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Posted on 11/09/2009 2:14:23 PM PST by 1066AD
KILLEEN, Texas – 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.
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I see in his future a fear of dying of dihydrogen monoxide poisoning.
But fortunately waterboarding is completely harmless.
I hope they both rot in hell.
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.
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"You've got his commander in chief showing up tomorrow," Galligan said. "That same kind of publicity naturally creates an issue as to whether you find a fair and impartial forum, whether that's in the military or even if it were in a federal forum."
Yeah, right -- try Hasan at the Hague.
And the issue of Obama "showing up?" Anyone who thinks he will prejudice a trial against a murderous Muslim is delusional. He'll show up -- and that's about it.
There are some on FR who say it is unconstitional to hold a man without charges.
If we are not holding him then there should be no guard at the door and we should not be picking up the tab.
An murderous attack by an Army officer against Army personnel on an Army post. Why wouldn’t it be tried under the UCMJ?
He probably hoped to perform his terror duties in closer proximity to DC.
Does Texas have jurisdiction if it happened on the Post?
(Hope so)
Contrary to popular belief, double jeopardy does attach in court-martial proceedings. So, if Hasan is charged in military court for the death of the civilian (which I'm sure he will be), then the state of Texas would lose its ability to prosecute the civilian's death, by the attachment of double jeopardy.
The military would have to not charge Hasan, and then release him to the state of Texas after the conclusion of the military's case. Very unlikely to happen, FWIW.
Ah, laying the foundation for his "unlawful command influence" appeal. Smarmy, but not at all unpredictable. I listened to Cone's remarks, he was smart - and I'm sure he was coached by JAG staff - and he didn't say anything inappropriate.
The defense wanted everyone in the chain of command from the President on down in the witness stand ...
We’ll pay for the guard regardless: lots of time is spent doing idiot things in the Army, but you always get your check. These assignments at least seem to make sense.
And no chance should be taken of this piece of $hi$ getting free.
Of course, he could just be issued orders to stay put...
Here is the State Bar's webpage about COL Galligan.
A quick Google shows that he advertises as defending in Courts Martial, which is probably how the family found him. Lets face it. Hasan is going to have an attorney. Having an attorney who doesn't know his way around a Court Martial will just give him a chance to appeal on ineffective assistance of counsel grounds. So this development is a good thing.
We know why Hasan murdered those soldiers, even if Chrissy Matthews, and the New York Times are never able to get to the bottom of it. So we don't need to hear what he has to say. In fact, I hope the SOB had his jaw shattered by a round, so that he can't speak, because I don't want to hear him either boasting of what he did for Allah, or whining that he ought to be let off because some body called him a name.
Execute this SOB.
In Texas, the County "Judge" is the Chief Executive Officer of the County, and Bell County has three County Courts at Law, which handle the actual judicial work, including serving as a Judge at Fort Hood. Yet COL Galligan's election page is all about his legal and judicial experience, including serving as a Judge at Fort Hood. Which leads me to conclude that he is either too clueless to know what the County Judge's job is, or thinks the voters are too dumb to know.
Exactly. A full and fair trial will result in an execution.
Of course he should have a lawyer. A good one.
Won’t do a bit of good.
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I believe one of Hasan’s brothers is a lawyer. sd
I believe one of Hasan’s brothers is a lawyer. sd
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