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

New Insanity Plea May Slow Colorado Shooting Case

The trial of the former grad student charged in the deadly Colorado movie theater shootings will likely be delayed weeks or months because he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

2013/05/08

Nathan Dunlap in court on May 1 (credit: Denver Post)

Hickenlooper Has Final Say On Nathan Dunlap’s Fate

Talks are under way that could decide if a man convicted of murdering four people inside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant nearly 20 years ago will suffer the fate of the death penalty.

2013/05/03

Lawyers Hint At Insanity Plea Without Holmes’ OK

Attorneys for the Colorado theater shooting suspect suggested in a court filing Monday that they might be considering entering a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity over their client’s objections.

2013/04/30

Prosecutors Make Case For Death Penalty In James Holmes Case

Prosecutors in the deadly Colorado theater shootings say that if suspect James Holmes is convicted, they will argue he should be executed because one of the victims was a child and because the attack was an ambush.

2013/04/19

Austin Sigg (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff)

Austin Sigg’s Ridgeway Murder Confession Will Be Closely Analyzed

The teenager who confessed to killing Jessica Ridgeway set the stage for a potential court battle.

2013/04/13

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

Judge Orders Reporter To Appear For James Holmes Case

The judge in the Colorado theater shootings is requiring a New York-based reporter to attend a hearing Monday, when he will hear arguments on whether she must testify about her confidential sources for a story on the suspect.

2013/03/30

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

Pursuing Death Penalty Case Risky In James Holmes Trial

CBS4′s legal analyst says pursuing a death penalty case in the James Holmes murder trial could be risky for both the defense and prosecution.

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