Theater shooting trial day 53: Start of the penalty process

Day 53 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, the penalty phase of the case begins. The jury found Holmes to be legally sane and therefore guilty when he went into the midnight premiere of the Dark Knight Rises in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater and opened fire on the audience, killing 12 and wounding 70.

3rd & 7 37yd

New Rules, its about time!

by happy 7/22/2015 3:43:12 PM
Whenever this type of thing happens, the jury should get a free lunch.

by Loz 7/22/2015 3:43:14 PM
During the trial, DT tried to evade all of the graphic/emotional evidence "until/if" there was a penalty phase. Now that there IS one, they're going to coward out of the slides/images for a different reason!!?! RIDICULOUS!!!!

by fascinated 7/22/2015 3:43:15 PM
GO JUDGE!!!

by Loz 7/22/2015 3:43:16 PM
Judge Smack Down #79.

by Tired 7/22/2015 3:43:18 PM
Go Judge S!!!!

by fascinated 7/22/2015 3:43:20 PM
preach on Samour. This was dumb on both parts

by JG 7/22/2015 3:43:21 PM
Get 'em, Judge! These lawyers are getting out of control!

by DocJ 7/22/2015 3:43:23 PM
Ha! You can almost read Mr. Orman's mind. He looks exasperated!

by MyraJ 7/22/2015 3:43:24 PM
here come da judge

by pass 7/22/2015 3:43:25 PM
Go Judge!

by happy 7/22/2015 3:43:27 PM
Go Judge S. - he's saying what we've all been thinking.

by Mr.D. 7/22/2015 3:43:28 PM
@panda911. Just for my own clarification, how is anything too prejudicial for the aggravation phase? I thought that was the purpose of this phase.

by Suzi 7/22/2015 3:43:30 PM
Judge Samour talking to the attys like they are children. Go Judge Samour!!

by MyraJ 7/22/2015 3:43:32 PM
Let's please remember that ALL the attorneys are just trying to do the best job they can!

by LK 7/22/2015 3:43:33 PM
Whether this jury gives him death or not Holmes will be eventually going to the same place, which will be an administrative segregation unit (solitary confinement) at the Sterling Correctional Center in the remote plains of northeast Colorado. He will be placed in ad-seg rather than general population not because of the heinousness of his crimes but because of his status as a high profile inmate who is mentally ill and therefore a likely target of violent predators among other inmates. All 3 of CO inmates under the death penalty are in ad-seg at the Sterling facility.

by Frank 7/22/2015 3:43:40 PM
PT team should just simply say; you found him guilty, not assess the proper punishment..
Would throw the DT completely off and things would go very quick.

by Resa 7/22/2015 3:43:42 PM
Seriously this wasn't addressed already... geez this is CRAZY... I agree with Judge Samour!!

by LG 7/22/2015 3:43:43 PM
This woman is so monotone. I cannot stand to hear her speak. Its like the life has been sucked out of her.

by GabyH 7/22/2015 3:43:45 PM
Exactly Judge!! Bravo!! Both sides had ample time!! The jury's waiting!!

by Kristle 7/22/2015 3:43:46 PM
As important as this case is and with all the people are involved, I think your pretty one sided by not allow people know this is being streamed on the justice channel, channel 9.3!!

by jbs 7/22/2015 3:43:49 PM
Now, Orman is schooling the judge on powerpoint presentation, some balls he has.

by Resa 7/22/2015 3:43:50 PM
@Frank, I don't think he will be housed in Sterling, but probably CSP.

by panda911 7/22/2015 3:46:27 PM
or-dawg on the case.

by blue 7/22/2015 3:46:29 PM
brady can't sit still.

by blue 7/22/2015 3:46:31 PM
Does the DT not realize that all they do is make themselves look incompetent at doing their job, by all their silly objections...it makes it seem like "we can't win on our own, so we'll try and discount the PT"

by AM 7/22/2015 3:46:33 PM
Whoa--Orman drank some Starbucks with a double shot today!!!

by Tired 7/22/2015 3:46:35 PM
JH is swiveling again. Back to the ruse. No elbows on table, scrutinizing documents to aid in his defense...it's an ACT, 'folks!

by fascinated 7/22/2015 3:46:39 PM
@CSP: AGREE!!

by Kristle 7/22/2015 3:46:40 PM
jbs, that is only if you have Comcast, for those of us that do not, we can only watch it here.

by happy 7/22/2015 3:46:42 PM
CSP - Well stated, and I totally agree!

by LK 7/22/2015 3:46:43 PM
Here comes the Orman I remember......

by Kristle 7/22/2015 3:46:44 PM
- Quote
Prosecutor Richard Orman: "He created a grave risk of death by shooting folks!"

by anica.padilla 7/22/2015 3:50:26 PM
Orman says he feels he'd be justified showing photos of every person in Theater 9 to prove the gunman created a grave risk of death.

by anica.padilla 7/22/2015 3:51:34 PM
lol Tired

by Loz 7/22/2015 3:51:36 PM
I o agree with the Judge, however, the DT is objecting to evidence already given and shown. I believe the DT is aggravating!

by TLR 7/22/2015 3:51:38 PM
- Quote
Orman: "I don't think 'killing zone' is an inflammatory descriptor."

by anica.padilla 7/22/2015 3:52:38 PM
@panda911, all death row inmates are housed at Sterling per a recent lawsuit

by CSP 7/22/2015 3:52:42 PM
@jbs - What? Why would 7NEWS direct their fan base to go somewhere else to watch? Of course they are going to try to keep people watching on THEIR channel. And they should. I don't understand this statement lol.

by Angela Freeman 7/22/2015 3:52:49 PM
Judge is right, this is childish on both sides, and inappropriate. It's not fair to the jury.

by Angela Freeman 7/22/2015 3:52:51 PM
Atta boy, Orman.

by Kels 7/22/2015 3:52:53 PM
His intent was to kill everyone in that theater! Every man, woman and CHILD

by happy 7/22/2015 3:52:55 PM
We also have evidence that JH perused the theater that nite in
plain clothes...saw many children at concessions when he was wearing his beanie cap, etc.

by fascinated 7/22/2015 3:52:59 PM
@Tired: That's how Orman always acts. Over the top!! He can make his points without the dramatic tone. He's a heart attack waiting to happen.

by Kristle 7/22/2015 3:53:03 PM
Good Lord, his defense team is doing their job. They are bound by the oath they gave when they were sworn in to do a job and they are doing it. Stop admonishing them for doing it. They are doing the state a favor by actually doing their jobs, they are taking away alot of chances for appeal.

by Marsha Laurienti 7/22/2015 3:53:09 PM