Hasan decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces today handed down a 118-page decision unanimously affirming the capital case of United States v. Major Nidal M. Hasan, No. 21-0193. The Opinion of the Court was delivered by Chief Judge Kevin A. Ohlson.

Dr. Hasan has a right to seek reconsideration. He may also file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States.

The last U.S. soldier to be executed following conviction by a court-martial was Army Private John A. Bennett, who was hanged at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, in 1961.