Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's attorney's are back in court tomorrow, trying to get additional help for his defense.
They're expected to ask the court for government funds to pay for additional legal experts.
Hasan is accused in the November 2009, massacre on post that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.
The coming months will determine what evidence and resources will be used to defend Hasan.
Military law expert Brad Glendening says he thinks the defense might request what's called a mitigating expert to defend Hasan's character along with an independent psychological evaluation.
"I know that having spoken to some members of the defense team on previous occasions that there's been some consternation and frustration in getting expert assistance in a number of areas," Glendening said.
He says he's surprised any request for a mitigating expert would be contested, since the government has lost several previous military cases, because they refused to provide what the defense considers adequate representation.
"If that's the issue in this case, I'm really quite shocked, if that's what's holding this thing up, because that will almost guarantee an appeal and this case being overturned," said Glendening.
There's no set cap on how much taxpayer money Hasan's defense attorney's can request
Glendening says he expects the judge to give them what they ask for.
"The government has to tread very carefully when it comes to denying assistance to the defense in capital murder cases."
The pre-trial hearing will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Lawrence J. Williams Judicial Center on Fort Hood.
