Defense, DA argue reasons to spare Colorado gunman's life
Centennial, Colorado (Reuters) - James Holmes, one of the more appealing for mercy for the defense lawyers on Thursday, killing 12 people, killing 70 of the movies and were tried and convicted, while it rejected the claims, although his sentence was insanity to the jury to look at mental illness Colorado has urged.
"It's not to hate, not for fame. It was about illusion," lawyer Tamara Brady said.
"Furthermore, in his brain, raised the weight on him to psychosis may be flawed, and this would bring the plan to shoot people in the theater," she said. "No one in Mr. Holmes and undisputed Possum lying or mentally ill, or that exaggerate the emotional symptoms."
Brady mission is to kill the prosecutor's theory that Holmes methodically pursued with the view that "arbitrary and senseless crime" tries to explain.
"But it just shows the absurdity that it was psychological. This is a statement about what happened in the theater, that was not any kind of political or religious statement or statements," he said. "He did not send some of the Denver Post or the New York Times. He has sent his notebook psychiatric doctor. It was something with a bad reputation."
Attorney General George Brauchler Holmes reportedly wants to increase its value by killing others.
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"It's mental illness has no decision-making power will be a shield to protect here?" She asked the prosecutor. "No one in their right mind should take comfort from that. People may have planned the genocide theater. But the right does not protect you from the consequences of inattentiveness your own decisions."
A female prosecutor yell cut, it is not his fault, not kill him, the mental illness is real, '"he was wrong" "and". "Three deputy Brauchler then returned to his argument. The court before he pulled out of his seat at the defense table and began to climb, the judge told the jury to ignore the anger.
After the completion of negotiations for the court, Justice Carlos for three weeks in jail for contempt of court, known as the Women's Junior Deborah cave, beaver. He was taken in handcuffs to the "can not justify murder with murder," he cried.
They have the potential to overcome the death penalty and life without the possibility of parole sentence of Holmes saw all the members of the jury to decide. They will resume talks Monday.
Beaver Homes childhood and the evidence presented to them, mental illness, and he and his "moral guilt" and worthy of mercy may reduce other potentially mitigating factors that had a command of those links, the story said.
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Nine women and three men unanimously agreed that in 2012 the attack was severe enough to warrant the death penalty. Death is still an option if they so decide, they have been a victim of crime and his sentence of trading prior to the next to listen live.
Including more than 60 experts to the census, "mitigatory factors", Judge Holmes suffers from schizophrenia, and it fit the crime would not have happened if the disease is a fraud, and agree that theory.
His father's side of the family history of schizophrenia, given the vast defense, "Holmes genetically mental disorder experience has been loaded," he said.
They can increase its mania drugs before the attack, and it is still incurable brain disease antipsychotic medication just because it appears to be stable and told him that non-expressive.
Homes are still firm on his mind, the control of a "mission" is to take the fight to explain the reasons, he said. He had enjoyed a form of attack or pleasure, and still commit this horrible crime, Homs and must love his family, and friends who care about him, the defense said.
Brauchler Holmes ridiculed the defense effort to show how a nice little boy.
"He was 8 years old and younger exceed the number of videos to horror?" He asked. "No one is born a mass murderer, and this is happening at a later time."
The jury of Homs body 6 years old, the youngest a girl of four bullets into the victim's body.
"No, it decided to kill more than 12 people from the community can be, and he was." Brauchler said.
Her voice, "No" as a whisper down repetition.