On Nov. 12, 2009 Hasan ''was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system, making him eligible for the death penalty''; ''it had not been decided whether to charge Hasan with a 14th count of murder related to the death of the unborn child of a pregnant shooting victim.'' <ref> [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_fort_hood_shooting Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with murder.] </ref> Hasan's family asked John P. Galligan, a retired Army colonel, to represent him. | On Nov. 12, 2009 Hasan ''was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system, making him eligible for the death penalty''; ''it had not been decided whether to charge Hasan with a 14th count of murder related to the death of the unborn child of a pregnant shooting victim.'' <ref> [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_fort_hood_shooting Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with murder.] </ref> Hasan's family asked John P. Galligan, a retired Army colonel, to represent him. |