Movie theater shooting trial day 12: Testimony about evidence found in trash will resume

When testimony begins Wednesday morning in the trial of James Holmes, a former FBI agent will return to the stand to discuss the evidence collected from trash outside the apartment building at 1690 Paris St.

3rd & 7 37yd

I don't know if anyone can answer this but when they speak of "rotation" does that mean periods of time actually doing research? I don't understand the term in relation to his studies.

by Sue 5/13/2015 4:42:36 PM
@Sue: The lab rotation was three periods of three months in three different labs. The students spend time in each, the idea being to get to know the areas of possible research for their future thesis

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:43:44 PM
He said "I can read what you can read". Did that sound bad?

by Suzanne 5/13/2015 4:43:51 PM
JH met with his mentor and told him he was dropping out. He had no emotion about it, didn't have the orange hair so I think it was in May or June.

by Kristle 5/13/2015 4:43:57 PM
@Sue I think that is correct. They have to spend a number of hours doing lab rotations for the program.

by Joey 5/13/2015 4:44:15 PM
I always thought the term rotation was different lab studies, but welcome clarity to what it actually means.

by Kristle 5/13/2015 4:44:42 PM
I think his answer was appropriately funny

by MAS 5/13/2015 4:45:12 PM
@Suzanne I don't think so, did you the annoyance in his voice!

by Joey 5/13/2015 4:45:25 PM
I was thinking that perhaps each rotation was a specific type of research with a different professor.

by Sue 5/13/2015 4:46:03 PM
@Suzanne - It sure seemed to annoy the attorney lol.

by Angela Freeman 5/13/2015 4:46:05 PM
Sather: Confirms to Higgs there is no list of expectation given to students

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:46:43 PM
Seems to me, JH was spending all of his "funding" on his little "July 20th project".

by FMM 5/13/2015 4:47:24 PM
I really don't understand the cross from the DT.

by Suzanne 5/13/2015 4:47:27 PM
great observation FMM...lol

by MAS 5/13/2015 4:49:16 PM
i've always thought it was a given in programs like neuro that you either get it or you don't. if they get it they know what's expected of them and if they don't, it's probably better that they don't so they can't BS their way through it.

by sydnijmm 5/13/2015 4:49:18 PM
@Suzanne I don't think anyone ever does when they talk to the professors!

by Joey 5/13/2015 4:49:20 PM
agreed @ Suzanne, Ill prepared

by MAS 5/13/2015 4:49:21 PM
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Sather: "We try to ask questions that they can definitely answer"

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:49:42 PM
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Sather: "We don't want our students to fail. We don't want them to be traumatized, so we've worked to make these - what we thought would be more effective."

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:50:37 PM
@Suzanne - I agree. She seems at a loss for coherent thought with this witness

by NH 5/13/2015 4:50:39 PM
Higgs says Sather told a detective the defendant became "increasingly scattered" through the exam

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:50:59 PM
Is she trying the Poor student give em a break routine?

by NT8 5/13/2015 4:51:13 PM
I agree with whoever said that they seem to be going for the psychotic break, so establishing some "sane" behavior and then a break.

by jj1114 5/13/2015 4:51:35 PM
Defendant could only "scratch the surface" of information on the exam

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:51:47 PM
Increasingly scattered?? Not good response.

by Suzanne 5/13/2015 4:52:47 PM
I don't think that the DT prepared well for these professors! @NT8 It kind of sounds like it.

by Joey 5/13/2015 4:52:48 PM
Topic of second question was the ear. Defendant answered with the anatomy of the organ, but that isn't what the question was about and the anatomy he described was not related. "We were interested in the brain's circuitry." "It was difficult for the examiner to direct him to the guts of the question"

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:52:49 PM
Sounds like the defense is trying to say the exams are easy and that JH failed it and reminding the witness JH was scattered and therefore feeds into the insanity plea.

by Kristle 5/13/2015 4:53:06 PM
@Krystl. Oh yes, that's exactly what she's doing!

by Valm46 5/13/2015 4:54:33 PM
Sather: committee was told to confine questioning to certain areas, before second exam

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:54:45 PM
As I said before, indicting the school for failing the student. Should have made it easier for him.

by NT8 5/13/2015 4:55:18 PM
Their trying to pin the examination as reason for lashing out and they fact that professors don't get personal with students

by MAS 5/13/2015 4:55:20 PM
more like coddle them

by MAS 5/13/2015 4:55:34 PM
Brauchler has re-direct for Sather

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:55:50 PM
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Sather: "We did not know what was the issue."

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:56:12 PM
*they're

by MAS 5/13/2015 4:56:17 PM
Come on Brauchler

by Suzanne 5/13/2015 4:56:21 PM
What was JH going to school for? Neuro (spelling?) Science?

by FMM 5/13/2015 4:56:26 PM
@FMM: yup

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:56:31 PM
- Objection
Relevance objection overruled as Brauchler asks if other students have rambled when they didn't understand a question

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:57:06 PM
Seriously??? That is extremely relevant.

by Angela Freeman 5/13/2015 4:57:25 PM
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Sather: "We felt we had not done the best job of redirecting him, because we failed. He took up quite a bit of time."

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:57:52 PM
Sather: Committee discussed if the defendant was just wasting time.

by Phil Tenser 5/13/2015 4:58:07 PM
@Angela.. Right!?! They're just threaten!!

by Joey 5/13/2015 4:58:14 PM
I don't think I could be a witness in this trial. I would want to say something to the DT.

by Suzanne 5/13/2015 4:58:24 PM