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James Holmes: Online Ammo Purchased Weeks Before Aurora Shooting

James Holmes bought online ammo just weeks before the Aurora shooting. Unsealed documents reveal that FexEx recorded a delivery, from BulkAmmo.com, to Holmes’ residence, on June 28, 2012. Holmes is accused of a mass shooting on July 20, inside an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater. The 25-year-old man allegedly burst into a crowded theater, wearing “combat [...]Show More Summary

James Holmes Update: Accused Colo. movie theater shooter received 6 shipments of ammo before shooting, court records say

James Holmes, accused of killing 12 and injuring 70 in movie theater shooting last July, received six shipments of ammunition from an online retailer, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday

Lawyers in Colorado shooting case to challenge insanity defense law

James Holmes is accused of spraying gunfire inside an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater.

Lawyers in Colorado shooting case to challenge insanity defense law

DENVER (Reuters) - Public defenders representing James Holmes, accused of killing 12 moviegoers in Colorado last summer, will return to court on Thursday to challenge the state's insanity defense law in a bid to try to avoid the death penalty for their...

James Holmes Judge Will Hear Legal Challenge to Insanity Law

The judge in the Aurora movie theater shooting case will listen to defense lawyers' arguments against the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law, Reuters reports. The law is unconstitutional, lawyers say, because it says James Holmes can't summon mental health experts of his own choosing—rather than court-appointed ones—at...

Judge to hear Aurora suspect's arguments on constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense

The judge who will hear the capital murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes said Thursday he will hold a hearing on the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law in death penalty cases. Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos Samour Jr. ruled th …

Judge to hear insanity defense challenge in Colorado theater shooting case

DENVER (Reuters) - The judge who will hear the capital murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes has agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law in death penalty cases.

3,500 Potential Witnesses Listed By Prosecutors In Aurora Shooting Case

Approximately 3,500 potential witnesses have been identified by prosecutors in the movie theater shooting case in Aurora, Colorado. James Holmes’ public defenders have reportedly asked for more time to review the 83-page document listing the thousands of potential witnesses. Although they originally had until May 17 to finish up, defensive attorneys are now requesting a [...]Show More Summary

A.M. Links: Karl Rove Says Congress May Be Involved in IRS Scandal, 3000 Potential Witnesses in James Holmes Case, Russia Complains About Alleged Secret Agent

Karl Rove says the IRS’ targeting of Tea Party groups also happened at he behest of some Democrats in Congress. As a former advisor in a White House that also had an IRS bureaucracy that participated in political targeting, he should...Show More Summary

Aurora Theater Shooting Case Cites 3,500 Witnesses

Prosecutors have identified approximately 3,500 witnesses in the Aurora movie theater shooting case, according to a new court document filed by attorneys for accused murderer James Holmes. Public defenders for Holmes told a judge today that they need more time reviewing an 83 page document...

Judge: Good cause for insanity plea in Aurora shootings

A judge said Monday there is good cause to let Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.But Judge Carlos Samour Jr. said he will not rule until other matters are resolved,...Show More Summary

Judge allows James Holmes to plead insanity in Colorado shooting trial

James Holmes Update: Accused Colorado movie theater shooter requests insanity plea

A judge has not yet decided whether to accept Holmes' plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in the case, stemming from the July 20, 2012 attack that killed 12 and injured 70

Accused Aurora theater shooter requests plea change

Lawyers for James Holmes, the man accused of shooting 12 people to death during a screening of a Batman movie in Colorado last summer, requested Monday to change their client’s plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Judge finds ‘good cause’ to allow insanity plea for accused Colorado gunman

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado judge found "good cause" on Monday to allow accused movie theater gunman James Holmes, who could face the death penalty if convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers last year, to change his plea to not guilty by reas...

Holmes Enters Not Guilty By Insanity Plea In Colo. Shootings

Charged with 166 counts of muder, attempted murder and other crimes, James Holmes is accused of opening fire on the crowd at a midnight movie last July in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people died and another 70 were wounded.

Accused Aurora theater shooter expected to change plea to insanity

James Holmes, the man accused of shooting 12 people to death at a Batman movie in Colorado last summer, is expected in court Monday to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Accused Colorado gunman to seek insanity plea in court

DENVER (Reuters) - Accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes, who could face execution if convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers last year, returns to a Colorado courtroom on Monday where his lawyers will seek to change his plea to not guilty by reaso...

James Holmes’ insanity plea expected today

James Holmes sits with defense attorney Tamara Brady during his arraignment. (AP) CENTENNIAL, Colo.—James Holmes, the man accused of murdering 12 people in last summer’s shooting spree at a suburban Denver movie theater, will formally plead in court today what many expected all along: Not guilty by reason of insanity. On Tuesday, Holmes’ lawyers notified [...]

Holmes Plea: A Failed Insanity Defense Would Raise Death Penalty Risk

James Holmes’ plea on May 13 will likely be changed to not guilty by reason of insanity to the over 160 counts of murder and attempted murder in last year’s July 20 Batman movie attack on a Denver area theater. His attorneys filed the court paperwork on Tuesday to make the change. More than 12 [...]Show More Summary