Aurora theater shooting prosecutors: Holmes' plea offer unacceptable

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Source: Denver Post

Prosecutors in the Aurora theater shooting case say they are "extremely unlikely" to accept an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty unless they hear more details from him.

In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors write that they have asked Holmes and his attorneys to provide "specific access to information that would allow them to fully assess the Defendant and his alleged acts for purposes of determining a just outcome to this case." They say Holmes and his attorneys have repeatedly denied access to that information.

Because of that, prosecutors say Holmes' offer — which his attorneys disclosed in a court filing Wednesday — is not acceptable.

"There is not — and has never been — an actual or unqualified 'offer' to plead guilty," they write in the Thursday filing.


Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22894617/theater-shooting-prosecution-says-offer-guilty-plea-by

[Robb]

1. Sounds like the defense is trying to get kicked off the job.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. How so?

[Robb]

5. As the prosecution noted, disclosing terms of the offer in a public filing

...which might well be interpreted by the judge as a violation of his gag order.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. If I were the prosecutor and I needed to know one thing before taking the deal,

I'd want to see ALL evidence including psyche tests, etc. that could convince a jury to acquit on the defense of insanity. If it looked as though Holmes would spend the rest of his life in a hospital versus prison, I'd take the deal.

[The Second Stone]

3. I don't think the prosecution could take the offer

but it was pretty clear the only condition was death penalty off the table. It's a pretty grim case, I don't know how either side can handle it.