Aurora movie theater shooting trial day 20: Videotaped interviews with gunman to be played in court

Day 20 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, prosecutors plan to question state-appointed psychiatrist Dr. William Reid to the stand and play videotaped interviews between the doctor and the gunman. 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, Colo., 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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Dr. William Reid says the gunman had a serious mental illness. Reid says despite the illness, the gunman knew right from wrong and was able to act willingly.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:06:59 PM
Dr. William Reid says the gunman met the definition of legal sanity.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:07:14 PM
@Abrandt, thanks...interesting

by Niki C 5/28/2015 8:07:15 PM
I heard that earlier @Abrandt, that could factor into why this Judge IMO has seemed from Day 1 to be overly fair to both sides, slow and steady in all of his responses.

by Kristle 5/28/2015 8:07:16 PM
Going to see a lot of swiveling from Jimmy now.

by WildnTX 5/28/2015 8:08:03 PM
king is just WAITING for a misstep. he's got his finger on the buzzer.

by sydnijmm 5/28/2015 8:08:05 PM
Bazinga !

by Harold Finch 5/28/2015 8:09:23 PM
Haha @Syd they are all squirming over in that corner at this point.

by Angela Freeman 5/28/2015 8:09:24 PM
Oh we will hear king definitely I'm sure.

by Joe 5/28/2015 8:09:30 PM
Dr. Reid: "Had I been able to see him immediately after the event, I would have wanted to see him right then." Because that did not happen, Dr. Reid wanted to review materials before questioning the gunman.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:10:34 PM
i just thought it was funny as soon as brauchler started speaking again he slowly moved his finger to the mic button. oh well.. this will probably take more than four days. lol

by sydnijmm 5/28/2015 8:10:35 PM
Funny how people see things differently, I think that Judge Samour is pro PT. I think at least 1 juror should have been excused. But I like this judge. Judge in Jodi Arias case was IMO incompetent.

by Resa 5/28/2015 8:13:36 PM
@SYD it was funny

by Joe 5/28/2015 8:13:38 PM
Let's see what ya got, AC. This is about to get Goood!

by Barb 5/28/2015 8:13:39 PM
I think the PT has done a great job of planning who to bring on the stand and what day!

by Joey 5/28/2015 8:13:42 PM
Will bet videos won't be shown till tomorrow....

by Valm46 5/28/2015 8:13:44 PM
I can't help myself laughing at how wiggly the defense team is. King is in his Joffrey Baratheon stance in that chair.

by Angela Freeman 5/28/2015 8:13:48 PM
I wonder if King's instruction may have pointed out the Doctor's opinion more then if it had not been read.

by Abrandt 5/28/2015 8:13:50 PM
@anica - do you know why the witness can't continually review his/her notes?

by Niki C 5/28/2015 8:14:49 PM
And now the Doc Slaps down the DT

by NT8 5/28/2015 8:15:07 PM
@NikiC: I do not.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:15:14 PM
@anica, can we ask Rick Kornfeld why it is not appropriate for the witness to review to their notes unless otherwise okay'd by both sides?

by Niki C 5/28/2015 8:17:40 PM
Where is the defendant sitting?

by Kaitlyn 5/28/2015 8:17:44 PM
Jail videos == excuses R US

by Harold Finch 5/28/2015 8:17:45 PM
Dr. Reid was given 75,000 pages of material related to the case. He said he did not review everything. Did not review victims' medical records.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:19:41 PM
@kaitlyn-- white shirt at the defense table.

by sydnijmm 5/28/2015 8:19:42 PM
@kat far left white dress shirt and glasses

by Joe 5/28/2015 8:19:43 PM
Dr. Reid said he watched all 24 hours of jail video for the first 7-10 days the gunman was in custody. Spot checked after that unless there was a specific event.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:20:42 PM
@kaitlyn at the defendants table in the white shirt glasses and beard

by BV 5/28/2015 8:20:44 PM
Dr. Reid felt the jail video from the first 7-10 days was most relevant to the case. The period closest to the event is... more likely to be related to the way he was during the incident.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:22:10 PM
@Niki...here's what I found on testifying:
In most cases in the United States, the Federal Rules of Evidence prohibit witnesses from reading their testimony from documents or notes.[3] If your testimony is extremely long, complicated or highly technical (for example, an “expert witness” with highly technical scientific processes to explain), you may have access to notes.[4] The attorneys will advise you beforehand if you will be able to use notes. •If you forget what you want to convey during your testimony, you may be shown notes or documents to “refresh your memory.” These can be used only to remind you of something you once knew.[5] You will have to return the document or notes before making your statement.[6]
•If you use written documents or notes during your testimony, the other side and their attorney have the right to look at those documents.[7]

by Tammy 5/28/2015 8:22:11 PM
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Dr. Reid said the gunman appeared "pretty much like other inmates might appear" during the jail video from his first 7-10 days in custody.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:23:08 PM
Jail videos had no sound.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:23:18 PM
- Judge's Order
Defense: "Objection - leading."
Judge Samour: "Follow up - overruled."

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:24:06 PM
@Tammy - thank you so much! This room ROCKS

by Niki C 5/28/2015 8:24:08 PM
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Dr. Reid said he observed behaviors that were "oddities or interesting, but nothing that said 'goodness, this is evidence of, or highly suggestive of, insanity.'"

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:26:37 PM
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"He seemed to sleep at odd hours... He eats, he reads, he plays with a hacky sack. He seems to follow instructions," Dr. Reid said about the gunman's behavior during the first 7-10 days in jail. He was able to communicate with jail staff.

by anica.padilla 5/28/2015 8:27:43 PM
@Niki...No problem, I was very curious myself!

by Tammy 5/28/2015 8:27:48 PM
@Anica Thanks! Got it back!

by NT8 5/28/2015 8:27:52 PM
What good were the jail videos if no sound?

by WildnTX 5/28/2015 8:27:56 PM
Somehow I see the Defense Team having a hard liquor dinner tonight.

by Abrandt 5/28/2015 8:27:57 PM
Does anyone know what the court will do if they go under a tornado warning? Just wondering, as the alert radio just went off for severe thunderstorm warning not too far away from them.

by DocJ 5/28/2015 8:28:07 PM
its not looking good for JH with his not guilty by insanity

by Nichole Jarzab 5/28/2015 8:28:11 PM
Odd and interesting but not insanity...in a nutshell!

by Ann 5/28/2015 8:28:12 PM
@wild they show how he acts in jail, no odd/weird/obvious behavior.

by Abrandt 5/28/2015 8:29:03 PM