FORT HOOD (AP) — A military judge is expected to decide whether to delay the Fort Hood shooting suspect’s trial after hearing more about his defense strategy.
Maj. Nidal Hasan has requested a three-month delay to prepare for his “defense of others” strategy. It requires him to prove the 2009 shooting rampage was necessary to protect others from imminent harm or death.
Hasan says U.S. troops on the Texas Army post were about to deploy to Afghanistan, posing an immediate danger to Taliban fighters.