Hasan, who has admitted to killing 13 people at Fort Hood (in fact, he killed 14 people), refrained from calling any defense witnesses this morning.
The defense rests not even 5 mins into day 12 of #hasantrial…#hasan calls no witnesses
— KWTX News 10 (@kwtx) August 21, 2013
#Breaking #Hasan did not call any other witnesses and merely said "the defense rests"
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) August 21, 2013
So, why would he go that route? As his standby attorneys suggested, Hasan hopes to martyr himself with the death penalty:
https://twitter.com/jon_greenlee/status/370195771855220736
https://twitter.com/whpatterson/status/370188428685893632
@AP @DanRiehl Hasan wants "martyrdom." Let him have it.
— Joseph Dooley (@Mortal_Weight) August 21, 2013
Martyrdom. Fort Hood suspect, Nidal Hasan, rests defense without calling a single witness via @AJAM http://t.co/YRt8oixheq @WashPostVA
— Matthew Gallelli (@MatthewGallelli) August 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/RightWingNerd/status/370193132291256320
Hasan rests case without calling a witness – the guy wants to become a martyr, give him life and call it day.
— Hope Springs (@HopeSprings77) August 21, 2013
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