Theater shooting trial day 56: 'Phase 2' of the penalty process continues

'Phase 2' of the penalty process continues in the trial of James Holmes for the Aurora movie theater shooting. He was convicted earlier this month on 165 counts and now his defense is presenting mitigating evidence in an attempt to convince the jury his life should be spared.

3rd & 7 37yd

Dr. Metzner will be allowed to give expert testimony on psychiatry and forensic psychiatry.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:07:26 PM
Where can Brady go with Metzner?

by Victoria 7/27/2015 4:07:34 PM
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Public Defender Tamara Brady: "Were you hired by either side?"
Dr. Metzner: "I was not."

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:08:10 PM
Pulled out my Metzner notes from June 8...

by Kels 7/27/2015 4:08:14 PM
Dr. Metzner previously testified that he gunman was legally sane, but said the shooter does suffer from a mental disease or defect.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:09:33 PM
Dr. Metzner said the gunman suffered from a serious mental illness on July 20, 2012.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:09:58 PM
Remember that he talked with the defense 3 times during the examination and the prosecution petitioned that Dr. Metzner was not fair and impartial. Thus, Dr. Reid.

by Tammy Garrison 7/27/2015 4:10:38 PM
Now they are getting to the root of it....he should not be put to death because of mental illness. In their opinion, of course.

by Marsha Laurienti 7/27/2015 4:10:40 PM
Dr. Metzner conducted the first sanity evaluation of the gunman. Metzner interviewed him in August 2013 for about 25 hours. His evaluation was later thrown out and Dr. William Reid conducted a second evaluation.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:12:20 PM
interesting

by Sunrise7 7/27/2015 4:12:21 PM
What's the briefcase behind Dr. Metzner for?

by Kristle 7/27/2015 4:12:22 PM
his notes and credentials

by Sunrise7 7/27/2015 4:13:12 PM
Dr. Metzner diagnosed the gunman as having schizoaffective disorder. Says it is equally serious and persistent as schizophrenia.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:14:37 PM
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Dr. Metzner says the gunman was "genetically loaded" to suffer from mental disorders.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:15:30 PM
Havent the jury already basically dismissed this guys evidence by finding Holmes guilty If i was on jury i just be thinking this again we didnt believe you 1st time so why would we now

by markefc_ 7/27/2015 4:17:12 PM
Delusional.....yet you plan for months....I am sorry but think again DT!

by TammyC 7/27/2015 4:17:14 PM
Dr. Gur stated that schizophrenia does not necessarily constitute legal insanity

by Sunrise7 7/27/2015 4:17:15 PM
Dr. Metzner keeps saying "as I previously testified...." Well so what!! Say it again and quit reminding us you already said it.

by Kristle 7/27/2015 4:17:17 PM
#Aurora TheaterShooting: Dr. Metzner says he believes the shooting was directly related to gunman's delusional thoughts about human capital.

by Anica Padilla via twitter 7/27/2015 4:17:30 PM
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Dr. Metzner: "By definition if you're delusional, that's a psychotic symptom."

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:18:04 PM
How is what he sharing different then he did before when he was on the stand?

by LG 7/27/2015 4:18:46 PM
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Dr. Metzner: "There [are] very psychotic writings in the notebook... about the human capital delusion."

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:19:50 PM
He planned it. He had tear gas. He terrorized everyone in the theatre, he is a terrorist, not mentally ill.

by Kate 7/27/2015 4:19:52 PM
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Dr. Metzner on video of the gunman in jail cell in Nov. 2012: "What you see... is consistent with symptoms of a serious mental illness."

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:21:23 PM
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Dr. Metzner: "You see two kinds of feces-smearers... one kind is not mentally ill at all... they're doing it to annoy others." Metzner felt the gunman's incident was a symptom of psychosis.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:22:41 PM
One testimony was for insanity, this one is for mental illness as it relates to mitigation.

by CSP 7/27/2015 4:22:56 PM
Malarkey!

by Tammy Garrison 7/27/2015 4:22:57 PM
Mentally ill people can plan things

by CSP 7/27/2015 4:22:59 PM
November 2012 has nothing to do with the shootings in July 2012

by mandi 7/27/2015 4:23:01 PM
So since mental disorder runs rampant in his family history.....how many of them committed mass murder?

by Givemeabreak 7/27/2015 4:23:03 PM
inmates smear feces all the time

by mandi 7/27/2015 4:23:04 PM
bingo, Dr. he is acting

by happy 7/27/2015 4:23:06 PM
this might be the only beneficial cross exam for the DT in this whole case

by JG 7/27/2015 4:23:07 PM
Dr. Metzner said he has not seen other patients lick the walls and felt that was also a symptom of the gunman's psychosis.

by anica.padilla 7/27/2015 4:23:59 PM
@kate....mentally ill people can still plan, but it is psychotic planning. After dealing with mentally ill people for over 30 years, I understand that it is difficult for the general public to understand this concept.

by trl2 7/27/2015 4:24:02 PM
feces smearers, wall lickers, penis cup balancers..... gawd

by caz 7/27/2015 4:24:04 PM
prior to the shooting, JH did his homework on mental illnesses and presented textbook results... He's a smart enough guy to know that if he were caught - plead insanity...IMO

by mandi 7/27/2015 4:24:05 PM
BINGO

by Sunrise7 7/27/2015 4:24:06 PM
This seems like a textbook for convincing the professionals that he is psychotic!

by Suzi Lewis 7/27/2015 4:27:36 PM
I am very confused. Why hear all of this again? Serious question. What is the point of it?

by FMM 7/27/2015 4:27:47 PM
remember that as part of mitigation....they do not need to stay within the framework of "on or before July 20"

by trl2 7/27/2015 4:27:49 PM
trl2, explain psychotic planning.

by Tammy Garrison 7/27/2015 4:27:52 PM
I just don't think his life should be spared because of his "mental illness" he did what he did and know what we was doing.

by CR 7/27/2015 4:27:54 PM
@mandi, THANK YOU.

by Kels 7/27/2015 4:27:55 PM
@tri, it doesn't matter. He is worthless in our world, he deserves death.

by Kate 7/27/2015 4:28:10 PM