Who鈥檚 in There?

July 15, 2015

Case in the Jury's Hands DA George Brauchler winds up his closing statements Tuesday There are nine women and three men. What that means in terms of how genders tend to think is blown out of the water when you read how strong these women are. Seat 1 #640 is...

Judge delivers jury instructions

July 14, 2015

鈥淐ount one, Jonathan Blunk. Count two, Alexander Boik. Count three, Jesse Childress. Count four, Gordon Cowden. Count five, Jessica Ghawi. Count six, John Larimer. Count seven, Matthew McQuinn. Count eight, Micayla Medek. Count nine, Veronica Moser-Sullivan. Count ten, Alex Sullivan. Count eleven, Alexander Teves. Count twelve, Rebecca Wingo.鈥 鈥 Judge...

Prosecution鈥檚 case of insanity rests now with jury

July 14, 2015

Prosecution鈥檚 case of insanity rests now with jury Aurora theater shooting victims walk toward the front doors of the Arapahoe County Justice Center, where the shooter is on trial. CENTENNIAL, Colo.鈥擳he case 鈥 and the fate 鈥 of the Aurora theater shooter is now in the hands of 12 of...

Nationwide 'family of survivors' brings aid to Aurora shooting victims, future tragedies

July 13, 2015

鈥淵ou do not want to be a victim in this country.鈥 ~ Tom Teves, father of Aurora theater shooting victim Alex Teves More than 70 victims of mass killings from the last 20 years and their families 鈥 many connected to the Aurora theater shooting and the Columbine massacre 鈥...

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...

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. 鈥 Eleven weeks after passionately imploring jurors to save his client鈥檚 life, public defender Dan King rested his case without fully standing up. His announcement Friday morning came abruptly, in...

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...

Scenes From the Courtroom

July 9, 2015

. Before the defense鈥檚 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鈥檛 want to be: directly in front of the victims鈥 families. These are people who are not on Gur鈥檚...

Scenes From the Courtroom

July 9, 2015

. Before the defense鈥檚 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鈥檛 want to be: directly in front of the victims鈥 families. These are people who are not on Gur鈥檚...

DA wrangles with defense's star witness in theater trial

July 8, 2015

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

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