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Subscribe to RSSColorado prosecutors have asked a judge to charge accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes with 10 more counts, bringing the total number of charges against him to 152, the Denver Post reported on Wednesday.
Specifics about the new charges and how the others would be changed were not immediately available in the case's court register.
In the motion, prosecutors also asked to amend 17 charges, including 16 attempted murder charges. Judge William Sylvester of the 18th Judicial District must approve the changes, according to the Post.
As it stands, Holmes, 24, faces 142 charges – 24 counts of first-degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder. He is accused of shooting up a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on July 20. Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured.
Holmes, a former graduate student in neuroscience, allegedly arrived at the midnight showing of the latest Batman movie armed with weapons and explosives.
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They should charge his doctor and the executives of drug companies that supplied his psych drugs with the same charges. anti depressants cause people to do these things.
12 people died and 24 first degree murder charges? Where are the other 12 who died?
People, insane or not, need to take responsibility for their own actions and stop placing blame on the medical community. The freak needs to be put to rest.
Frank
If that were the case this would happen several times a day every. Get a brain.
ANOTHER BLACK BAG OPERATION?
Our federal govt isnt working. When these shootings take place our govt has the responsibility to become transparent. Otherwise this looks just like anyother CIA black bag operation. You dont become psychotic overnight. Ask any Marine Corps drill instructor how long it takes to transform civilians into killers willing to kill many total strangers in a single day. Its an intense brainwashing and 1000s of rounds of ammo. It isnt done on a shooting range over a weekend or two. This guy was programed. When he was arrested he was on drugs and the government refused to let anyone see him for days. WHY? Ask the hard questions. The easy ones will answer themselves.
Frank P Devine
That is the most ignorant statement I've heard. Do you have any idea how many American's are on anti-depressants? 1 in 10. I've yet to be massacred by any of the people I know. I'm sure I know 30 people so at least one of them should have gone on a rampage by now, right?
I was wondering about that 12 dead 24 counts too.
I don't recall the exact charges in this case but the tactic is to charge the suspect with a "greater" and "lesser" form of the same crime - say murder and manslaughter. The person can ultimately only be convicted on one of the crimes but it gives the jury leeway to make a decision. If the prosecutor does not make the case for murder but meets the test for manslaughter, the jury can find the person guilty of the lesser charge without having to have a new trial.
I may be wrong but I think I read that they counted 2 murder charges per person. I don't understand it but I do remember reading something about this.
Sadly, they could charge this guy with 10,000 counts of <insert name of felony here> and it wouldn't change much. He's obviously mentally ill. This guy will never see the light of day again as a free man (and rightfully so).
Unfortunately no matter what punishment is handed down, it won't fit the crime. Those who were injured or killed can never be made whole again.
JustWrong - Your are so correct! Maybe I'm naive, but what is the point to all this? Why have 1000 charges (OK maybe not 1000 but the point is the same) when he is obviously never going to be executed, and the sentence will never be fully carried out? If he's sentenced to 12 life sentences, who cares? Even 6 life sentences? 3 life sentences? Adding all this other...ummm..."stuff" (a technical term) is meaningless. I just don't see the point to all this, unless it's to beef up the fees the defense attorneys will charge the people of Aurora to defend these pointless charges. I can see it now...$5-6 million for each attorney to defend, plus so-called "expert" testimony, plus travel, plus expenses...oh, my!
It's not Justice that is blind...it's the taxpayers.
They should take this clown out, put a bullet or two in him and let the matter come to a rest. No extended trial, no numerous life sentences, no costing the taxpayers millions of dollars to keep him in prison for umpteen years.
Just off his worthless butt and get on with business.
Atlantic-Paul, there are plently of countries around the world where they would be willing to do that. Perhaps you should move to one of them.
@ FRANK your a Fkin IDIOT
Really?
Like it makes ANY difference.
I don't care for the reason this sorry F&%k is gulity of mass murder and there should be laws in situations like this that are so obvious that a death sentence is immediately given and carried out. If that were my child he shot the S.O.B. would not have concerned himself with the police because this father would have dropped him with one shot.
I agree with you...he wouldn't see a day in court. But remember, there are idiots who are using his mental disorder as an excuse, all the way to the executives of the pharmacueticals who make the drugs for depression, etc (hence, Frank) and feel sorry for this cold blooded murderer. Bring on the death penalty! I don't want my tax dollars pay for this SOB to live another day...That IS the way you put it in God's hands...set the appointment!
Excuse me I don't think he was depressed as I had a small bout with mild depression. I took my medication daily and never once thought I must go out and kill anyone. This man's problem is not Depression. With Depression you don't want to go out the door, pet the dog, just see anyone.
why are we wasting time and money on this guy. either put him into a chair and pull the switch or just put a bullet into his empty head and get it over with. At least they are not showing that stupid sweet potato head picture of him anymore.
Geno Taglio Vet 1971, I personally favor a bullet,cheaper that way, but don't take too long to do it.
He could have had the decency to off himself, or suicide by cop.
Personally, I think we should let him have his fair trail.
-- but, for a sentence we tattoo a giant picture of the Prophet Mohamed on his back and air drop him into some Middle Eastern slum.
Then he can experience the fear and pain he caused all those people before they died.
If they're not even going to kill him anyway, it's a waste of time.
Woohoo, he's getting 450 years instead of 344. That helps a lot.
Yeah, so terrible. Really...so terrible. More than 100,000 nameless innocent iraqi woman and children were killed by fire bombing over the last 10 years. Why are people surprised by these things? Or, for that matter, so emotional.
Are you sure of those numbers? Show a link to back up your 'facts'.
Huh?
what the hell does iraq have to do with this go back to ur extremist web sit or just comment about this case, the judge the prosicution want to drag it out so they get more money,its an open shut case u killed this meny peopl and tried to kill that meny people ,i hereby sentince u to death balif drag his sorrey ass out in the street and shoot him .end of day one
money hungery gov over paid judge
I think Geno said it all....enough said!!!
Seriously?!?! He "allegedly" arrived with weapons?!?!
*facepalm*
By all means add the other 10 charges. Not like the other 200 would count. My bitterness isn't towards the attorneys, but the fact this murderer will get sent to a hospital and in 10 years be eligible for parole because of our ruined legal system. If he mental and capable of murder then he's a danger to society. Execute the bastard.
Justice? Justice would be to let him go.... and let the families and victims have him.
What's with wrong with dropping all the charges but 1 first degree murder charge and giving him the death penalty.
All those extra charges are just bull and hype anyway.
Remember the Sixth Ammendment concerning swift trial.
B.S. don't last very long.
He did it. he stood outside and waited. he admitted it. accept his confession, take him out back, and shoot him.
Agree he should just be put awy, why bother with all this!
However, I see attempted murder like the 6 police people on that Friday in NY in front of Empire, where they attempted to kill, and did wound 9 people, so I guess they are awaiting trial for at least 10 years each? I am sure! right?--damn it answer me! They are lucky they are not in northern EU!
"I am sure! right?--damn it answer me!"
You are ranting and unreasonably demanding.
Death penalty, who cares about his state of mind or if he was on prescription drugs or not.
Drugs don't make people kill in cold blood like he did. that nut has a ton of screws loose.
Get him out of the prison system now, there is no doubt he is the killer, he will never be out so axe his ass.
No television, no radio, no books, no magazines. Just 4 walls a tolet & a sink. Let him have all the spare time to think of what he did. He looks like he know how to act really good. All visits are monitored. No personal contact with familhy members he blew that when he shoot those people.
For what reason?
You can only kill a person once.
Are the prosecutors going to run for an elected office and they need their names all over the media?
If he's crazy enough to do something like this he needs to be shot before reproduction can take place. If he's just a sicko that tries to hide behind the insanity plea he deserves to be shot before he can reproduce. If he is a sicko and doesn't hide behind the insanity plea he deserves to be shot.......is everyone catching on to the pattern? no reason wasting tax dollars to pay for his treatment or to lock him up for life, just get it over with. Leave it to the whiners to think he deserves rights with this much overwhelming proof. Should have been executed at his car.
He's still a human being. Granted, a very sick human being.
And judging by the first few comments, he isn't the only sick puppy breathing air around here.
Even though he snuffed out the rights of numerous people in that theater, he still has a right to a speedy trial in this country. Same as all of us. I doubt it will take a jury of his peers more than five seconds to deliberate a guilty verdict. If the Aurora DA's office doesn't get a slam dunk on this one, then something is terribly wrong with our justice system.
I can only hope that his inevitable death sentence will be carried out STAT! He deserves no appeals process to make a public defender rich off the taxpayers dime.
This is what happens when you can't seek the death penalty, it doesn't make sense, he killed and needs to die, the sooner the better, no excuses.
Lets go back to the old days, you kill you hang, end of story!!!!!
Our federal govt isnt working. When these shootings take place our govt has the responsibility to become transparent. Otherwise this looks just like anyother CIA black bag operation. You dont become psychotic overnight. Ask any Marine Corps drill instructor how long it takes to transform civilians into killers willing to kill many total strangers in a single day. Its an intense brainwashing and 1000s of rounds of ammo. It isnt done on a shooting range over a weekend or two. This guy was programed. When he was arrested he was on drugs and the government refused to let anyone see him for days. WHY? Ask the hard questions. The easy ones will answer themselves.
As if more charges are going to matter? James Holmes is in for life already and more charges aren't going to bring back the people he killed, nor are they going to make the lifetime memories go away. They are also not going to heal the physical wounds any faster. Bring more charges, spend more taxpyers money, drag out the trial a little longer so the prosecuters all look really fine. An eye for an eye......take him to the theatre and execute him like he did the others and let those of us who live in Aurora at least try to move on.