Ft. Hood gunman could wait decades for death sentence

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Channel: CBS News · 2013 · News & Politics

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A military jury needed just two hours to decide on a death sentence for the Fort Hood gunman, Army Maj. Nidal Hasan. The Army psychiatrist admitted killing 13 people in the 2009 attack, and did not defend himself at his trial. He would be the first American soldier to be executed in more than 50 years. However, the required appeals process could last for decades. Anthony Mason reports.

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