By Mark Memmott

The retired Army colonel who is the accused Fort Hood killer's attorney isn't happy that he wasn't present when Maj. Nidal Hasan was formally charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder today.

"I like to believe a system, in any court, is going to be fair, impartial, just," John Galligan told reporters a short time ago. "This has not made me a happy man."

As the AP adds:

Galligan said his military co-counsel told him that charges were being read to Hasan in the hospital without his lawyers present. "I don't like it. I feel like I'm being left out of the loop," Galligan said. "I guess it's 13 charges, but I don't like to have to guess in this situation."

Update at 3 p.m. ET. Here's an audio clip from Galligan's comments to reporters:

categories: Crime, National News

2:15 - November 12, 2009

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