Theater shooting trial day 37: Defense to call first witnesses

Defense attorneys will call their first witnesses Thursday in the trial of James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 and injuring 70 others on July 20, 2012.

3rd & 7 37yd

Were the people complaining about AC's aggressiveness equally upset when the DT was cross examining the peoples witnesses? Or does it only upset you because you are in Jimmy's corner? Double standard much?

by BeaverBarber 6/25/2015 4:56:40 PM
Ormans on fire too. He's handing post it notes to AC. I can only imagine what Ormans saying, lol.

by Kristle 6/25/2015 4:56:41 PM
@Joey, I would say the same to you. He focuses on dementia and Alzeimer's but neurology and psychiatry is his MD specialty. Neurology is specific to the brain function and behavior - if that is not relevant to this case, nothing is because they are claiming insanity. I do however, disagree with the DT insists on discussing his experience in forensics.

by Niki C 6/25/2015 4:56:42 PM
Oh, that's not fair. about marketing as a 'hired gun'.

by Tammy Garrison 6/25/2015 4:56:43 PM
Woodcock explains his work is in area of behavioral neurology, specifically brain injury and a mixture of neurological and psychological diagnosis

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 4:57:17 PM
I'm not at all surprised that he was accepted as an expert. I don't think AC expected otherwise. He just wanted to leave the jury iffy about him.

by Angela Freeman 6/25/2015 4:57:36 PM
Agreed, Angela.

by Tammy Garrison 6/25/2015 4:58:18 PM
King confirms with Woodcock that he is an assistant prof of neurology and psychiatry both, even though he's not listed on the psychiatry part of the University's website

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 4:58:53 PM
ok hes been deemed an expert...listen to his opinion and how he came to those opinions and then decide if you agree...the defendant does have a right to put on a defense afterall

by debitwo 6/25/2015 4:58:59 PM
May just be my memory, but it does seem we are spending a longer amount of time on this guy's credential's than Dr. Redi's. Again, may just be my memory.

by Tammy Garrison 6/25/2015 4:59:36 PM
Agreed Angela and I am sure they are thinking "Alzeheimer's??"

by Tammy 6/25/2015 4:59:37 PM
King trying to do some damage control.

by Tired 6/25/2015 4:59:43 PM
Oops. Neurology primary....

by Tammy Garrison 6/25/2015 4:59:44 PM
- Quote
"Most of my career has not been spent in academic medicine, where most of that (publication) work gets done"... "I am more of a clinician"

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:01:06 PM
the pt did a much better job of their offering.

by sydnijmm 6/25/2015 5:01:42 PM
@tammy reid took over an hour to be qualified, i'm pretty sure. but i don't think the dt crossed him for very long.

by sydnijmm 6/25/2015 5:01:45 PM
@ Nikki maybe go back and listen because not once did he mention Schizophrenia or even the schizo personality. If that was the case it would have been brought up. Especially since that is what the DT is going for! And thank you I do know what neurology is!

by Joey 6/25/2015 5:01:49 PM
And you spelled Alzheimer's wrong

by Joey 6/25/2015 5:01:50 PM
They have to go over all of this since he is going to most likely say JH was insane when he did the killings since that's the Defense position

by LG 6/25/2015 5:01:52 PM
If I'm a juror, I'm thinking: They're spending a lot of time trying to convince me this guy is qualified...maybe he's not. The prosecution did a nice job punching holes in this guy.

by mdesignz 6/25/2015 5:02:11 PM
For the love of god, get this witness a glass of water!!

by M 6/25/2015 5:02:12 PM
In re-direct King seems to go beyond what AC crossed. (Hope I'm saying this correctly) King objected when PT did something close to that.

by Suzanne 6/25/2015 5:03:08 PM
Some of King's attempts to repair his expert's credentials is getting a little confusing. And counter-productive....i.e., he's not an Assoc. Prof....he's an Assistant Prof....bottom of the academic ladder. At Harvard he wasn't even a professor, he was an "instructor"...this was not a tenure-track position.

by flip 6/25/2015 5:03:09 PM
King and Woodcock confirm they knew each other because of the past case in Colorado Springs.

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:03:23 PM
Woodcock confirms the defense contacted him to meet with gunman asap and they picked him because he was available

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:03:55 PM
And he's only been at the college for 2 1/2 years.

by Tammy Garrison 6/25/2015 5:03:59 PM
- Objection
Objection, King has to rephrase the question

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:04:50 PM
On July 24, 2012, was Dr asked to render decision about sanity? Or a complete psychiatric eval? No

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:05:24 PM
Woodcock was not even hired to reach a diagnosis

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:05:38 PM
@Joey so if you know what neurology is, do you know what Schizophrenia is? I would guess it is a neuro-development. I have no doubt that the schizophrenia questions will come later. And thank you to whomever pointed out the comments filter. I'm out.

by Niki C 6/25/2015 5:05:40 PM
I just HATE listening to psych Drs(?) go on and on and on (monotonous) about how "specialized" and "expert" at everything. They can't even give the same diagnosis of a patient amongst themselves.

by Dyann Jaxon 6/25/2015 5:05:44 PM
Bingo! Dr said he did what King wanted him to do?

by Suzanne 6/25/2015 5:05:45 PM
- Objection
Objection, King has to rephrase again

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:06:03 PM
I bet Mr. King took a big breath when the Doctor said "......what you wanted me to do."

by Katatt 6/25/2015 5:06:17 PM
@Suzanne...I caught that too!

by Tammy 6/25/2015 5:06:19 PM
About beard then no beard the jury has seen him with now without. How does that sway the jury about JH just by the beard Bhangra?

by Tjq 6/25/2015 5:06:19 PM
Woodcock confirms "I was asked to give an initial clinical impression"

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:06:33 PM
King burning his own witness now?

by NT8 6/25/2015 5:06:35 PM
@niki that point would be more valid (in this case, at least) if he didn't say he specialized in brain injury.

by sydnijmm 6/25/2015 5:06:36 PM
Judge sounds so tired.

by Angela Freeman 6/25/2015 5:06:48 PM
Ineffective questions and answers here--it will be clear to everyone of course that Dr. Woodcock's expertise would not be used by the DT if his opinion was not "insane".

by flip 6/25/2015 5:07:40 PM
@Nikki your welcome :)

by LG 6/25/2015 5:07:41 PM
Woodcock says he is asked to do 'initial clinical impressions" often

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:07:52 PM
Woodcock didn't seen any police reports or records before meeting gunman

by Phil Tenser 6/25/2015 5:08:26 PM
this Dr's work with Alzheimer's & Dementia is very important work but I don't see the connection to Holmes

by Marcy 6/25/2015 5:08:30 PM