Atty: Hospital Hearing set for Hasan

Parents arrested for Decatur kidnapping

Two parents have been arrested for kidnapping their own …

Quinn pushes tax increase in…

Governor Pat Quinn stopped by a Springfield middle school …

Rantoul school has budget surplus

See how one local school is operating with millions in reserve.…

PORTA uses wind power to help pay bills

The PORTA school district is harnessing one of the state’s most…

Central IL Sings: Springfield High

Central Illinois Sings: The Springfield High School Scarlet …

Details released on Quinn budget

More details have been released about Governor Quinn’s proposed…

Local parents have mixed reaction to…

Local parents have mixed reactions to Governor Quinn’s budget …

Tax credit could create jobs

Governor Quinn’s proposed budget includes a tax credit for …

Questions remain after Decatur…

Two local boys are safe after a kidnapping but they way they …

Extension office asks for public input

The University of Illinois Extension Office just met with the …

Atty: Hospital Hearing Set for Hasan

Published : Friday, 20 Nov 2009, 4:53 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO - An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's civilian attorney, John Galligan, said Friday that military prosecutors notified him of their plans for the hearing at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

Hasan has been recovering there since the Nov. 5 rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded. Hasan was shot by civilian members of Fort Hood's police force.

The hearing is to determine whether Hasan will be placed in pre-trial confinement - which usually means jail. But Galligan says he'll argue that Hasan should remain in intensive care because he is paralyzed and still needs hospital care.

Fort Hood officials didn't immediately return a call about the hearing.

Source: MyFoxDFW.com