Tuesday, December 01, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas — The military plans a mental evaluation
to determine whether the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood knew his alleged actions were wrong and whether he's competent to stand trial, his civilian attorney said Tuesday.
Attorney John Galligan said he received notice Tuesday night from Maj. Nidal Hasan's captain that the military likely will issue a "mental responsibility exam" order Wednesday. The notice did not indicate when or where the exam, which is done by what the military calls a sanity board, will take place, Galligan said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews
Wrong by what standard? Competent by what standard?
If Hasan believes his actions were not wrong according to his faith, does that make him incompetent to stand trial?