2015

  • Case in the Jury's Hands DA George Brauchler winds up his closing statements TuesdayThere are nine women and three men. What that means in terms of how genders tend to think is blown out of the water when you read how strong these women are.
  • What a not-guilty verdict would mean for James HolmesThis story was reported for CU News Corps and appeared first in the Colorado Independent. “If he’s found not guilty by reason of insanity, he’s not a criminal. He’s not held as a
  • “Count one, Jonathan Blunk. Count two, Alexander Boik. Count three, Jesse Childress. Count four, Gordon Cowden. Count five, Jessica Ghawi. Count six, John Larimer. Count seven, Matthew McQuinn. Count eight, Micayla Medek. Count nine, Veronica Moser-
  • Prosecution’s case of insanity rests now with juryAurora theater shooting victims walk toward the front doors of the Arapahoe County Justice Center, where the shooter is on trial.[video:https://vimeo.com/133413343]CENTENNIAL, Colo.—The case — and
  • After 11 weeks, closing arguments in the trial of Aurora, Colorado, theater shooter James Holmes are scheduled to start Tuesday, and the jury is expected to start deliberations on Wednesday. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). If
  • “You do not want to be a victim in this country.” ~ Tom Teves, father of Aurora theater shooting victim Alex TevesMore than 70 victims of mass killings from the last 20 years and their families — many connected to the Aurora theater shooting 
  • The defense rested its case in the Theater Shooting trial today. And in a surprise move, the prosecution opted not to bring in a psychiatrist witness for rebuttal. The jury has been excused until closing arguments start, which is this coming Tuesday
  •  The defendant watches emergency room surveillance video of himself during what the defense says was a breakdownCENTENNIAL, Colo. — Eleven weeks after passionately imploring jurors to save his client’s life, public defender Dan King rested his
  • . Before the defense’s star witness Raquel Gur ever testified, she had to sit in the courtroom to wait her turn. Unfamiliar with the gallery, the psychiatrist sat exactly where she didn’t want to be: directly in front of the victims’ families. These
  • . Before the defense’s star witness Raquel Gur ever testified, she had to sit in the courtroom to wait her turn. Unfamiliar with the gallery, the psychiatrist sat exactly where she didn’t want to be: directly in front of the victims’ families. These
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