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

Brauchler is great she seem a little upset

by keller ml 7/8/2015 5:52:01 PM
gad the witnesses need legal council too when they are doing these evaluations

by wonderbread 7/8/2015 5:52:02 PM
@rob - give him a chance. Undermining her opinion is next up. Dr. Resnick.

by NH 7/8/2015 5:52:11 PM
again. this is so hard to listen to.

by Morgan 7/8/2015 5:52:12 PM
She is definitely not a mental health practitioner, rather a researcher. The DT picked the wrong person as their star witness. She doesn't have the experience clinically to do the job.

by mld 7/8/2015 5:52:18 PM
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Dr. Gur had access to the gunman's notebook for about an hour. "I did not write down notes about the journal. I looked at it to obtain preliminary information."

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 5:55:32 PM
He/she who gets angry, looses the debate. Every time.

by kdsmith 7/8/2015 5:55:53 PM
he is so condescending its absurd.

by Morgan 7/8/2015 5:55:54 PM
Dr. Gur: "I was waiting for the journal to go over it more." She said she wanted to interview him first and see if what he said matched what was in the notebook.

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 5:57:25 PM
There is a lot of distinction between researching academicians and clinical practitioners. Both are extremely well-educated, have expertise in a field, and deserve a lot of respect. But when it comes to diagnostics, the latter is better experienced and equipped to make correct opinions about individual cases. I think that is what is showing up in this cross-examination.

by CJ 7/8/2015 5:58:39 PM
I haven't seen an artillary fire this big since Omaha Beach....

by NT8 7/8/2015 5:58:48 PM
Someone please give her a life jacket...because she is going down with the ship.

by Nicko 7/8/2015 5:58:50 PM
@Mark with respect to people who find AC pushy (or as you say "getting upset at how he is running his case"), you said that you are "99% sure they would have been disqualified from being jurors on this, or any other capital murder trial in the US due to their obvious bias in areas ranging from the death penalty, to justice, and what that actually means". I have to respectfully say that a dislike of how AC runs his case does not mean we have an obvious bias with respect to death penalty, or justice. It just means that some people find him pushy. For you to say that we have obvious bias in areas to do with justice is a bit over the top. I think we are all entitled to have our opinions of how AC is running his case, without being dismissed as biased. Thank you.

by Alison 7/8/2015 5:59:07 PM
I think AC needs some headache medication, as do we all.

by Nadine 7/8/2015 5:59:10 PM
AC holding his head....

by Tired 7/8/2015 5:59:12 PM
AC looks frustrated too. Lots of circle talking.

by Angela Freeman 7/8/2015 5:59:14 PM
remember "clinical" insanity doesn't exist in CO

by wonderbread 7/8/2015 5:59:19 PM
Bottom line ...she jumped the gun on her conclusion of JH diagnoses. She now needs to keep her reputation in tact.

by Anita Bowen 7/8/2015 5:59:25 PM
@NH -- We are hours into this. Not sure my patience or the jury's is following. I just want to hear how they undermine the opinion (not her note taking or reporting).

by Rob 7/8/2015 5:59:33 PM
UNresponsive!!!

by Tired 7/8/2015 5:59:36 PM
wow. the journal was not made available but se reviewed for an hour anyway, and she didn't take any notes because...???

by flip 7/8/2015 5:59:44 PM
@mld...no, actually she has seen hundreds if not a thousand patients clinically...what she lack, in spades, is training in the forensic field...this is why the Court hired Reid and Metzner...because they are forensic psychiatrists and that is the crucial discipline in a case like this...JM2CYMMV

by PA Watcher 7/8/2015 5:59:51 PM
He is doing his job. Doing it well, I might add.

by Angela Freeman 7/8/2015 5:59:53 PM
king is condescending too with his snarky laugh and bad jokes.

by blue 7/8/2015 5:59:55 PM
She is highly educated, she should be able to handle condescending.

by kdsmith 7/8/2015 5:59:57 PM
AC is doing a great job. He did his homework and doesn't take things at face value.

by Suzanne 7/8/2015 6:00:04 PM
The DA is doing his job...not condescending.

by mld 7/8/2015 6:00:18 PM
Irony = A politician probing for the truth.

by Patty Scabby 7/8/2015 6:00:26 PM
This cross is completely ineffective...grill her on her opinion and how she arrived at that opinion. Continuous nitpicking over the thoroughness of the report conveys the impression that GB lacks a contest to the actual opinion.

by LawDog 7/8/2015 6:00:30 PM
My thoughts as I listen to this.... Dr. Gur may very well be a respected researcher and an expert on schizophrenia but it would be very hard to call her an expert in court testimony. This testimony is doing nothing to help her esteemed career. She should stick to research (and she may very well have no other choice after this case).

by NH 7/8/2015 6:00:38 PM
All of her answers take such a long time come out. Kind of like the teeth pulling she keeps mentioning...

by Angela Freeman 7/8/2015 6:00:41 PM
if he knows the outcome he is sane

by wonderbread 7/8/2015 6:00:48 PM
AC is an amazing prosecutor. He is really representing the State we live in. Very proud of him and his ability to represent the victims.

by Ursomonie 7/8/2015 6:00:51 PM
@rob - agree. Patience is gone. Get on with it.

by NH 7/8/2015 6:00:53 PM
Clinical insanity doesn't exist anywhere. "Insanity" is a legal term, not a clinical one.

by Angela Freeman 7/8/2015 6:01:02 PM
Calm down Brauchler, you can't break her!

by wp 7/8/2015 6:01:12 PM
Brauchler may need new mic batteries...

by anica.padilla 7/8/2015 6:01:50 PM
If I was on DT, I would be very pleased with this witness.

by LawDog 7/8/2015 6:02:17 PM
"I'm not sure what you are asking" is simply this witness refusing to say anything that could contradict herself

by pass 7/8/2015 6:02:20 PM
I think if JH responded to that question with "my value would have increased" that would suggest insanity to me. He knew the outcome would be realistic consequences, killed or captured.

by MyraJ 7/8/2015 6:02:25 PM
Again... Dr. Gur I think is a highly educated she just is lost on how to handle testifying it's becoming very clear she's lost I feel

by LG 7/8/2015 6:02:30 PM
I hope Brauchler moves on to her actual opinion after lunch. I really am interested in his points on her ultimate opinion -- not just her ministerial abilities.

by Rob 7/8/2015 6:02:57 PM
Is Brauchlers mic on?

by kdsmith 7/8/2015 6:03:02 PM
The report should be a document stating how she got to her opinion. That's why it's important what it says.

by ms 7/8/2015 6:03:05 PM
@wp - Which feed are you watching? She's flustered and upset. Seems broken to me lol.

by Angela Freeman 7/8/2015 6:03:11 PM