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

That's weird that it skipped. I've never heard of that in this day and age of digital.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 5:59:39 PM
But we don't want the DP changed.

by right 7/28/2015 5:59:42 PM
@LG your comment didn't explain anything to me. Please elaborate.

by Me 7/28/2015 5:59:45 PM
not here, not now. This is a murder trial. Just in case you forgot why we are here.

by right 7/28/2015 5:59:48 PM
@CSP You are right! And there are other forums for exactly that. This is about the James Holmes court case. Not getting rid of the DP!

by flop 7/28/2015 5:59:51 PM
@okx or--really great teachers can take the "bad" students and help them to change their lives.

by Suzi Lewis 7/28/2015 5:59:56 PM
can we poll whether people think the theatre should have been torn down and turned into a memorial or whether they should have gutted and reopened as they have done? Think that opinion would be interesting

by hey 7/28/2015 5:59:59 PM
@happy do you believe that Americans that oppose the DP should just move to a different country as well? Americans have been able to abolish the DP in 20 states. There's a reason for that.

by Me 7/28/2015 6:00:00 PM
Wow, 44 letters from the mother.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 6:00:02 PM
@Phil I think those letters were used to create Arlene's book

by LG 7/28/2015 6:00:03 PM
Brauchler says there are also family videos that he argues were cumulative

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:00:21 PM
Brauchler says there are also videos the parents made "to him" and Brauchler calls that self-serving hearsay

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:01:02 PM
Also, DA objecting to 4 audio disks of messages Bob Holmes left for the defendant during April-June 2012. Brauchler argues they are hearsay and irrelevant

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:01:26 PM
DA requests the defense be asked to identify the unique items in the evidence

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:02:09 PM
Self serving heresay?? That's a new one.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 6:03:08 PM
her book was a diary

by reader 7/28/2015 6:03:11 PM
happy, I agree with you

by right 7/28/2015 6:03:12 PM
DA says he is suggesting the videos make the photos cumulative

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:03:28 PM
Judge says he'll review the images/videos

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:03:36 PM
lunch break

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:03:40 PM
Getting ready... just a sec

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:04:36 PM
Sorry I wasn't able to approve comments for a while... but here we go

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:18:11 PM
Makes no sense why we can't discuss the DP during one of the most highly publicized death penalty cases in my generation.....

by Me 7/28/2015 6:18:15 PM
@Me: You're welcome to discuss that here, but as long as everyone is polite

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:18:33 PM
How is showing the letters, pictures, videos, etc., cumulative different from the prosecution putting victim after victim and picture after picture of their injuries different? How was that not cumulative? I'm confused? Further how are the videos, letters, recordings, etc. hearsay? Weren't his parents and him the parties involved?

by amjinoh 7/28/2015 6:18:36 PM
Tearing down the theater was already addressed by the owners and other's in the community after the shooting... they choice to do a full gut and remodel... they didn't tear down Columbine High School after that shooting where all these CRAZY shootings started... they have a memorial for Columbine.... and are working on for the Theater

by LG 7/28/2015 6:19:08 PM
Good point! UNIQUE - not daily routine.

by Sun David 7/28/2015 6:19:10 PM
VERY interested in the father testifying. He only wrote 4x and was more analytic so curious to see if JH is "like him" in mannerism.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 6:19:12 PM
Prayer Book of poems by Arlene

by wp 7/28/2015 6:19:17 PM
@Phil if we get a legal expert on today can you plz ask what they feel the impact of all this childhood testimony will go over on the Jury.

by Abrandt 7/28/2015 6:19:18 PM
I agree, Lori Butterfield. Higgs' giggling is inappropriate and unprofessional. I don't see anything "giggle-worthy" in any of these proceedings. That guy, Mr. Holmes, James, Jimmy, whatever you wish to call him murdered 12 people!

by Joye Willett 7/28/2015 6:19:50 PM
The parents testimony is going to be extremely emotional. I dont know how I could sit there and answer questions. I am sure they feel so much responsible for thier childs actions.

by Tired 7/28/2015 6:19:56 PM
okx- do you have children? I have three that are excellent students. Two of my kids graduated Magna Cum Laude from High School, and I don't think any of their past teachers, especially from grade school would remember them. It's just the way it is in schools these days, too many kids and too few teachers.

by kat 7/28/2015 6:20:00 PM
I thought that the DT said they would not wrap until Thursday. Does that mean that the parents' testimonies start this afternoon and run through part of Thursday if not all?

by vt 7/28/2015 6:20:05 PM
@Happy: You may want to look into Amnesty International's insights into the DP all over the world. A more in-depth context there than "if you don't like it, move."

by Clancy 7/28/2015 6:20:15 PM
Going to take a few for lunch, brb

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 6:20:53 PM
I think the continual references to the defendant in this trial as "the gunman" is mildly annoying and may be a violation of journalistic objectivity. It seems like a Bill O'Reilly trope.

by Frank 7/28/2015 7:10:05 PM
@Me Highly publicized DP case... hmmm I don't see any National News about this case... there was more on the Boston Bomber then this case... For us that Live in Colorado have come to understand that's just the norm... Colorado doesn't get the media attn other states do!!

by LG 7/28/2015 7:10:08 PM
wp, did you read the book? It is her diary. And yes I did read it.

by reader 7/28/2015 7:10:10 PM
Thanks Clancy.

by okx 7/28/2015 7:10:11 PM
oxk, maybe JH can come live with you.

by right 7/28/2015 7:10:13 PM
@VT Brady said yesterday they thought they (DT) would finish on Weds and then the Judge advised they would go over the instructions after that to give to the jury and then hopefully let the jury start deliberating on Thursday since there is No Court on Friday and he didn't want the jury to go 3 days without starting deliberating after the testimony ends.

by LG 7/28/2015 7:10:19 PM
@kat, I know teachers who not only remember me from 40 years ago, but also remember details of specific conversations.

by Clancy 7/28/2015 7:10:22 PM
JH hair is longer then his sister's..

by LG 7/28/2015 7:10:24 PM
Me, because we are here to watch and comment on this trial, you want to change policy go somewhere else.

by right 7/28/2015 7:10:27 PM