Theater shooting trial day 14: Expect CSI evidence testimony to resume

We expect the fourth week of the Aurora movie theater shooting trial to resume with Aurora Police Department Crime Scene Investigator Maria Pettolina, whose testimony was interrupted Thursday afternoon after she presented seat-by-seat ballistic impact evidence from the theater.

3rd & 7 37yd

Go Judge Go!!! The defense is already making me exhausted and we're just starting the day!!

by MaryJo Rendon 5/18/2015 2:59:56 PM
by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:00:06 PM
Maria Pettolina, APD CSI recalled to the stand. She's testified on parts of 2 previous days

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:00:09 PM
Seems the defense is setting up for

by Debbie 5/18/2015 3:00:10 PM
Pattern of evidence submission through Maria Pettolina's testimony resumes. They're showing photo of seats after evidence was removed. Some seats entirely removed

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:02:22 PM
Seems the defense is setting up an appeals argument that the verdict for this case was influenced by the the Boston Marathon verdict.

by Debbie 5/18/2015 3:02:48 PM
Poor Maria, I wonder if she ever reconsiders her job after some trials she has to go through. Doubt it, though.

by KP 5/18/2015 3:04:05 PM
@Debbie, Samour just blew that boat out of the water.

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:04:09 PM
Now admitting stack of photos from theater 8

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:05:44 PM
Thanks for the update. I got distracted. :)

by Debbie 5/18/2015 3:05:46 PM
The laundry list of evidence is back... I'm going to turn the volume all the way up and do chores before it gets any more humid here.

by Penguins219 5/18/2015 3:07:01 PM
Is that plastic on the courtroom floor again? Are we going to see big chunks of dry wall again?

by Victoria 5/18/2015 3:08:36 PM
Yes, please go over them again.

by KP 5/18/2015 3:10:01 PM
There you go...415 seats in #9 and it was full......yikes!

by Valm46 5/18/2015 3:10:46 PM
Pettolina identifying views from inside theater 8

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:11:16 PM
- Objection
Pettolina handed items from Theater 8. Objection to item 624, defense asks to approach

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:20:30 PM
Spengler is pretty animated at the bench. Not normal from the past.

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:26:58 PM
how long is this trial going to take? over 3 years

by Abbie Luber 5/18/2015 3:26:59 PM
Well at least the objection breaks up this dry testimony.

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:27:00 PM
@NT. time to wake up...you're on!

by Valm46 5/18/2015 3:27:01 PM
wow

by Abbie Luber 5/18/2015 3:27:11 PM
- Judge's Order
Both items admitted

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:28:20 PM
Fragment found at row 8 seat 13. Also found ticket stubs

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:28:37 PM
1 overrule 0 sustained!!

by Joey 5/18/2015 3:29:21 PM
Next set of items, also from theater 8

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:29:35 PM
ticket stubs were the objected to evidence.... Strange.

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:30:04 PM
Fragments found in hallway and crawl space

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:30:18 PM
why is evdence for the trial thats shows what happened in the theater

by Abbie Luber 5/18/2015 3:32:54 PM
Anybody know what Movie was being shown in Theater 8?

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:32:58 PM
@NT8: Same movie. Several theaters were showing it that night

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:33:19 PM
For those of you keeping score, we're up to 12 impact points in theater 8 so far

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:34:34 PM
Constant buffering frustrating me, back when I can find a better connection.

by KP 5/18/2015 3:35:19 PM
@Phil, Thanks, the only thing I could think of was 624 being Dark Night Rising Theater tickets, in theater 8, as 9 was showing it also.

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:35:21 PM
Chunk of removed wall shown to the jury

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:35:55 PM
Wall items from theater 8 have "perforating holes"

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:37:51 PM
Perforation holes= Exit holes.

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:39:32 PM
Recall that Mr. Holmes wanted his ticket specifically for theater 9? He originally was getting a ticket (online) for theater 8 (the other theater also showing the same movie at the same time.) He had to retry until he got his ticket for theater 9.

by klincos 5/18/2015 3:40:03 PM
@klincos: Actually, the ticket he finally printed was NOT for theater 9... it was for theater 8... he just walked into 9. (That is based on the preliminary hearing testimony)

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:40:33 PM
No more questions from the prosecution. No cross.

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:40:47 PM
- Quote
Pearson "After three days, no further questions"

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:41:23 PM
YAY this is over....

by NT8 5/18/2015 3:41:36 PM
Jury questions being discussed now at the bench

by Phil Tenser 5/18/2015 3:41:49 PM
Ok, so do they have the actual bullets from #8, either from still in the wall or from victims, tested for prints to prove came from him/ his guns? If not, don't understand what any of this has to do with the charges!

by Valm46 5/18/2015 3:42:44 PM
Yes, I do believe that is true and may have been the only two showing the film at that time, vs. "several" .. thank you.

by klincos 5/18/2015 3:42:55 PM
Maria is going to exit and do a little "I'm done" dance,

by KP 5/18/2015 3:42:56 PM