Theater shooting trial day 13: Seat-by-seat ballistic evidence

Day 13 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, prosecutors will resume with a CSI technician reviewing ballistic evidence from the theater seat-by-seat.

3rd & 7 37yd

A lot has been covered in 3 weeks, what could possibly take 5 months?

by Cat73 5/14/2015 3:12:12 PM
@Syd from these CSI's yes I do believe so.

by NT8 5/14/2015 3:12:16 PM
row 12 seat 14

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:12:46 PM
I second Stephany's comment.

by chess 5/14/2015 3:13:51 PM
This is the area where Prodeo Patria and his family were sitting, based on their diagram

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:14:57 PM
@Cat: it's tedious things like this that take a long time and then, as we have seen, things can snow abll and drag out the testimony.

by KP 5/14/2015 3:14:59 PM
@cat we haven't gotten to any of the psychs or the time after his arrest (aside from the apartment stuff) yet. i think that will take the bulk of the time. there will be a lot of cross once we get there.

by sydnijmm 5/14/2015 3:19:32 PM
Row 13 seats 3 & 9

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:19:45 PM
I'm not sharing anything that hasn't already happened

by MAS 5/14/2015 3:19:47 PM
The psych stuff is going to be the most fascinating part.

by Cat73 5/14/2015 3:22:17 PM
Thanks for your concern Stephany

by MAS 5/14/2015 3:22:18 PM
Besides she's not allowed to discuss the case with us, so nothing has been shared!

by MAS 5/14/2015 3:22:19 PM
Row 13 seat 16

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:22:35 PM
Not certain who was in seat 16 yet, but Christina Blache testified about being in that row, just a few seats over. She was with Alex Sullivan

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:23:35 PM
On another note, the cross style of the defense atty in the grey suit drives me up the wall. Her style makes it tough to determine if she's asking a question or making a statement. The questions almost seem leading, but I guess they're not.

by Cat73 5/14/2015 3:23:39 PM
Agreed, it's going to be interesting.

by KP 5/14/2015 3:23:46 PM
I'm really glad to see that people/jurors are being very careful in not discussing and bringing up concerns to the judge. Nobody wants to mess up this trial.

by Cat73 5/14/2015 3:25:42 PM
Row 14 seat 7

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:25:50 PM
Is this better before or after having victims have shown where they were sitting?

by Suzanne 5/14/2015 3:27:10 PM
@cat73. That's because she spends most of her time teaching college courses. Her professor attitude comes out in her demeanor....

by Valm46 5/14/2015 3:27:11 PM
That is impact 157 inside theater 9. Remember, CSI found casings for 76 fired rounds

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:27:12 PM
Row 14 seat 14

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:29:47 PM
Just heard back about the question of getting a photo of the model: The media consortium would need to file a motion and get court approval to get a picture. It is not covered under the previous ruling regarding written evidence because it is visible on the live feed. I'll have to talk with the team to decide if we are going to pursue that.

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:30:36 PM
.223 rounds will go thru a lot of items prior to stopping.

by NT8 5/14/2015 3:31:11 PM
Row 14 seat 16

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:31:44 PM
Thanks Phil!

by NT8 5/14/2015 3:31:49 PM
This is the approximate area where Joshua Nowlan testified to sitting. Also Brandon & Denise Axelrod.

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:33:09 PM
- Objection
Another 403 objection

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:35:11 PM
- Judge's Order
Overruled because of probative value... again

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:35:31 PM
Spengler is Ofer 3 so far.

by NT8 5/14/2015 3:37:29 PM
Row 15 seat 6

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:37:33 PM
We haven't gotten diagrams from anyone seated in that row yet

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:37:57 PM
Now on 169th impact point

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:39:49 PM
Can anyone make out whether King is talking to JH or does it just appear that way?

by jj1114 5/14/2015 3:39:50 PM
Row 15 seat 10 and 16

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:40:44 PM
JH just yawned must find this boring.

by Suzanne 5/14/2015 3:42:35 PM
Row 19 seat 9

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:42:56 PM
Now we've reached impact #175, in theater 9

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:43:47 PM
Row 18 seat 11

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:45:40 PM
Textile material, Foam and Plastic will not slow a .223 round much. Betting the higher they go, the lower the impacts are.

by NT8 5/14/2015 3:45:41 PM
Now moving to discuss impacts on walls

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:47:26 PM
For the Legal expert, Where, and who do they get these models from, Obviously have to be custom made.

by NT8 5/14/2015 3:48:57 PM
@Phil, I may have missed it previously, but what does the 403 objection mean?

by AJS 5/14/2015 3:48:59 PM
@AJS: It is a due process objection. Yesterday the judge explained they were concerned about seeing blood in the photos. We'll play the video from his explanation in the first recess

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:49:39 PM
Walls and railing impacts now. Up to #178 in theater 9

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 3:50:02 PM