[Robert A Cook PE]

Yes, but isn’t this motion just yet another defense “delay and confound and confuse” move to make an appeal even MORE confusing and uncertain?

I can see NO Supreme Court EVER “approving” a death sentence when the “defendant” is representing himself. Yes, yes - this is a “military trial” but the democrat-Muslim-liberal media-administration is never going to accept that little “problem” when it tries to prevent any Muslim form getting killed.

[Mr Rogers]

“Several considerations taken together lead the Court to conclude that the Constitution permits a State to limit a defendant’s self-representation right by insisting upon trial counsel when the defendant lacks the mental competency to conduct his trial defense unless represented.”

http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/422/806/case.html

You do not need to be insane to lack the mental capacity to represent yourself. However, you do probably need to be crazier than this buttwipe to justify forcing legal counsel on someone. I suspect the judge needs to make sure Hasan is sane enough to be OK representing himself.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Robert A. Cook, PE.

Lt. Col. Kris Poppe said it became clear yesterday that Hasan representing himself is moving toward a death penalty and as defense attorneys they can not be put in the position of assisting him to do that.