminology and reality. Here is a quick note from KWTX.com: FORT HOOD (April 30, 2010)–Fort Hood authorities said Friday…

Here are some links to reports that the prosecution will seek to provide death penalty related information to the Article 32, UCMJ, IO. AP: Stars & Stripes: Army prosecutors have sent a notice that they plan to seek the death penalty against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of the Fort Hood shootings, according to Hasan’s…

I expect we’ll see several commentary’s about the Hennis trial. Here is one from Myron Pitts, FayObserver.com, which he calls, “Evidence adds up in support of Hennis verdict.” (Along with the article is a great list of links to prior reporting on the case.) I saw a military jury convict Hennis on April 8 and…

FayObserver notes the issue yesterday where the members wanted answers about parole should he be sentenced to life. I found this piece odd. The jury left the courthouse at Fort Bragg about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening without a decision on a sentence for Hennis: life in prison or the death penalty. A death sentence requires…

WRAL.com reports: The family of a former Fort Bragg soldier convicted of killing a Fayetteville woman and two small children in 1985 on Monday begged a military jury not to sentence him to death for the crimes. The panel of 14 Army officers and enlisted personnel last week found Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis guilty of…