Aurora movie theater shooting day 52: Preparations for sentencing phase

Day 52 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. The jury found Holmes 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. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. 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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@LG 17-20 years is a lot of moderation for anica while we chat and wait...

by Loz 7/21/2015 5:06:15 PM
@ Marsha L - I agree that he needs an attorney, but she doesn't have to be so snarky. If I was a juror, it would not help his case. I am not really for the death penalty, but she makes it hard to want to give him life w/o parole.

by Suzanne 7/21/2015 5:06:30 PM
You are then transferred to the prison where Death Row is. Once on death row, you are allowed one and only one appeal. However, this can take years because the appeal has to go through multiple steps

by happy 7/21/2015 5:06:32 PM
Geez. JH is such a con artist!! He's moving around more than he did the entire trial. Just like Anica's article pointed out!!

by Kristle 7/21/2015 5:06:34 PM
They keep saying something may confuse the juy, but I think they are just confusing themselves byparsing each word. They not only see the trees in the forrest, they are trying to decide if each leaf should stay. The jury will see the forrest and understand more than they think.

by DocJ 7/21/2015 5:16:38 PM
Keeping inmates from exercising outdoors for a prolonged period of time constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, according to a 1987 ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and American Civil Liberties Union Legal Director Mark Silverstein.

Therefore, Colorado's three death row inmates are being transferred to another facility that will allow them to exercise outside for five days a week, according to reports by the Aurora Sentinel and Denver Post.

Last month the inmates were moved from death row at Canon City to the Sterling Correctional Facility, Colorado's Department of Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti said. The inmates are now housed in individual cells kept separate from the rest of the Sterling prison population and are allowed to exercise in an outdoor concrete courtyard. Before, the inmates' only access to sunlight had been their small and barred prison windows.

by Stacie 7/21/2015 5:23:25 PM
more word smthing.....

by Tired 7/21/2015 5:23:26 PM
Judge Samour is advising the gunman about his right to testify during each phase of the sentencing hearing.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:28:58 PM
Gunman says he understands his right to testify and his right to make an allocution statement during phase 1 of the sentencing phase.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:30:07 PM
Judge warns the gunman he would be cross-examined by the prosecution, saying it would be similar to how witnesses were cross-examined.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:31:05 PM
Testify JH!!

by Kristle 7/21/2015 5:33:14 PM
The gunman says he will not testify in phase 1 of the sentencing hearing.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:36:21 PM
I double dog dare you to testify JH!

by TammyC 7/21/2015 5:36:23 PM
Why does JH stand during this advisements?

by Victoria 7/21/2015 5:36:24 PM
will he testify? Who knows.?.

by smoothsn 7/21/2015 5:36:26 PM
If the gunman chooses to make a statement of allocution, he will not be cross-examined.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:38:37 PM
No way will he talk

by happy 7/21/2015 5:38:39 PM
No Respect for anyone,

by happy 7/21/2015 5:38:40 PM
*doesn't he stand

by Victoria 7/21/2015 5:38:42 PM
Insane.....pfffft

by flip 7/21/2015 5:38:43 PM
He needs to speak. Hearing his voice, whether apologizing or otherwise, will give the victims and their families a human being to connect to. I can't explain why this is important, but it is. He needs to explain himself. Then, they will know exactly who they are putting the needle into.

by litprof 7/21/2015 5:38:46 PM
The gunman chooses not to make a statement of allocution.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:40:11 PM
@litprof he won't do it because he can be crossed by PT to risky in their book

by LG 7/21/2015 5:54:40 PM
So glad we had the definition of allocution yesterday!

by Kristle 7/21/2015 5:54:41 PM
Still wish the blog was a little more open, but it is what it is. I have learned a lot about our society from many of you, probably more than from the trial. Keep in mind, that any so-called "monsters" could be created by you, should they become insane or mentally ill. Hard to believe the cruelty directed to JH's family. Juries have been wrong many, many times in American history. I still believe he was in a complete psychotic breakdown from the testimony. That will only be known with the advancement of knowledge into mental illness. Nothing in life is static.

by okx 7/21/2015 5:54:53 PM
I agree.... he needs to speak to the victims and the families. In fact, I think he OWES them a statement.

by Sherrie H. 7/21/2015 5:54:57 PM
@TammyC--Nice try on the double dog dare...too bad he didn't rise to the challenge. He's a despicable low-down coward!

by flip 7/21/2015 5:55:00 PM
jh feels assured he is going to get LWOP

by NT8 7/21/2015 5:55:02 PM
The Judge told the jury to not listen to any news or media about the case why would they yesterday out of the blue and risk things?

by LG 7/21/2015 5:55:06 PM
What are the 3 phases?

by dbf 7/21/2015 5:55:10 PM
After the guilty verdict: What happens next in theater shooting case to decide James Holmes' fate?
7NEWSNow that the gunman has been found guilty, the court is preparing to ask the jury to deliver the appropriate sentence.

by anica.padilla 7/21/2015 5:55:47 PM
Like she didn't think that would happen on the anniversary? Oh Please

by happy 7/21/2015 5:55:54 PM
JH you are going to spend whatever life you have left incarcerated somewhere, please give the victims and their families what they need to hear. It will make no difference to you, it will make a huge difference to them.

by Resa 7/21/2015 5:55:58 PM
What makes her think that the jury is not aware that there was a ceremony on the 3rd anniversary of this tragedy? It is only logical that there would be at least one.

by vt 7/21/2015 5:56:05 PM
Knew he wouldnt testify or make an Allocution statement..."too personal"...coward...not taking responsibility for his actions....not being a man....or maybe just that he doesnt fel like e owes them an apology or needs to expain himself since he feels like he did i randomly....

by Tired 7/21/2015 5:56:08 PM
I hv a problem w the video taped depo..regarding the date of third grade vs fifth grade. Was proof entered, of any other yr book which shows this supposed error in dates of teaching this defendant? If not, I think the depo should not come into evidence. The court should require proof he was actually his teacher in fifth grade not 3rd.

by CaGirlsLife 7/21/2015 5:56:16 PM
I have a hard time with the defence and the fact of the memory that others show in the public.

by Sharall 7/21/2015 5:56:21 PM
Litprof, I agree with you, but the prosecution would challenge anything he had to say. Blood is more important than truth, when someone is deemed a "monster".

by okx 7/21/2015 5:56:26 PM
he is definitely a monster. He shed the blood.

by Tired 7/21/2015 6:04:11 PM
Again if anyone doesn't like the comments that have been approved you are able to change the setting to not see comments.

by Suzanne 7/21/2015 6:04:15 PM
I guess I look at him getting on the stand different... he's already said he did the killings and the PT proved the reason's why he did it... I don't feel that he is sorry that he did it so I'm not sure why him talking on the stand will help anyone?!

by LG 7/21/2015 6:05:04 PM
I agree Tired and Suzanne. Some individuals, though the minority, want to try to change everything to suit their opinion.

by Loz 7/21/2015 6:06:02 PM
You are not a fool Phil!!

by Tired 7/21/2015 6:06:03 PM
@flip...I agree! Funny how he's all of a sudden not comatose now that he's been found guilty.

by TammyC 7/21/2015 6:08:38 PM
Did anyone see the article about him switching religions to Muslim to try and justify to himself why he did the killings?

by TammyC 7/21/2015 6:08:46 PM
tired. that is quite an assumption about why he isn't speaking. Not an opinion.

by okx 7/21/2015 6:08:48 PM

Aurora movie theater shooting day 52: Preparations for sentencing phase

After the guilty verdict: What happens next in theater shooting case to decide James Holmes' fate?