James Holmes

James Holmes' attorneys seek to attend mental exam

2013-06-12 08:00:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The mental state of accused theater gunman James E. Holmes continues to take center stage as he heads toward trial, with his attorneys and a mental health expert wrangling over a key question: Should Holmes’ attorneys...

James Holmes can wear street clothes during movie massacre trial

2013-06-11 15:50:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. --�The judge in�James E. Holmes' murder trial in the Aurora movie theater massacre�ruled Tuesday that the defendant�can wear street clothes to court and that prospective jurors will not be sequestered during what is expected to be a...

James Holmes' attorneys again challenge law on insanity pleas

2013-05-24 00:00:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With the stakes for their client literally life or death, defense attorneys for James E. Holmes on Thursday again challenged the constitutionality of Colorado's law governing insanity pleas. Holmes, 25, is accused in the July...

James Holmes ordered 6 packages from ammo firm, documents show

2013-05-22 16:07:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Less than a month before last summer’s Aurora movie theater massacre, suspect James E. Holmes ordered six packages from an online ammunition supplier, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. According to the...

O.J. Simpson, after 4 years in prison, is seeking a new trial

2013-05-13 15:18:00

LAS VEGAS -- A fuller-faced O.J. Simpson walked slowly into a courtroom here Monday wearing wrist shackles and a blue jail jumpsuit as he seeks a new trial in his sports memorabilia robbery and kidnaping conviction that sent him to prison. The disgraced...

Theater shooting suspect James Holmes to enter insanity plea

2013-05-07 16:08:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- James E. Holmes, suspected of carrying out the Aurora movie theater massacre that killed 12 and injured 70 last summer, will plead not guilty by reason of insanity in court next week, his defense lawyers signaled Tuesday in a court...

Colorado prosecutors shun James Holmes' guilty plea offer

2013-03-28 17:33:00

DENVER — Prosecutors said Thursday they are not ready to accept an offer from Colorado theater shooting suspect James E. Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. In a court filing, prosecutors criticized defense attorneys...

Arsenal of weapons found in Newtown gunman's home

2013-03-28 07:05:00

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - An arsenal of weapons including guns, a gun safe with shotgun shells, a bayonet and several swords were found in the home of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.�...

Theater rampage: Holmes' lawyers object to Colorado insanity law

2013-04-29 19:09:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Defense attorneys for accused movie theater gunman James E. Holmes renewed their objections Monday to the constitutionality of the state’s insanity defense, giving another hint about how they hope to save their client&...

Justice vs. vengeance in Aurora

2013-04-12 17:17:00

Prosecutors have rebuffed an offer by James E. Holmes, the accused killer of 12 people in a movie theater rampage in Aurora, Colo., last year, to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life in prison. In deciding instead to seek the death penalty, the...

Poll: James Holmes and the death penalty

2013-04-12 11:58:00

Some friends and relatives of the victims of July's�movie theater shooting spree in Aurora, Colo., in which 12 people were killed and dozens injured, are pleased that prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against alleged gunman James Holmes and have...

James Holmes case: Can a reporter be forced to reveal her source?

2013-04-10 06:00:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — High-stakes legal issues have become a hallmark of the James E. Holmes case, with questions surrounding capital punishment, insanity, due process and even doctor-patient privilege likely to swirl for months — if not years...

Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes in court in Centennial, Colo. A judge has ruled that Holmes can wear street clothing instead of inmate garb at his trial.

2013-06-11 15:50:00

Defense Attorney Daniel King, right, and Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes review documents during a court hearing in Centennial, Colo., on June 4.

2013-06-04 00:00:00

Fox reporter Jana Winter, right, and her attorneys arrive for a hearing for Aurora theater shooting suspect James E. Holmes in Centennial, Colo., where defense attorneys want her to divulge her sources.

2013-04-10 00:00:00