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Aurora movie theater shooting day 43: Defense expected to call more doctors who treated James Holmes
Day 43 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, the defense is expected to call more doctors who treated the gunman after the shooting. During the course of the trial, prosecutors will argue that Holmes, the admitted gunman, was sane when he went into the midnight premiere of the Dark Knight Rises in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater and opened fire on the audience, killing 12 and wounding 70. His defense attorneys will try to spare Holmes’ life by arguing that he was insane. 7NEWS and TheDenverChannel.com will have gavel to gavel coverage of the trial starting at 8:15 a.m. (MST) everyday and ending around 5:30 p.m. (MST) Watch new live video on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/7NewsDenver/live Additional resources:LIVE VIDEO & BLOG: http://bit.ly/theatertrialTIMELINE of the case: http://bit.ly/theatertimelineJURY PROFILE: http://bit.ly/theaterjury CONTINUING COVERAGE: http://bit.ly/theatercoverage
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Clonazepam is a tranquilizer which PREVENTS violent outbreaks. I've been taking it for 15 years. -
Dr. Colwell said his role was to assess the gunman for immediate need for intervention and decide the line of treatment. -
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Judge Carlos Samour: "You may believe all of an expert witness's testimony, some of it or none of it."
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Dr. Colwell: "He was restrained in the handcuffs... sitting up in bed, alert and ready for my evaluation." - Quote
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Dr. Colwell said the gunman was only on Ativan at the time - a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety disorders.
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Different meds are used for different reason depends on the person's needs not all meds are always used for the same reasons can't just post or say that this meds is "Only" for this use and nothing else! -
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Dr. Colwell said the gunman was speaking English but his speech was nonsensical.
"Each individual word was something you could understand but they didn't make sense together." - Quote
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info on antidepressants and violence. more on the way
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Dr. Colwell: "I never got the sense that he was talking specifically to me." - Quote
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Dr. Colwell conducted a "head-to-toe" physical exam -"Nothing suggested a need for immediate intervention." - Quote
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if any of yo uhave taken too much xanax and drank too much alcohol, you know benzos can have crazy effects at high doses.
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Dr. Colwell said the gunman had elevated sodium level and white blood cell count (could be a sign of infection.) Urinalysis showed ketones, which can imply dehydration. Normal glucose level.
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The more the defense harps on the Nov incident the more I think they have no defense for then actual shooting.
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Defense calls Jason Morgan, a registered nurse who treated the gunman at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in July 2014. - New Witness
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I don't recall Ms. Nelson calling any witnesses.....everyone else has but her (I think).
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Morgan: "He was calm, he was polite, he did everything we asked him to do." - Quote
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Morgan: "His responses for the most part were yes or no." - Quote
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Morgan: "He would very much tend to look away if you made eye contact." Seemed focused on one spot. - Quote
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Defense calls Alison Owans, a registered nurse at the Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. - New Witness
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Lots of people don't make eye contact when they talk with other people. -
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Would seem this would be better for the prosecution cuz he's emphasizing he was "polite, cooperative..."
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All of this testimony just makes me think of all of the tax money spent on JH
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Prosecution just scored with that one question! did you know him in 2012
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Prosecution: "Could you tell the jury about what the [gunman] was like on July 20, 1012?”
Nurse: "I can't give you that.”
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The Defense calls Ms. Spengler. "Was he polite when you chatted with him in the courtroom?" "Did HE initiate the conversation?"
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It seems as if Holmes had less to no eye contact with medical and/or mental health personnel after the shooting.
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Defense could ask that same question of their prosecution experts!
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Defense calls Ben Mendoza, a registered nurse who worked in the advanced cognitive behavioral unit at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. - New Witness
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Could Holmes have been reliving what make him so angry that may have led him to commit mass murder (when he was watching the movie)?
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Mendoza: "I knew because of the media... I knew why he was there." - Quote
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Mendoza: "His facial expression was almost kinda like meaningless... a blank stare." - Quote
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Is the defense suggesting -- through these witnesses -- that had Holmes been medicated in 2012 he would have been respectful and non-violent?
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Mendoza said the gunman had sleep apnea and stopped breathing for 10 seconds or more while he slept.
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Sorry but it makes me mad to know JH can watch movies while He slaughtered others trying to do the same
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Did Mr. Homes have any incidents or have a history of violence before this incident?
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Are we supposed to feel badly that JH is "stressed" or "not sleeping well" ?? I doubt the families of the victims sleep well either......Maybe they will when JH is finally dead.
