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Judge: No delay for Fort Hood suspect
Suspect's lawyer wanted more time to review papers
Updated: Friday, 29 Jun 2012, 3:15 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 29 Jun 2012, 11:25 AM EDT
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -
A military judge on Friday ruled against delaying the trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage.
Maj. Nidal Hasan's trial will proceed as scheduled, beginning Aug. 20.
Defense attorneys wanted the trial moved to December, but the judge said they already had plenty of time to prepare.
Prosecutors had indicated they were ready for trial last fall. The court-martial was set for March, but postponed to June and then August.
Hasan faces the death penalty if convicted in the 2009 attack on the Texas Army post that left 13 dead.
As he did during last week's hearing, Hasan watched Friday's hearing from a closed-circuit television in a nearby room. The judge has barred him from court until he shaves his beard, an Army violation.
At a court hearing last week, Hasan was banned from the court room because of his beard that he has.
Having a beard is a violation of army regulations. As he did during last week's hearing, Hasan watched Friday's hearing from a closed-circuit television in a nearby room. The judge has barred him from court until he shaves his beard, an Army violation.
Hasan’s attorney said that he grew his beard out as an expression of his Islamic faith.
“Hasan grew the beard as a ‘deeply sincere’ expression of his Islamic faith and because he has a premonition he will die soon,” said lead defense attorney Lt. Col. Kirs Poppe.
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