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Aurora Theater Shooter Now Pleads Insanity

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday May 7, 2013 @ 3:36pm PDTTags: Aurora movie theater shooting, James Holmes

Less than two months after a judge entered a not guilty plea for him, James Holmes now wants to claim not guilty by reason of insanity. In a not unexpected filing today, lawyers for the accused Aurora theater shooter say they will formally request the plea change at a May 13 hearing. Holmes is accused of killing 12 moviegoers during a shooting spree last summer at a Cinemark theater midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises. He is charged with 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other crimes. READ MORE »

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Alleged Colorado Theater Shooter Will Face Death Penalty

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 1, 2013 @ 9:15am PDTTags: Aurora movie theater shooting, James Holmes

James Holmes originally had a not guilty plea entered for him during his arraignment last month, then last week his lawyers offered a deal in which he was willing to plead guilty and spend the rest of his … Read More »

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Accused Colorado Theater Shooter To Offer Guilty Plea, Lawyers Say

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday March 27, 2013 @ 2:49pm PDTTags: Aurora movie theater shooting, James Holmes

James Holmes’ attorneys said in court filings today that the Aurora movie theater shooting suspect is willing to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in prison in order to avoid the death penalty. The defense … Read More »

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Not Guilty Plea For Aurora Theater Shooter

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday March 12, 2013 @ 10:05am PDTTags: Aurora movie theater shooting, James Holmes

James Holmes‘ attorneys told a Colorado judge this morning during his arraignment hearing that they needed more time to respond to charges that their client killed 12 people and wounded 70 others in a Cinemark movie theater rampage last … Read More »

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Accused Colorado Theater Shooter’s Arraignment Pushed Back To March

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 12:07pm PSTTags: Aurora movie theater shooting, Cinemark, James Holmes, The Dark Knight Rises

The accused gunman in the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting will now not be arraigned until March 12, a judge ruled today. James Holmes was scheduled for arraignment Friday but Judge William Sylvester delayed … Read More »

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