Admitted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan didn’t cross-examine any of the 17 witnesses who testified today, but he did raise a couple of objections, including his objection to a break which interfered with his prayer schedule.
#FortHood trial on lunch break until
2:15p.m. #Hasan asked judge for
2:30p.m. to accommodate his prayer schedule, the answer was no.— Alex Villarreal Navarro (@AlexVillaNav) August 9, 2013
Judge to Hasan: I'll do my best to accommodate your prayer time, but sometimes we will not be able to accommodate exact time of prayer @FOX4
— Brandon Todd (@BrandonToddFOX4) August 9, 2013
Hasan also objected to a description of the surgeries performed to remove bullets from the surviving shooting victims, calling it aggravating evidence best reserved for the sentencing phase.
#Hasan did make one objection when prosecution asked witness Logan Burnett about the medical consequences of his injuries.
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
#FortHood trial: #Hasan objects during testimony of wounded soldier talking about future surgeries – "Aggravation evidence has its place."
— Nomaan Merchant (@NomaanMerchant) August 9, 2013
#hasan objects to Burnett describing surgeries to have bullets removed…says "aggravation evidence has its place"
— Rachel Cox (@RachelCoxATX) August 9, 2013
Rare #Hasan objection sustained by Col. Tara Osborn. Legal experts polled quickly surmise Hasan wanted that reserved for sentencing.
— Nomaan Merchant (@NomaanMerchant) August 9, 2013
#Hasan said "aggravating evidence has its place," referring to when it should be put on, during sentencing. Judge sustained his objection
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
As of today, 44 witnesses have testified against Hasan.
#Hasan court is done for the day, back at 9am CT Monday. It's moving fast…we've already heard 44 witnesses tell their horrific stories.
— Jennifer Girdon (@jengirdonmills) August 9, 2013
Many of the victims thought it was a training exercise when shooting started. #Hasan #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Some thought #Hasan was firing blanks or paint balls. One soldier who was dhot even wondered why a paintball hurt so much. #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Martin testified about getting shot in the back and believing he was paralyzed. #Hasan #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
"I remember saying … we got to find a way out of this building or we are going to die," Martin testified. #Hasan #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Shawn Manning, lead plaintiff in civil suit against DoD, Army and #Hasan re 'workplace violence' issue just testified. #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Manning was shot six times. #Hasan #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Sgt shot 6 times "I pretended like I was dead. I figured that the shooter would finish me off if he saw that I was alive #Hasan @KCENNews
— Sophia Stamas (@SophiaStamas) August 9, 2013
Wounded SGT testifies "I saw MAJ #Hasan basically firing his pistol in a right to left motion pretty much as fast as he can" @KCENNews
— Sophia Stamas (@SophiaStamas) August 9, 2013
Sgt. Paul Martin testifies Major Hasan tried to finish off some victims: "he was shooting at us to make sure we were dead." #FortHood
— August Skamenca (@Skamenca) August 9, 2013
"I told the two soldiers we can't stay here and die" -SPC Burnett before he used himself as human shield to get troops out @KCENNews #Hasan
— Sophia Stamas (@SophiaStamas) August 9, 2013
Logan Burnett told two soldiers near him in medical processing center "we can't stay in here and die." #Hasan
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Burnett testified he had to crawl over a body and broken glass to leave the processing center. #Hasan #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
Testimony very consistent. Nearly all thought initially the shooting was a training exercise. #Hasan #FortHood
— Phil Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) August 9, 2013
The court martial resumes Monday morning and is expected to continue through the week.
Trial has recessed for the weekend. 17 witnesses were called today. No crosses from #Hasan. Court resumes Monday at 9am. #forthood
— Josh Rubin (@jrubin) August 9, 2013
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