US army Major Nidal Hasan is to stand trial at his hospital room for a shooting incident at America's largest onshore military base in which 13 people were killed.

The preliminary court hearing is set to take place at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio on Saturday, Hasan's attorney, John Galligan, said on Friday.

The November 5 incident at the base has left Hasan charged with thirteen counts of pre-meditated murder.

His defense team is attempting to buy more time in order to determine a timely prosecution for Major Nidal over his medical condition.

Following the hearing, it will be decided whether Hasan should be placed in pre-trial confinement. Galligan, however, says that Major Nidal still needs intensive care, the Associated Press reported.

Hasan could face capital punishment should he be found guilty of the charges brought against him. The case has been described as the highest-profile court-martial in at least a generation.

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