Aurora movie theater shooting trial day 32: CU psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton expected to testify

CU psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton is expected to testify on day 32 in 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, 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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Judge Samour says bank records are relevant because, 1. They show purchases he made were used in the shooting and apartment, and 2. The records demonstrate his cognitive abilities and mental capacity.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:39:06 PM
imagine as a public defender, you were able to win this case, what that would do for your career.

by Tammy Garrison 6/16/2015 4:39:10 PM
Higgs lost that round....

by mandi 6/16/2015 4:39:12 PM
When is Fenton likely to be called? Betting Brauchler will be taking the lead with her.

by jward12 6/16/2015 4:39:15 PM
Holmes, who is being represented by two attorneys from Colorado’s Office of the State Public Defender, Tamara Brady and Daniel King.

Both Brady and King are part of the defender’s office’s capital cases team, and between the two of them, they’ve handled some pretty high-profile cases. Though the clients they represented have been accused of terrible crimes, they work incredibly hard at their job as public defenders.

by LG 6/16/2015 4:39:24 PM
@Jward and Kristie---NICE!!!

by Tired 6/16/2015 4:39:26 PM
prosecution could have taken a guilty plea and a life in prison term. I agree he should just be put to death. But imagine what we would save if we could have just settled

by bob 6/16/2015 4:39:59 PM
@bob: Nathan Dunlap, the convicted killer in the Aurora Chuck E. Cheese shooting, is said to have cost the state around $18 million so far in trial costs and attorney fees. Convicted in 1996 and still on death row.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:43:14 PM
@Kristle - It's a good word! Don't shake your head at yourself.

by jward12 6/16/2015 4:43:23 PM
I hope so, mandi, after yesterday. If I was schooled by the judge yesterday, I'd have stayed up all night in order to be prepared for today.

by Tammy Garrison 6/16/2015 4:43:26 PM
@Bob it wasn't just up the PT to make that call, they also spoke to the family members and got their input in on what to do and then with the laws they made a choice..going back and saying what if at this point doesn't change where we are at now...

by LG 6/16/2015 4:43:29 PM
AC helping out?

by Tammy Garrison 6/16/2015 4:43:31 PM
@Tamny: IMO Orman and AC are close friends. They seem that way to me, both pronouncing "ya" being one of them. They also don't seem to be the hand holding type. They would look out for each other offline but don't see them throwing Edson a life raft, lol.

by Kristle 6/16/2015 4:43:34 PM
As much as he should be put to death, I think it will be better for him to sit there every day of his life and think about all the life's he took. Something tells me it will eat at him everyday and will make him miserable

by Jeffers04 6/16/2015 4:43:39 PM
Worst thing you could do for this type of person, is put them in a prison cell to deal with themselves for a very very long time, that in and of itself, is the absolutely worse thing you can do. No one to talk to, no one to deal with him but himself, that is the worst thing you could do. Killing him, puts him out of his misery! Nothing else. Life in prison without ever getting possibility of getting out, the worst possible outcome for him. Soon, things will get very very quiet for him, once this is over, and he will have to be with himself, in his own crazy mentally ill mind, in which he can only look at himself!

by suzie 6/16/2015 4:43:45 PM
Must step away for a few. will be back and try to catch up...

by Tammy Garrison 6/16/2015 4:43:48 PM
@Anica...that stat about Dunlap is disgusting.....

by Stephany 6/16/2015 4:46:22 PM
It's cheaper to do the death penalty, but its also a better fate in JH's eyes. Very few people would rather rot away in prison for the next 60 years than be put to death in 15.

by lex 6/16/2015 4:46:45 PM
He already tried to kill himself while he was in prison if he gets life I don't know what he would try next!!

by LG 6/16/2015 4:46:47 PM
The jury is entering the courtroom.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:47:16 PM
By April, taxpayer costs for the Aurora theater shooting case had risen to more than $2.2 million, and that doesn't include legal costs for the defendant. MORE: bit.ly

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:50:25 PM
@lex death penalty is more expensive not less

by bob 6/16/2015 4:50:31 PM
@lex - Charlie Manson would disagree with you. He seems to be loving his life.

by rod 6/16/2015 4:50:34 PM
@anica @stephany those stats made me cringe. It takes a lot of money to keep someone alive in prison... taxpayer money. Sad

by Monique J 6/16/2015 4:50:39 PM
I don't think normal people can easily know what might be a harsh punishment for Holmes...he is obviously an abject coward, afraid to die. Sitting alone in a cell for the rest of life might be worse for most of us than it would be for an antisocial misfit like Holmes. I imagine he would adjust pretty well to solitary confinement, as long as he wasn't in any position to be preyed on and hurt by other prisoners.

by flip 6/16/2015 4:50:43 PM
@anica Doesn't Dunlap keep trying to get out that's why the price is so high for him being in prison?

by LG 6/16/2015 4:50:47 PM
@LG: Death penalty cases are subject to automatic appeal.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:51:09 PM
A couple of my posts didn't go up. Am I saying something wrong or just slow chat day? Lol.

by Angela Freeman 6/16/2015 4:51:16 PM
- New Witness
Prosecution calls Dr. Lynne Fenton to testify.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:53:19 PM
Here we go!

by Tara 6/16/2015 4:53:21 PM
Who is ms.foley... I just came on...

by May 6/16/2015 4:53:22 PM
@anica that's what I thought and each time it's a bill to us the Tax payers... as if we didn't have enough to pay for already!!

by LG 6/16/2015 4:53:26 PM
Woop, woop!

by jward12 6/16/2015 4:53:27 PM
AC in the HOUSE!!!

by Tired 6/16/2015 4:53:29 PM
She sounds nervous.

by DocJ 6/16/2015 4:53:37 PM
Fenton on the stand!

by lildeuce32 6/16/2015 4:53:37 PM
Dr. Fenton identifies notes and records about the gunman.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:54:42 PM
This will be interesting.

by Angela Freeman 6/16/2015 4:54:44 PM
ooo shes nervous

by Tara 6/16/2015 4:54:45 PM
It's an ecru shirt, Mr. Brauchler.. Ecru.

by jward12 6/16/2015 4:54:46 PM
Here we go...........

by Katatt 6/16/2015 4:54:47 PM
does the jury get money for showing up everyday

by bob 6/16/2015 4:54:48 PM
- Quote
Dr. Fenton says email sent by social worker Dr. Margaret Roath described the gunman as "one of the most anxious people she had ever had seen."

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 4:56:47 PM
As per all the discussion about cost, remember this? "…and justice for all"?

by LynnB 6/16/2015 4:56:49 PM
She does sound nervous.

by Kristle 6/16/2015 4:56:50 PM