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| 2009-11-09 | |
| The attorney for a man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, says he's heading to San Antonio to meet his client. Retired Col. John P. Galligan says he was retained by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family on Monday. He says he has asked investigators not to question Hasan and doesn't know if he's been medically cleared to talk. Hasan is accused of opening fire on the Army post on Thursday, killing 13 people and wounding 29 before civilian police shot him. He remains at a U.S. Army hospital in San Antonio, where a spokesman said Monday he is now able to talk. Authorities won't say when charges would be filed or if Hasan would face military justice. Galligan questions whether Hasan could get a fair trial anywhere, given the widespread attention to the case.
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 A thing called 'Miranda Rights'. Oddly enough, Miranda was just as guilty as could be and never reformed. He died in prison. And, as a military prisoner, he may not retain those rights. It will be a more fair trial than he could get elsewhere, but the impartiality of a military panel is not guaranteed or even required, I believe. More of the evidence will be seen by the panel and fewer shenanigans will be allowed. |
| Posted by: Jame Retief 2009-11-09 23:50 |
| #5 That is part of what divides us from the barbarians of Islam - everyone, even an evil person such as Hasan, has their right to a defense. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-11-09 22:36 |
| #4 Jesus, what has happened to this country? Why would this nutjob ever get someone to try and defend the indefensible. Truly unbelievable. A thing called 'Miranda Rights'. Perhaps you've heard of them. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-11-09 21:28 |
| #3 And the lawyer ought to hang as well. Jesus, what has happened to this country? Why would this nutjob ever get someone to try and defend the indefensible. Truly unbelievable. |
| Posted by: Jihad Joe 2009-11-09 21:19 |
| #2 Translation: the pleader wants a duel of shrinks, not lawyers. Cops have a duty to attempt to speak to an accused party. They can make extraordinary efforts to persuade him to waive his right to silence. When the accused is in custody, defense attornies have access, but it is controlled access. In any case, I have heard enough. Motive for Murder: jihad obligations in the arab-quran. |
| Posted by: Elmoluque McCoy1514 2009-11-09 17:55 |
| #1 Colonel (ret) John P. Galligan ("JP") Colonel John Galligan retired from the US Army in June 2001. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as the Chief Circuit Judge, 3rd Judicial Circuit, Fort Hood, Texas. Born in 1949 at Fort Bliss, El Paso,Texas, Colonel Galligan spent his childhood as a military dependant, accompanying his parents on remote military assignments to Fort Churchill,Canada, Taipel, Formosa, and Istanbut, Turkey. Upon Graduating from Georgetown University ( school of Foreign Service) in Washington,DC, in 1971, Colonel Galligan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the military intelligence branch. To fulfill his regular Army commission responsibilities, he served as a combat arms officer in the infantry branch,initially as a platoon leader and later as a company executive officer and the Brigade Courts and Boards Officer, with the 41st infantry, Combat Developments Experimentation Command, Fort Ord, California. Selected for the US Army Excess Leave Program in 1973, Colonel Galligan received his J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Puerto Rico in 1976. From 1976-1979, he served as a Defense Counsel and later as a Trial Counsel in the 1st Armored DIvision, Federal Republic of Germany. From 1979 until 1981, Colonel Galligan served as an Appellate Counsel with the Government Appellate Division, US Army Legal Services Agency, representing the government in cases before the US Army Court of Military Review and the Court of Army Appeals. After completing the Graduate Course at the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia, Colonel Galligan was selected to assist in developing the Trial Counsel Assistance Program, designed to assist military prosecutors in developing trial advocacy skills. Colonel Galligan twice served in the US Army Litigation Division, First as a Branch Chief from 1988 until 1991 and later as the Division Chief from 1992 until 1994. He had two tours with the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, first as the Dupty Staff Judge Advocate from 1985 until 1988 and as the Staff Judge Advocate from 1991 until 1992. From 1992 until 1994, Colonel Galligan served as the Staff Judge Advocate, US Army South, in Panama. In 1997, he assumed duties as a Ciucuit Judge at Fort Hood and , in 1999, took over responsibilities as the Chief Circuit Judge for the third Judicial Circuit, one of the largest and busiest jurisdictions in the Army. In 1983, Colonel Galligan was selected to participate as a member of a Judicial Reform Assessment Team, Coordinated by the US Department of State, to consult with high level governmental officials and members of the legal community in El Salvador and Honduras on issues related to legal reform, with particular emphasis on the area of criminal prosecution and military justice. In 1999, he participated as an instructor with a DILLS team dispatched to Bogota, Columbia, to perform similar functions. Colonel Galligan is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Washington, DC. and Texas. He is admitted to the highest courts in those jurisdictions. as well as being a member before the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Claims Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He served as the Vice- Chair and later as the Chair for the Military Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. In addition to the usual Basic and Advanced Courses for his Branch, Colonel Galligan is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College (1985) and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces ( 1995). His Medal ( with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters), and the Legion of Merit ( with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-11-09 17:22 |