Bibliogryphon, on 06 June 2013 - 02:12 AM, said:
Not very familiar with this case but I was surprised he didn't go down the insanity route.
It is exceedingly difficult to mount an insanity defense in a US military court.
From Bloomberg:
The military may form a so-called sanity board to conduct a mental evaluation and determine whether Bales is fit to stand trial. Many such cases have been delayed to ensure that the accused can participate in his defense, according to a military judge advocate who briefe...
