Aurora movie theater shooting trial day 33: Prosecution expected to call remaining victims

Day 33 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. In the next few days, prosecutors are expected to call the remaining victims who have not testified. 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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@mama d - I hope you are right that he will not be back in society but I think the Hickley case is a perfect example of how that might not be the case.

by Niki C 6/17/2015 7:15:45 PM
I think your legal expert isn't so expert...if Holmes is not insane and this tuns into a good old run of the mill criminal trial then the DA has to tie up all the loose ends...including purchases and ownership of the weapons, bullets, gas mask, etc. It would not be unheard of for the defense to shift gears and try to claim the State failed to prove elements of the offenses charged...why do you think they were trying so hard to talk to excused jurors. Yeah, the defense admitted he's the one but that could be viewed later on as incompetent lawyering and used to overturn a verdict. Less can be more but not in this case...JM2CYMMV

by PA Watcher 6/17/2015 7:15:53 PM
Big thanks to Rick for saying what so many of us are feeling. The prosecution's case alters between emotional and boring and repetitive. Really wish the DA would have accepted the guilty plea when it was offered.

by Lynn 6/17/2015 7:15:56 PM
SMH, in a perfect world I would say that help should be given to those who do suffer from mental illness to stop anything like this from happening. I am actually completely against the death penalty in all cases. Research shows it does not actually reduce crime rates and it does cost society millions in appeals and court cases compared to just life without parole. I do think JH should face consequences for his actions but death is so final and doesn't solve anything. The money spent on death penalty cases could be spent on mental health....

by Unique_1985 6/17/2015 7:16:02 PM
i was just under the assumption they were working on the 'beyond a reasonable doubt.' a lot of this has been redundant-- trajectories after bullet holes, photos of each trajectory and bullet hole, receipts, security video, bank statements, emails, doc testimony.......

by sydnijmm 6/17/2015 7:17:38 PM
not to make any of it less important, just saying... we passed redundant looooong ago. lol.

by sydnijmm 6/17/2015 7:17:42 PM
I have seen this testimony. This young lady is very articulate.

by travis 6/17/2015 7:17:47 PM
IF JH is found not guilty by reason of insanity- what happens to JH? where does he go? Can the PT appeal?

by Victoria 6/17/2015 7:17:48 PM
@ PA watcher - "if Holmes is not insane and this tuns into a good old run of the mill criminal trial "

Are you forgetting that the determination of his sanity will not be made until the trial is *over*?

by noodle nugget 6/17/2015 7:24:03 PM
@PA I disagree completely. Kornfield expressed it perfectly. There is no way for this to turn into, what did you say, a run of the mill trial. He will get found either guilty by reason of insanity or just plain guilty. PT does not have to prove the items were purchased by those credit cards - they are using it to show that he could conduct his business in a regular fashion...there are no loss ends there. DT already stipulated to the shooting, the purchases and how they were purchased. He was simply saying it is a tactic that some might agree with and others (me) might not.

by Niki C 6/17/2015 7:24:14 PM
is anyone else having issues with ads? so far, this whole week, if i scroll past the timeline on the right, there is an ad right under there and i can't get away from it unless i refresh and hold the mouse button. PITA.

by sydnijmm 6/17/2015 7:24:51 PM
@Victoria, he goes to the state mental hospital until they decide to release him... which could be never, but who knows. And no the prosecution can not appeal, hear of double jeopardy? (not the game show)

by noodle nugget 6/17/2015 7:24:52 PM
and it doesn't become a run of the mill criminal trial. This is it.

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 7:48:23 PM
They must be taking an extended lunch or something....

by Tired 6/17/2015 7:48:25 PM
Court is on lunch break until about 1:30 p.m.

by anica.padilla 6/17/2015 7:49:51 PM
- New Witness
Prosecution calls Thomas Finger, professor at CU.

by anica.padilla 6/17/2015 7:53:48 PM
here we go, done with their lunch break

by MJ 6/17/2015 7:53:49 PM
Finger was co-director of the class Fundamentals of Neuroscience in the spring of 2012.

by anica.padilla 6/17/2015 7:54:36 PM
are we getting more notes?

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 7:55:58 PM
uh-ohh - does one of the jurors know this witness?

by mandi 6/17/2015 7:55:59 PM
Finger confirms James Holmes was in his class but says he wouldn't recognize him by his appearance now.

by anica.padilla 6/17/2015 7:56:34 PM
Wow really... I don't think he looks so different now that the Professor doesn't know who he is?

by LG 6/17/2015 7:56:35 PM
Guessing a juror knows this guy...

by Lynn 6/17/2015 7:56:36 PM
hostile witness?

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 7:57:19 PM
The gunman got an A in the course.

by anica.padilla 6/17/2015 7:58:11 PM
- Objection
Defense objected to questioning, said it refered to evidence that has not been admitted.
Prosecution requested to introduce evidence.
Defense objected - hearsay.

by anica.padilla 6/17/2015 7:59:43 PM
No the jury that was dismissed this morning knew a witness that was on the stand back in May

by LG 6/17/2015 7:59:48 PM
Its a stinking email from his class! Give me a break. How bad can it be? We already know he was having problems. Unless it shows he was sane, why would defence care.

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 8:06:00 PM
Professor is looking at JH trying to recognize him.....maybe.

by Tired 6/17/2015 8:06:02 PM
LG I think they were talking about the judge just getting a note a minute ago.

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 8:06:04 PM
swivel, swivel, swivel...

by flip 6/17/2015 8:06:05 PM
and that juror knew a couple of students that were there that night

by mandi 6/17/2015 8:06:08 PM
@lg they've said he's gained a lot of wight. plus he didn't have facial hair/glasses back then.

by blue 6/17/2015 8:06:09 PM
Nelson making pow-wow with Holmes.

by flip 6/17/2015 8:06:10 PM
I have a feeling that we are only preparing the sidebar of the century on Friday, before Ashley Moser takes the stand.

by Stephany 6/17/2015 8:08:06 PM
Dr. Finger was completely honest about recognition. Weight gain or weight loss can make a person look very different.

by Amy 6/17/2015 8:08:10 PM
What's the hold up now? I stepped away from my desk.

by Tammy 6/17/2015 8:14:21 PM
@Tammy thanks.... don't know how in the world anyone would know what that note to the judge was even about or did I miss something that was said?

by LG 6/17/2015 8:14:22 PM
had to answer a phone call. What is going on?

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 8:14:24 PM
With JH picture being all over the news that last few years and drawings of him I still don't know how anyone could really not know it was him... imo

by LG 6/17/2015 8:14:25 PM
Where is the blog ????? I seem to have lost it !

by Jewel 6/17/2015 8:14:27 PM
I loss 20 pounds and 2 of my co-workers didn't even recognize me. This was a 6 month lapse of not seeing them.

by Amy 6/17/2015 8:14:28 PM
I think you may be right stephany.

by Tammy Garrison 6/17/2015 8:14:30 PM
And we are waiting on what exactly?......

by Tired 6/17/2015 8:14:31 PM
@stephany who is ashley moser..?

by doggett 6/17/2015 8:14:33 PM