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Theater shooting trial: Non-capital sentencing hearing
James Holmes will learn his punishment for 141 other crimes tied to this case in a hearing that begins Monday; these crimes include the charges for explosives planted in his apartment.Victims, families and the gunman will have another chance to address the court, similar to the other sentencing phase. The key difference is that there will be no jury in this hearing and the sentencing decisions will all be made by the judge.
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I think this was the article Greg Medek was talking about. www.denverpost.com
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@Liz: since there is no more of a punishment he can serve, as he has been given life without parole, this would be the only possible time I'd even think he'd consider speaking. But since he hasn't shown a conscience, I don't think he'll speak. Although the Green River Killer whom killed over 40 people as a serial killer did speak, even then that killer showed little to no remorse. So JH will not show a conscience until God crushes his hardened heart and JH responds to Him.
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JW - there a great many people out there who believe the defense's argument, that is that JH is severely mentally ill, and was so at the time of the crime. They do not believe that the mentally ill should be executed. It does not surprise me that one out of twelve jurors feels this way. It does not make that juror a liar. The juror was asked if he/she would be able to impose the death penalty, not whether he/she had already made up their mind to impose it.
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"1 held out. 2 were on the fence. Not the same." The "single hold-out" juror is Mr Brauchler's meme, used to justify his death penalty prosecution. They needed unanimity: 12 jurors voting for death. In the end they only had 9 votes out of 12. Slandering the jury does not help. It shows a lack of character and loses sympathy.
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