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

Just a general question--- Why don't they refer to James Holmes by name? They always say "The suspect" or "The defendant".

by proph 5/14/2015 4:51:38 PM
@proph: Good question. It isn't a rule, but it may be psychological.

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 4:52:10 PM
No objection after all, even the attorneys have trouble keeping track with all these numbers

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 4:53:58 PM
Row 12 seat 10. Impact 9-222

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 4:54:05 PM
But that doesn't answer why the attorney's wont call him by name....

by Stephany 5/14/2015 4:56:54 PM
People don't want to glorify him, or make him famous. So a lot of people are refusing to call him by name so we call him JH or the Aurora Theater Shooter or the defendant.

by Stephany 5/14/2015 4:56:55 PM
There is a No Notoriety movement that involves many of the victims' families and survivors. It also involves those affected by other shootings

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 4:57:49 PM
Now up to 226 impacts

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 4:58:01 PM
Row 13 seat 12

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 4:58:15 PM
Row 13 seat 3

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:00:23 PM
Hi everyone, I'm just now getting here. Looks like I didn't much.

by Liz 5/14/2015 5:00:25 PM
I think they won't refer to him by name because they don't want the jury to connect with him as a person i.e.: they just want him to be seen as the defendant and nothing more.

by Stephen Robinson 5/14/2015 5:00:26 PM
all day testimony possibly?

by RWalk 5/14/2015 5:00:28 PM
I sure hope some of the victims/families, and the movie theater Sue him for damages, Just in case he tries to write a book.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:00:29 PM
Yes! To No Notoriety Movement.....thank you Phil! Always there to help me out. I wouldn't make a good journalist, I can never find the right words.

by Stephany 5/14/2015 5:01:52 PM
Meant to say...looks like I didn't miss much!

by Liz 5/14/2015 5:01:55 PM
For the sake of the jury, they should break this up a little bit. Mix things up like they did in the beginning.

by Suzanne 5/14/2015 5:07:49 PM
@Phil-- Ah, that makes sense!

by proph 5/14/2015 5:07:51 PM
@Phil, video getting choppy

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:09:32 PM
@NT8: Just did a reset

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:09:37 PM
Now on to items found in theater 8

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:10:20 PM
I noticed!! LOL!! working great again!

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:10:21 PM
Wondering how long Theater 8 will take.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:12:44 PM
@Suzanne, I agree they should break this up. In my opinion, it's too much to absorb all at once.

by Liz 5/14/2015 5:12:45 PM
Now back in theater 9, up to 236 impacts

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:15:54 PM
Are they still on bullet testimony? I slept in, lol

by Abrandt 5/14/2015 5:16:38 PM
Row 13, seat 13

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:16:42 PM
Row 11 seat 14 and Row 14 seat 11

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:17:05 PM
Pettolina was in the theater during trajectory reconstruction too, also began to collect evidence from impact points

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:20:38 PM
So there you have it, 240 ballistic impacts. (Nobody heard a number higher than that, right?)

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:21:30 PM
@Phil not yet........

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:22:40 PM
Now Pettolina is being asked to identify and confirm the evidence she found inside seats and walls

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:23:07 PM
This is not exciting

by Hung 5/14/2015 5:24:12 PM
She has a whole bin full of expended rounds.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:29:11 PM
Get me a brand name and I should be able to find out how many were in each Shotgun round.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:32:30 PM
The reason I ask is I can look up the caliber of the pellets.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:32:31 PM
@Phil, Do you have any idea if the shot gun rounds were double aught buck? Or can you find out?

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:32:32 PM
@NT8: Not sure. The best I have is a photo i'll post in a second

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:32:49 PM
Military double 00 buck are .38 caliber pellets, I think 12 per round.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:33:17 PM
photo of ammo boxes found in apartment. difficult to identify

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:33:17 PM
@Phill meh way too blurry, I know the shot shells were Turqouise. I will really have to hunt that info.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:34:44 PM
This poor jury. I understand this is important but all at once? The way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. But this is the elephant all at once. At least I can leave my computer, check email, etc.

by Suzanne 5/14/2015 5:34:49 PM
Zzzzzzzzzz

by Victoria 5/14/2015 5:44:20 PM
People in theater went thru hell,all these shots

by Jean 5/14/2015 5:44:22 PM
I think that it helps that the police officer has a clear and distinct voice, if she didn't, the entire courtroom would be snoozing!

by rosemarie 5/14/2015 5:44:24 PM