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| Colorado Shooting Prosecution to Begin With Court Appearance |
| By sfgate.com - Jeff Kass, Sophia Pearson and Jennifer Oldham |
| Published: 07/23/2012 |
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July 23 (Bloomberg) -- James Holmes, the suspect in the shooting at a Colorado movie theater that left 12 people dead and 58 injured, is to appear in court for the first time as the prosecution begins in one of biggest U.S. mass-murders in years. Holmes, 24, is scheduled for a so-called advisement hearing at 9:30 a.m. local time at the courthouse in Centennial. He is suspected of firing into a crowded theater July 20 during an early morning showing of the new Batman movie. The prosecutor’s office said it’s considering pursuing the death penalty. Holmes will be advised of his rights and no plea will be entered, said Casimir Spencer, a spokeswoman for the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office. A judge will set the date for the formal filing of charges at the hearing, which may last only a few minutes. Holmes is being held at the Arapahoe County jail. The rampage was the deadliest shooting in Colorado since the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999 and the worst mass shooting in the U.S. since November 2009, when 13 people were killed at Fort Hood in Texas. Sheriff’s deputies today stood guard in front of the courthouse, a modest red-brick building fronted almost entirely by glass, as a stream of cars entered the parking lot. Police tape ringed the entrance to the grounds, where the national, state and county flags flew at half-staff. Read More. |
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