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Prosecutors seeking death penalty foraccused Colorado shooter Holmes

Prosecutors will officially seek the death

penalty for James Holmes, the 25-year-old

Colorado man accused of killing a dozen moviegoers at an Aurora, CO

cinema last July.

In a Centennial, CO courtroom Monday morning, prosecutors confirmed

that they’d be asking that Holmes be put to death if convicted over the

gruesome massacre that occurred last year just minutes into a midnight

screening of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises.”

Published time: April 01, 2013 15:43

Edited time: April 01, 2013 17:09

James Holmes (AFP Photo / Pool)

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Recommended"It is my determination and my intention that in this case for James Eagan

Holmes, justice is death," Arapahoe County District Attorney George

Brauchler said, reports CNN.

According to the Associated Press, officials with the Arapahoe County

District Attorney’s Office reached out to more than 800 family members

of victims of last year’s assault in making the determination.

Shortly after the prosecutors confirmed that they'd seek execution for

Holmes, the presiding judge announced that the case, originally

scheduled for this August, will be postponed. Now Holmes will not be

formally tried until February 2014 at the earliest.

Twelve people in all were killed in the July 20, 2012 rampage, with an

additional 70 suffering serious injuries. Holmes surrendered to

authorities immediately after the assault and has been in the custody of

police ever since, awaiting an eventual trial where he’ll have to go up

against 166 counts of murder and attempted murder.

Last week, attorneys for Holmes asked prosecutors to accept a deal in

which he would be spared the death penalty in lieu of a guilty plea. "Mr.

Holmes is currently willing to resolve the case to bring the proceedings to

a speedy and definite conclusion for all involved," Holmes' lawyers said in

their motion. The request was refused, however, when the Arapahoe

County District Attorney firing back that "the defendant knows that he is

guilty, the defense attorneys know that he is guilty and that both of them

know that he was not criminally insane."

"Not only improper, but grossly improper," prosecutors said of the

proposed plea in a Thursday court filing, calling the request "For the

intended purpose of generating predictable publicity."

Even with the DA asking for the death penalty on Monday, though,

Holmes isn’t necessarily guaranteed to be killed by the court. "Even if

they give notice on Monday that they are seeking the death penalty, they

can come off that and enter into a plea bargain any time," attorney Dan

Recht, former president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, told the

Associated Press.

"I support the death penalty for the severity of the case, what he has done,

the amount of people it's affected. Me personally knowing my whole life

that he's alive and he's being protected for killing my child, I'm not

comfortable and I'm not happy with that or satisfied at all," Ian Sullivan,

whose 6-year-old daughter Veronica Moser-Sullivan was killed in the

massacre, tells Colorado’s 9News.

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Comments (25)

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Anonymous user 29.07.2013 20:24

If we judge him to death. We will be judged to death. Let

us save his soul.

Mark Hanthorn 03.04.2013 05:15

Killing this man wont do any justice for the people killed...

Why dont they get to the bottom of why he would do such

a thing.. & try to prevent others from doing this...He'll get

his justice with GOD. Justice will be served there is no

justice Here!! Cha Cha Cha!!

Anonymous user 02.04.2013 08:00

Sure kill Holmes and end all investigations that will lead to

his handlers, the govt.

Anonymous user 02.04.2013 07:59

Sure

Anonymous user 02.04.2013 05:12

what was a 6 year old doing at a midnight screening of this

movie anyway?

Anonymous user 02.04.2013 01:46

how can they seriously be going after deathpenalty when

there was clearly more people involved...

Anonymous user 02.04.2013 00:07

"Killing him won't bring back the dead", that's NOT the

point of DEATH PENLTY! Prevents repeating!

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Anonymous user 02.04.2013 00:03

FIRING SQUAD or Burned at the stake for public viewing!

no mercy for this demonic soul!

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 23:26

Demon possessed more like it, satanic ritual sacrifice

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 23:24

So nice to know that many see through this psy op/false

flag. . . .

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 23:11

This is false flag just like sandy hook. Lies and deciet. No

one killed here either.

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 22:29

Search the Net for "Libor Manipulation Holmes", looks like

his Father could tell us more?!^^

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 21:18

@01.04.2013 20:08

you should feed what you create

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 20:21

MK Ultra all over his face.

Anonymous user 01.04.2013 20:08

crazy for sure,this is what capital punishment is for people

do u really want to feed him everyday?

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