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Judge finds 'good cause' to allow insanity plea for accused Colorado gunman
Source: Reuters
Judge finds 'good cause' to allow insanity plea for accused Colorado gunman
By Keith Coffman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. | Mon May 13, 2013 4:04pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Colorado judge found "good cause" on Monday to allow accused movie theater gunman James Holmes, who could face the death penalty if convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers last year, to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
But Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos Samour Jr. stopped short of permitting Holmes' lawyers to enter a new plea, saying he would render a final decision by the end of the month after prosecutors have a chance to respond and he rules on the legal consequences of an insanity plea.
Holmes, 25, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the July 2012 shooting spree in a suburban Denver multiplex during a midnight screening of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
The attack, which along with December's Connecticut school rampage helped reignite a national debate on gun control, ranks as one of the nation's deadliest mass shootings.
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By Keith Coffman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. | Mon May 13, 2013 4:04pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Colorado judge found "good cause" on Monday to allow accused movie theater gunman James Holmes, who could face the death penalty if convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers last year, to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
But Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos Samour Jr. stopped short of permitting Holmes' lawyers to enter a new plea, saying he would render a final decision by the end of the month after prosecutors have a chance to respond and he rules on the legal consequences of an insanity plea.
Holmes, 25, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the July 2012 shooting spree in a suburban Denver multiplex during a midnight screening of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
The attack, which along with December's Connecticut school rampage helped reignite a national debate on gun control, ranks as one of the nation's deadliest mass shootings.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/13/us-usa-shooting-denver-plea-idUSBRE94C0QG20130513
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