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

This was nothing but a slap across the face to the victim's and the victim's families. Hmm!! glad "jimmie" got to learn to write..sent a letter to his Mom and Dad...etc..etc.. too bad Jimmie took that all away when he murdered little Veronica... bad move on your part DP. You all should be ashamed of yourself for bringing that Teacher as a Witness..Very poor taste for "professionals"!!

by TMT 7/28/2015 5:19:06 PM
Karrer was defendant's 5th grade teacher

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:19:53 PM
This is it Caz. I can't listen to this again, going on mute so I don't puke.

by JG 7/28/2015 5:20:45 PM
@JG, what do you mean, a horrible story?

by Danielle 7/28/2015 5:20:47 PM
I sure hope that the view of all these videos they have been playing can be seen much better then the feed we get!!! lol

by LG 7/28/2015 5:20:54 PM
Karrer says 5th grade classes were usually about 30 kids, half of each gender

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:21:42 PM
Thanks Phil, was wondering who he is. SO glad I'm watching this for the first time. It would be SO boring to watch it twice!!

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:21:49 PM
Just want to take a quick moment to again thank D7 for providing this blog. I think it does a great service to our community to have a place to talk about this trial, offer opinions (different as they may be) but really to try understand this trial process in such an open matter. KUDOS!

by Just Thinkin 7/28/2015 5:22:02 PM
Do we fly all these people out here, get them a room, feed them, and pay lost wages?

by jan 7/28/2015 5:22:05 PM
@jan: Under a subpoena, out of state witnesses can have expenses paid

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:22:19 PM
It must be so tough for this guy to call him James so he calls him Jimmy. Instead, why not just refer to him as the murderer? That works, no?

by Danielle 7/28/2015 5:22:42 PM
@Danielle, its just creepy and sounds so fake. Just wait until he gets to the part where they race.

by JG 7/28/2015 5:22:50 PM
@jan yes, "we the taxpayers" are paying for all of it

by Just Thinkin 7/28/2015 5:22:50 PM
This is where the prosecution objected to calling the defendant "Jimmy"

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:23:47 PM
@Danielle- Have you thought about being subpoenaed for one of your students? That crosses my mind. I hope to never have a student like JH and have to testify. Hopefully I won't remember the student and can say as much!!

by Jennifer 7/28/2015 5:24:36 PM
Believe they said there was 2 hours and 40 minutes of these recorded testimonies. Am I correct?

by Tammy Garrison 7/28/2015 5:24:37 PM
@TammyGarrison: I'd have to check our logs/notes, but that would make sense I think

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:24:50 PM
Wait. I saw this guy! After him I didn't watch......

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:24:55 PM
It has been my experience that the teachers always remember the children that caused problems in their classes as compared to the good students. They have no reason to remember all the good students. The bad ones leave a lasting impression that is hard to forget.

by kat 7/28/2015 5:25:04 PM
Yeah, not watching any of this again.

by Kels 7/28/2015 5:25:30 PM
Everyone that was posting the other day when we watched this live now has an opportunity to have a free 'do over' with respect to your comments on this witness. That's rare in life. Use it wisely grasshoppers :)

by Mark 7/28/2015 5:25:50 PM
He never could wait.

by Tammy Garrison 7/28/2015 5:26:23 PM
On the video, defense hands Karrer evidence

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:26:24 PM
Bettr audio than Dr. Reids video's.

by ICE 7/28/2015 5:27:04 PM
The photo he was handed has an error on it, a typo that said it was a 3rd grade class and not 5th grade

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:27:40 PM
relating to what Phil indicated, despite the objection being sustained higgs continually through almost every mitigating witness she exams uses jimmy. its sickening and the Pt should've jumped alll over her for this since they got so mad at "this guy"

by JG 7/28/2015 5:27:52 PM
Karrer says class included a group of 5-6 kids who were 'kind of off the scale" and the defendant was one of them

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:28:45 PM
Karrer says he remembers the defendant as a leader of the pack

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:29:03 PM
JG, I noticed that too and wondered that they didn't object again.

by Tammy Garrison 7/28/2015 5:29:06 PM
@Me Thanks for wading into murky waters with probably the most intelligent insight offered

by okx 7/28/2015 5:29:09 PM
Karrer said he hadn't seen the defendant since the 5th grade

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:30:13 PM
Isn't he the one that mentioned Net Zero?

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:30:17 PM
Karrer said the high-performing kids had a friendly rivalry

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:31:01 PM
The videotaped guy is creepy.

by rod 7/28/2015 5:31:03 PM
Karrer said the defendant had a frequent smile, was well liked by the other kids. "there was no dark side"

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:31:42 PM
They should just refer to him as This Guy Jimmy from now on.

by caz 7/28/2015 5:31:45 PM
5th grade teacher, meh more unimpoortant testimony, has nothing to do with 20 july2012

by ICE 7/28/2015 5:31:47 PM
What's creepy about the videotaped guy?

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:31:48 PM
He also claimed that JH looks the same now as he did in 5th grade.........I think it was edited out, because who really looks the same 15 years later?

by kat 7/28/2015 5:32:24 PM
He was a smiler, lol.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:32:24 PM
Karrer said the defendant and other students coded a website

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 5:32:39 PM
he is not creepy

by David Ford 7/28/2015 5:33:19 PM
Highly paid witness IMO! Oh and coached to the moon and back!

by flop 7/28/2015 5:33:25 PM
doubt if loving family and friends called JH "that guy", but know him as Jimmy. This is very different from the PT attempting to de-humanize him. And yes, he is a human being.

by okx 7/28/2015 5:34:09 PM
I don think the video can be edited except. Maybe sidebar ćonversations.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:34:11 PM