Aurora movie theater shooting trial day 45: Cross-examination of schizophrenia expert continues

Day 2 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, prosecutors open their case calling witnesses _____? 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

3rd & 7 37yd

I hope Brauchler nails the end of this.

by Kels 7/8/2015 9:41:07 PM
Interesting how she has photographic memory of some things and not of others!!! Didn't she at least read her own report in the last 24 hours?

by mld 7/8/2015 9:41:10 PM
So much for the lightning round..lol

by Dennie Carp 7/8/2015 9:41:19 PM
What is on Lisa Teesch-Maguire doing on her computer? LOL

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 9:41:35 PM
If she can't remember the most basic details of what she wrote (which I'm sure has been reviewed numerous times prior to her testimony), then how can she possibly remember every detail of her conversations from years ago?

by SMH 7/8/2015 9:41:48 PM
"beyond a reasonable doubt", still not sure

by Resa edited by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 9:41:53 PM
Brauchler asked Dr. Gur if she ask the gunman why people were running away during the shooting if he believed he was doing them a favor.
Dr. Gur said he didn't answer specifically why he shot people who were running away, it was part of his mission to kill people.

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 9:45:10 PM
NY Times that is new info

by mom 7/8/2015 9:45:18 PM
@Suzanne ... She is reading our blog, of course. HaHa

by DocJ 7/8/2015 9:45:19 PM
5w
I think in all death penalty cases, an appeal is pretty much automatic

by emma 7/8/2015 9:45:22 PM
Always asked the question but never made it to the report or her notes.. I would say now that she has lied about those answers

by Trial Crazy 7/8/2015 9:45:25 PM
thinks he didn't use the tear gas........SMH

by sher 7/8/2015 9:48:34 PM
I don't remember, hearing comments to "He was doing them a favor, or that these viictims thought like him" Did he do Ashley a favor? Just think I missed something???

by TREEGIRL 7/8/2015 9:48:41 PM
@Treegirl Dr. Gur testified that he believed everyone was as miserable as he was, and he was putting them out of their misery.

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 9:49:24 PM
Amazing stuff here... this doctor is sad. To me she is ruining all the help and research for people who could truly use help like this!

by Grace 7/8/2015 9:49:34 PM
She doesn't even remember whether or not he used tear gas?!? Unbelievable.

by Jennifer 7/8/2015 9:49:39 PM
If everyone think the way JH, then why did he know it was wrong?? He was glad that no one answered the phone when he called Dr Fenton because she would talk him out of it.

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 9:49:42 PM
Boy what a way to remind the jury of the heinous crimes he committed--and that is what the PT is fighting for, the victims.

by Jewel 7/8/2015 9:49:45 PM
Given the gravity of this case, the magnitude of the event, her report should have included much more of the conversations she had with the defendant. From her answers, it seems like she covered a lot of ground with the defendant.

by BernerMom 7/8/2015 9:49:49 PM
@ DJ it did look like YouTube.

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 9:49:52 PM
Dr has discredited herself. W help of brilliant probing by state. She is biased, she is bolstering her testimony as well as notes....strike her testimony. Not credible like judge said about how she did video tape.

by CaGirlsLife 7/8/2015 9:49:57 PM
Dr. Gur said the gunman put black tape inside his mask to limit his vision, so he wouldn't have to see all the carnage he was causing in the theater.

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 9:50:55 PM
Bad, bad day for the defense.....Gur is OBVIOUSLY helping the prosecution beyond ALL reasonable doubt.

by Ibby 7/8/2015 9:52:36 PM
If she is not perjuring herself than I just wonder what her hallucinations are.

by JW 7/8/2015 9:52:38 PM
You know that when King gets to re-direct he will go until Gur has to go so that AC won't be able to re-cross.

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 9:52:42 PM
The more I hear from Dr Gur the more I think the prosecution is NOT proving that JH was sane at the time of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. I need more than Dr Reid's testimony to reach a guilty verdict.

by Alison 7/8/2015 9:52:55 PM
@ Treegirl, she Gur said that about 15 minutes ago.

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 9:53:04 PM
@TreeGirl He said that in his taped interview with Dr. Reid, as well as others, I believe. It has been mentioned several times prior to Dr. Gur.

by DocJ 7/8/2015 9:53:10 PM
I really wanted to give Dr. Gur the benefit of doubt..but she has made it impossible. No way did she discuss all this with JH in 2013 before coming to her conclusion that he was insane.

by Anita Bowen 7/8/2015 9:53:14 PM
One has to be a clear, rational, organized thinker in order to write a detailed report. That ain't her.

by Dave Campbell 7/8/2015 9:53:22 PM
It seems like she talks a lot and doesn't say anything except that it isn't in her report.

by givemeabreak 7/8/2015 9:53:27 PM
If I were juror...this would be very irritating. See GB goal of going over every deliberate decision and he is using this tactic skillfully.

by trl2 7/8/2015 9:53:30 PM
"I do not recall the details." Geez, don't you think that is important, Doctor G?

by Jennifer 7/8/2015 9:53:32 PM
This is just awful....Dr. Gur very obviously could not care any less about the trial process as a whole...not only is she a hired gun for the defense, she simply refuses to answer clear questions with succinct answers. When Mr. Brauchler gives her some latitude to explain herself, she confabulates repeatedly. Disgusting!

by flip 7/8/2015 9:57:51 PM
AC is doing a great job!

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 9:57:52 PM
Dr. Gur agrees the gunman mostly wrote within the lines and didn't use any made up words.

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 10:28:12 PM
The defense needs to ask "Does spelling, grammar, and organization" mean he's not psychotic?"

by Lynn 7/8/2015 10:30:16 PM
@ FMM - I didn't know either and asked. Several people replied.

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 10:30:17 PM
@ed probably

by Tjq 7/8/2015 10:30:19 PM
Ted Kazynski's manifesto was quite well written, but delusional...

by Lynn 7/8/2015 10:30:22 PM
Dr Gur can suddenly answer yes and no. Hoping to get on an earlier plane?

by Ann 7/8/2015 10:30:30 PM
@jerry, I think they should. Didn't they ask Reid about the costs he's accrued from working on this trial?

by Kels 7/8/2015 10:30:34 PM
The "expert" witnesses get paid a lot of money to testify and to formulate their professional opinions. As a result they open themselves up to being brutally examined and crossed examined. It's difficult to feel sorry for them, they've taken on the job and that's part of it.

by Hill 7/8/2015 10:30:41 PM
I meant for JH

by Tjq 7/8/2015 10:30:42 PM
@oxk a PhD is a Doctor of Philosopy, but we do not have degrees in Philosophy. I have a PhD in Neuroscience. Get your facts straight.

by MyraJ 7/8/2015 10:31:02 PM