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Prosecutor Joins Team In Theater Shootings

An assistant state attorney general has been appointed to the team prosecuting James Holmes in the Colorado theater shootings.

2013/05/20

DA Seeks Death Penalty In Slaying Of Prison Worker

An inmate accused in the 2002 slaying of a prison worker will be placed on trial and prosecutors will seek the death penalty after a judge Tuesday allowed the suspect to withdraw his guilty plea.

2013/04/09

An image of the community memorial to the Aurora shooting victims (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

‘Justice Is Death’ – Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Holmes

For James Holmes, “justice is death,” prosecutors said Monday in announcing they will seek his execution if he is convicted in the Colorado movie theater attack that killed 12 people.

2013/04/01

James Holmes in court on March 12, 2013 (credit: CBS)

Prosecutors Criticize Holmes’ Guilty Plea Offer, Call It A Ploy

Prosecutors said Thursday they are not ready to accept an offer from Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty.

2013/03/28

Death Penalty Choice Looms In Aurora Shooting Case

Over the past several weeks, prosecutors in the Aurora movie theater shooting case have been speaking to the 70 people injured in the rampage and survivors of the 12 killed to ask whether they want suspect James Holmes to be executed if convicted.

2013/03/14

Conner Donahue enters court on Friday (credit: CBS)

Man Admits To Drinking And Driving Before Killing Police Officer

The man who struck and killed a police officer over the Memorial Day weekend in 2012 pleaded guilty on Friday.

2013/02/22

Supreme Court Refuses Chuck E. Cheese’s Killer’s Appeal

A Colorado judge can schedule the state’s first execution in 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from an inmate who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993.

2013/02/19

In this photo provided by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, James Holmes poses for a booking photo on Sept. 20, 2012 in Centennial, Colo. (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

Hearing May Be ‘Mini-Trial’ In Theater Shootings

The suspect in the Colorado movie theater killings returns to court this week for a hearing that might be the closest thing to a trial the victims and their families will get to see.

2013/01/06

New District Attorney Can Review Holmes Case

The judge overseeing the case of accused theater shooting suspect James Holmes has approved a request from prosecutors to discuss the case with the new district attorney.

2012/11/13