Aurora movie theater shooting day 46: Prosecution to finish cross-examination of expert Dr. Raquel Gur

Prosecution to finish cross-examination of schizophrenia expert Dr. Raquel Gur on day 46 of the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. 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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your not leaving tonight Gur.

by NT8 7/9/2015 9:12:51 PM
How many jury question were there for Dr Reid?

by Ann 7/9/2015 9:12:54 PM
If I ever need a lawyer I'm calling Brachler!!

by Jon 7/9/2015 9:12:57 PM
maybe she'll get to the point now!

by debitwo 7/9/2015 9:12:58 PM
He did not want to take an anti-psychotic medication because he felt that confirmed he had schizophrenia and would never complete his academic goals, Dr. Gur said.

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 9:58:44 PM
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Jury question: Tuesday you testified that you wrote two books about the importance of interviewing family members. Why did you testify today that interviewing his family was irrelevant?
Dr. Gur: "The book is general recommendations... information for parents."
"Going to California was difficult for me and for his parents to come up with the time. I had information. I asked a team. I obtained as much information as I could and I say it was irrelevant because the information I got... I knew more about [the gunman] than his mom or dad knew."

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:00:44 PM
Dr. Fenton did not get permission to speak to his parents but called his mom anyway, but did not disclose his homicidal ideations, Dr. Gur said.

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:01:20 PM
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Jury question: What was the most important factor in determining he was insane at the time of the shooting?
Dr. Gur: "The acute level of his psychosis at the time. The belief he must act. That there was no value to his life. That other people share the difficulties he shares. And by killing them he will incorporate value into himself."

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:03:18 PM
Jury question: Are you paraphrasing in you reports? Wouldn't it be better to write direct quotes?
Dr. Gur said questions asked during evaluation were direct quotes, but many times she had to repeat and rephrase the same questions and then paraphrase.

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:05:05 PM
Dr. Gur: "Taking notes can inhibit my clinical experience."

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:05:45 PM
Ouch...that answer's what I have been and asked way back when... did Dr. Fenton get permission to phone his parents... that's a BIG no no... Hepa laws!!!

by LG 7/9/2015 10:06:48 PM
She comes across as very angry in many of her responses. I know part of that is her accent, but she was nearly shouting at the jury that she knew him better than his parents.

by psc 7/9/2015 10:06:50 PM
Gotta say, love Dr Gur's answer to the question about how her conclusions on insanity differed from Dr Reid's and Metzner's conclusions on sanity. She was succinct (for her!) and I truly believe she is representing her honest clinical opinion. Not saying its enough to sway me, but I am impressed with that response by her.

by Alison 7/9/2015 10:08:50 PM
WOW

by Kels 7/9/2015 10:08:51 PM
I had to leave so I have missed a lot of questions but she sounds pissy to the jury. "Is the Fair?"

by Deb 7/9/2015 10:08:56 PM
"My experience and career are more important than this high profile case???" Seems she is as arrogant about her expertise as many of us have suggested.

by Angela Freeman 7/9/2015 10:09:01 PM
#43 Richard Petty Special Books testifying is irrellavent

by NT8 7/9/2015 10:09:13 PM
terrible

by flip 7/9/2015 10:09:15 PM
#44 Right from wrong deciding factor

by NT8 7/9/2015 10:09:17 PM
King is hoping her long winded answers will help their case.

by Kristle 7/9/2015 10:09:21 PM
Her yelling at the juror questions may turn the jury off her opinion.

by Abrandt 7/9/2015 10:09:24 PM
Wow..even the lawyers are looking around wondering what to think of that!

by Ann 7/9/2015 10:09:26 PM
shes like yelling at the jury

by happy 7/9/2015 10:09:56 PM
Ewww! "Dr." Gur is being rude to the jury!! O...M...G

by Ibby 7/9/2015 10:09:58 PM
Wow - she's shouting her answer about the parents! And claiming she knows more about Holmes from her couple of hours of interviews (because he's so forthcoming) than his parents - that's pretty arrogant!

by Edy 7/9/2015 10:10:00 PM
#47 why no detailed notes?

by NT8 7/9/2015 10:10:07 PM
It seems to me that many of the jury questions are the types of questions Brauchler would have asked.

by Sheila 7/9/2015 10:10:11 PM
She still seems to me to be trying to protect him in a maternal sense rather than as an impartial clinician.

by Suzi 7/9/2015 10:10:12 PM
"Taking notes can inhibity my clinical experience" is the reason Reid gave for videotaping the session.

by Clancy 7/9/2015 10:10:15 PM
OKIE 48 total questions I think

by NT8 7/9/2015 10:10:19 PM
Could the commenter explain the reference to "kefilta" fish, please?

by Clancy 7/9/2015 10:10:21 PM
Brauchler is getting ready

by Suzi 7/9/2015 10:10:23 PM
More chaos with a large crowd. I believe that is the link... a movie with a large crowd would be more chaotic than a small crowd.

by Alison 7/9/2015 10:10:50 PM
How King let this go on.....AMAZING....$$$$

by Ibby 7/9/2015 10:10:53 PM
Terrible for a star witness. The defense is pretty much toast

by Tjq 7/9/2015 10:10:54 PM
Ya'll give Anica a break here she was trying to transcribe, I just tried to keep tack of the subject matter of each comment and the count.

by NT8 7/9/2015 10:10:58 PM
I think Dr. Gur is answering better in the last 10 minutes.

by CindyL 7/9/2015 10:11:35 PM
NT8 - Thank you!

by Brandi 7/9/2015 10:11:42 PM
Hope that helped Anica. Sorry if it hurt while you were Transcribing.

by NT8 7/9/2015 10:12:44 PM
Thanks @NT8! I kept your numbers for my notes.

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:13:12 PM
Clancy she wants to leave for her grandsons bris tomorrow.

by Ann 7/9/2015 10:13:16 PM
It's beer 30. Got a fresh Erdinger Hefe-Weizen Dunkel here.....yummy...ahhh...like to share it w/ all my buddies here :)

by Ibby 7/9/2015 10:13:27 PM
I really like Dr. Gur. She's passionate and knowledgable. Not sure whether I'd care to go out for beers with her, but I believe her.

by Clancy 7/9/2015 10:13:29 PM
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Brauchler: "Having mental illness, even serious mental illness - does not mean you're insane?"
Dr. Gur: "Yes."

by anica.padilla 7/9/2015 10:14:49 PM
A lot of this testimony is making up the jury's mind about the trial

by Tjq 7/9/2015 10:14:54 PM