@Sophia Ms Nelson knows the law---she might be the star attorney of the trial. Super smart and aware.

@Tired- they are via video screens.

So Mrs. Holmes after lunch, huh? Should be interesting.

@Phil--whats for lunch today?

@Tired

During the duration of their sentence on death row, inmates are permitted visiting 2.5 hours per week in a non-contact visiting area. During "warrant week," the inmate may have increased visiting privileges.

That's taken from the Colorado Department of Corrections website www.doc.state.co.us

What time will they reconvene after lunch?

Im not alone on that....the Prosecution is holding the position that all this has little to do with anything because these people didnt know the man! The sister thy let slip through fingers...my question to her would have been cruel but to bad I want the death penalty...and it would have been you have heard that your brother had succumbed to a mental illness, did you know prior to July 12th 2012 that he had a mental illness? ok so hypothetically in your opinion if your brother had entered that theater guns raring to go but then spotted you in the front row do you think you may be have been shot in his mission?

was anyone else expecting to hear more presentation regarding the convicted killers family's mental health?

Blues B the dropping of the ball means its not just objections i expected but a vigorous attack of questions. and there wasnt any bc they are relying on the jury to say so what it was so many years ago.

Robert Holmes does say "Arlene says love ya" I was wrong earlier.

Did the comments get stop being posted?

"People change....what you were like as a kid is not indicative of how you will turn out as an adult" including suffering the effects of a deteriorating mental state. I watched a friend I'd known since childhood disintegrate in a nervous breakdown across the table from me. Up until the moment they took her away for months of hospitalization and EST no one had a clue there was anything wrong.

I'm having a hard time having sympathy for the father - he seems to have the same monotone personality as his son

damn good prosecutor

Hearing the dad's testimony again - I'm having a hard time with any sympathy for him. It seems that there's NO communication in that house at all, he has no idea that his son called the mom on mother's day?!?! And if your son is having some issues mentally - get on a plane ASAP and go help him, they just seemed to shrug it off......

Same thing for me, @Proph

I think Marshall talked about"all that he's been through" but according to this testimony he hasn't "been through" anything as a child. They are showing he had a great childhood and a great family which is in direct opposition to "all that he's been through".

If prosecution has no rebuttal, they at least get closing statements too, right?

Thanks pc- I was wondering if there was any way PT could use that testimony better than DT could at this point.

Wondering how anyone can make blanket speculation about the communication quality of 20+ years of family living based on a few hours of strictly controlled testimony?

Della - good point!!