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Theater shooting trial day 63: Phase 3 closing arguments
Jurors will come face to face with the ultimate question in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial: Should James Holmes be put to death by lethal injection?
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Heh, I came to this trial feeling sympathy for JH and I hated Brauchler during his opening statement. I hated his use of 'that guy' and I hated his theory of the motive. I thought Brauchler was obnoxious arrogant and full of himself, didn't care about the truth and was using this trial to get ready for a career in politics.......my, how my opinions have changed since then! If that is not effective lawyering, don't know what is. Although I also go away each night and review the facts for myself, as I'd really hate to think my opinions are based on the skill of the lawyers rather than the actual facts. -
I agree w/you flip. When Justthinkin revealed yesterday what Gur was paid, I almost fainted. It's disgusting, especially when shooter took so much, & clearly comes from such privilege & wealth & opportunity. And we paid for every crumb of cracker in his Lunchable bite sized sammies. This entire case was handled, imo, with this equation:
PT=class, truth, restraint, professionalism.
DT= distract, hide, deflect.
Judge=as near as perfection as I've witnessed, especially in a case of this magnitude. PT proved sanity beyond a shadow of a doubt. Jimmy's not going to get everything he wanted. Take those "points" BACK, today, Brauchler!! -
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Flip, agree. Have been disappointed with the defense lawyers. Primarily with their rigid sticking to a theory and process (witnesses, exhibits, etc) that were so obviously rejected by the jury. I don't blame them for the theory per se, just their inability to make adjustments as the trial progressed. Tone deaf to the reactions or lack thereof.
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You might have to add in the crazy lady who screamed during Phase 2 to your "7 most dramatic moments in theater shooting case" and make it "8 most dramatic moments..." I say that because while it happened the shooter turned in his seat to look back and seemed to mumble under his breath and the reactions from the attorney's was priceless.
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The DT appeared quite inept, however they really didn't have much to work with. They had the gunman who is clearly, at least to me, not insane - a whack job yes, but not insane. They had a psychiatrist who was an expert in schizophrenia who desperately tried to fit the gunman into her schizo box. They had the gunman's parents, whose primary communication with him was sparse and impersonal emails. The only people they had to vouch for him were those he knew many, many years ago (or never even spoke to) (SMH) - and no one from recent interactions. This was an extremely uphill battle for the DT.
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I agree with Myra This is not my first trial but I certainly don't frequently watch them. And puglove, as far as insanity and a theater shooting, I couldn't say it any better than you did. What happened in Nashville shows what a truly psychotic person does. This gunman just shows contempt for society and a need to prove he's smarter than the rest of us. (Guess he might have gotten played!) -
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We will get Dan to answer most of these, but I can answer @TLR now: CORA=Colorado Open Records Act and that is for non-criminal documents in the government. It is like the federal-level FOIA. CCJRA=Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act and applies to how criminal records get released.
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DP for mentally ill....case I found in research for my masters degree. Another inmate had to choose between execution or taking his medication which controlled his psychotic symptoms and protected him from the DP. He choose to be executed and take his meds because of how distressing the psychotic symptoms were.
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