The Fat Lady is Warming Up

July 13, 2015

After 11 weeks, closing arguments in the trial of Aurora, Colorado, theater shooter James Holmes are scheduled to start Tuesday, and the jury is expected to start deliberations on Wednesday. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). If the jury finds him NGRI, the trial will be...

Down to the Wire: Colorado Law and What Happens Next

July 10, 2015

The defense rested its case in the Theater Shooting trial today. And in a surprise move, the prosecution opted not to bring in a psychiatrist witness for rebuttal. The jury has been excused until closing arguments start, which is this coming Tuesday. They appeared relieved as they left the courtroom...

Defense, prosecution finish testimony

July 10, 2015

The defendant watches emergency room surveillance video of himself during what the defense says was a breakdow n CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Eleven weeks after passionately imploring jurors to save his client’s life, public defender Dan King rested his case without fully standing up. His announcement Friday morning came abruptly, in...

Scenes From the Courtroom

July 9, 2015

. Before the defense’s star witness Raquel Gur ever testified, she had to sit in the courtroom to wait her turn. Unfamiliar with the gallery, the psychiatrist sat exactly where she didn’t want to be: directly in front of the victims’ families. These are people who are not on Gur’s...

Scenes From the Courtroom

July 9, 2015

. Before the defense’s star witness Raquel Gur ever testified, she had to sit in the courtroom to wait her turn. Unfamiliar with the gallery, the psychiatrist sat exactly where she didn’t want to be: directly in front of the victims’ families. These are people who are not on Gur’s...

DA wrangles with defense's star witness in theater trial

July 8, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — No detail of Dr. Raquel Gur’s report on James Holmes’ mental state was too small for George Brauchler to pick apart. The defense attorney spent all of Wednesday criticizing Gur’s professional methods, notes, credibility and opinion on the gunman’s sanity. Gur is one of the defense’s star...

Denver psychiatrist sheds light on mental illness in Aurora theater trial

July 7, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — On day 44 of the Aurora theater shooting trial, Dr. Raquel Gur testified that James Holmes was legally insane at the time he opened fire on a movie theater. She is one of 20 mental health professionals who evaluated the defendant’s mental state. The gunman may face...

Dueling psychiatrists

July 7, 2015

It’s now two against two. Two court-appointed psychiatrists say James Holmes was sane the night of the theater shooting and two others say he was insane the night of the shooting. Defense witness Dr. Raquel Gur is one of those. In a moment which was designed to be the cherry...

Case moving into national spotlight as last week of testimony begins

July 6, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — As the trial of the Aurora theater shooter nears its end, there are new faces in the courtroom — political groups who have been watching and are possibly positioning themselves for the verdict. This afternoon, an anti-death penalty advocate sat near the defendant’s parents and talked with...

Ten Down, Two to Go

July 2, 2015

The defense in the theater shooting trial has one more week to prove to the jury that accused gunman James Holmes was suffering from a psychotic break and could not control his impulse to kill the night he opened fire into a crowded premiere of The Dark Knight Rises. As...

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