Theater shooting day 57: Phase 2 continues with defense witnesses

Defense attorneys for James Holmes will continue to call mitigating witnesses in an attempt to convince the jury to spare the convicted mass shooter from the death penalty.

3rd & 7 37yd

They will probably ask the mom "while Jimmy was in your womb, did he kick and give you indigestion, or was he a calm fetus?" unbelievable.............

by kat 7/28/2015 4:56:26 PM
Yea we get it, he was a phenomenal child, moved to Colorado had a rough time with that and became more withdrawn. How many different ways can we hear that? Move on DT!

by Della (Me) 7/28/2015 4:56:31 PM
Thanks...Stacie & Mark for CO info. I do not live in the state.

by trl2 7/28/2015 4:56:32 PM
Hestand asked to look at another item, it is a photo from the start of the school year

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 4:57:11 PM
@Kristle....right? Let's see what his grade is now!! This is crazy. If I was one of the victim's family members, this would make me cringe.

by TammyC 7/28/2015 4:57:51 PM
@ happy, I was thinking the same thing. it's pretty sad that they haven't, yet, brought anyone forward to testify as to his social skills when he got older.

by Suzi Lewis 7/28/2015 4:57:55 PM
Thank you Phil....supermax is federal but when I was a colorado corrections officer we called CSP supermax because of the security level... sorry for the misinformation....

by Stacie 7/28/2015 4:58:00 PM
Morally, does killing someone for murder make us better? Wouldn't the need and wanting to watch someone die and suffer make you just like the murderer? Murder demonstrates a lack of respect for human life.

Execution is a violent public spectacle of official homicide, and endorses killing to solve social problems. Not the best thing to be teaching our children.

If James Holmes had a lot of money and hired an O.J. Simpson defense, we would not even be in this phase of the trial, he would be in a mental hospital for the rest of his life getting help for his mental illness. So basically poor people are executed, while the wealthy ones are not.

Most countries in the world have abolished the death penalty. It's sad that The United States still practices it. 20 states have abolished the DP, the rest will follow suit in the next decade or so.

Capital punishment is the same thing as branding, slavery and all the other cruel and unusual punishments that have all been abolished in America. Killing people is barbaric and has no place in a civilized society.

I would think rising above all that and learning forgiveness will make us all better. When you are free from hate and ugliness, you are free to remember the one you lost and love and free to move forward and live a productive life.

by Me 7/28/2015 4:58:19 PM
@kat- your comments are funny!

by Jennifer 7/28/2015 4:58:22 PM
How do teachers really remember all of their children they have taught? I find this hard to believe.

by kat 7/28/2015 4:58:23 PM
@ happy there was testimony and they supported him as they knew him, other than when he was getting deep into his illness and was looking for help No one got it---not even Fenton

by okx 7/28/2015 4:58:26 PM
if given the DP , he will go to Sterling Facillity. if given LWOP he will probably go to CCF, it is a level V facility and they handle mentally ill inmates "who are not insane"

by TMT 7/28/2015 4:58:30 PM
Hestand recognizes evidence as postcards from a geography project about national parks

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 4:59:12 PM
This absolutely amazes me how this teacher can remember in such detail students from over 20 years ago, I retired after 22 years of teaching, have excellent memory and can not remember students that far back...

by bonz 7/28/2015 4:59:31 PM
Hestand says they also sent postcards into space with a NASA program

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 4:59:59 PM
@me We ALL have different thoughts and beliefs you should try and remember that as well and we don't all have to think the same as you!!

by LG 7/28/2015 5:00:10 PM
The Centennial Correctional Facility (CCF) is located east of Canon City and is one of six facilities to make up the East Canon Complex. CCF is a Level V, mixed-custody facility that has an operational housing capacity of approximately 320 offenders. This facility works to improve high-risk offender behavior utilizing incentive and cognitive based programs and providing Residential Treatment Program (RTP) for mentally ill offenders.

by Stacie 7/28/2015 5:00:11 PM
Prosecution objects to the postcards. Asks to approach the judge

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:00:30 PM
Even though this is getting old, I think they are just showing how he was a normal kid. Then they'll end with the downward spiral of mental health issues and how that led him to do what he did. They've got nothing else and they've got to make an attempt to save his life. Just doing what they are paid to do. Just my guess.

by Ann 7/28/2015 5:00:34 PM
Did Jimmy always use a #2 pencil, or did he defy the laws of grade school and use a #3?

by kat 7/28/2015 5:00:36 PM
Does anyone know around what time his parents will testify?

by Erica Vallejo 7/28/2015 5:01:28 PM
@EricaVallejo: They don't provide us with times, but it may likely be this afternoon

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:01:45 PM
I wonder if JH coloured within the lines or on the lines or outside of the lines. THAT WOULD BE VERY TELLING. Geez this is so irrellevant.

by Tired 7/28/2015 5:01:48 PM
@flop-you make me laugh.

by Danielle 7/28/2015 5:01:49 PM
@Me It is not hate in my heart that wants the DP for the gunman but the understanding there are some crimes that are so insidious to our society they warranty an extreme punishment. There is a difference

by Just Thinkin 7/28/2015 5:01:55 PM
the Holmes family goes back to the Mayflower...as mine do......please donr execute JH.

by David Ford 7/28/2015 5:02:03 PM
@LG...agreed!

by TammyC 7/28/2015 5:02:03 PM
I object to the use of the #3 pencil, it is circumstantial.

by kat 7/28/2015 5:02:04 PM
Ann, if they are gonna do that, its gonna happen fast, cuz they indicated they plan to rest on Thursday.

by Tammy Garrison 7/28/2015 5:02:53 PM
Gotta love all the jokes during a murder trial......there's really nothing funny about any of this. There is people hurting on both sides of this case.

by Me 7/28/2015 5:03:06 PM
I would ask her if Jimmy raised his hand before speaking. Or did he just blurt out answers.

by Tired 7/28/2015 5:03:07 PM
Ok looky, Jimmy sent a postcard to space... must make him a good person

by caz 7/28/2015 5:03:08 PM
I don't care if he was, "Principal For the Day"!

by wp 7/28/2015 5:04:45 PM
Just think how different his elementary school days would have been if lunch money could buy guns and body armor!

by Abrandt 7/28/2015 5:04:48 PM
okx, I thought about answering you. but its just not worth the effort. You just don't want to get off your soapbox.

by happy 7/28/2015 5:06:08 PM
I know Tammy but I'm sure the parents will testify to that. Wonder who is after them.

by Ann 7/28/2015 5:06:09 PM
She was just staring at him.....for a long time.

by Tired 7/28/2015 5:06:11 PM
What if we didn't have the DP? There might be more violent crime, even worse, there might be more violent crime against children...

by Della (Me) 7/28/2015 5:06:13 PM
Did Jimmy ride the swings like a horse or use them in the "normal" way?

by flop 7/28/2015 5:06:14 PM
i agree that the majority of this testimony seems inane and pointless. If this were your child, your family or your client, what would you present? Remember, he is guaranteed a defense and an inadequate one could mean that we have to go through this all again.

by Suzi Lewis 7/28/2015 5:06:16 PM
- Judge's Order
Objection is sustained on foundational grounds. Defense can try again

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:06:23 PM
Hestand asked if the handwriting on the postcards seems to be that of the defendant

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:06:55 PM
I'm just trying to show how silly all of this is. He has obviously changed since he was a child, just like every other person out there. That doesn't mean he is not guilty of a violent crime such as this. He doesn't deserve any special treatment because of his younger years. None of his victims are getting any reprieve from their past lives, why should JH?

by kat 7/28/2015 5:07:05 PM
So much for the request of "no" sarcasm today!

by LK 7/28/2015 5:07:06 PM
he blurted out answers..he was real smart

by David Ford 7/28/2015 5:07:08 PM