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| James Holmes to face trial over Aurora movie theatre shooting | James Holmes to face trial over Aurora movie theatre shooting |
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| A judge has ruled there is enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial over the Aurora movie theatre shootings in which 12 people died. | A judge has ruled there is enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial over the Aurora movie theatre shootings in which 12 people died. |
| Holmes is accused of wounding another 70 people at a screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises in the Colorado city on 20 July 2012. | Holmes is accused of wounding another 70 people at a screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises in the Colorado city on 20 July 2012. |
| Judge William Sylvester said prosecutors had established probable cause to proceed with 166 felony counts, including murder and attempted murder. | Judge William Sylvester said prosecutors had established probable cause to proceed with 166 felony counts, including murder and attempted murder. |
| Holmes is due to be arraigned on Friday but his defence attorneys filed papers on Thursday afternoon saying he was not ready to enter a plea. They are likely to appear in court on Friday to ask for the arraignment to be delayed. | Holmes is due to be arraigned on Friday but his defence attorneys filed papers on Thursday afternoon saying he was not ready to enter a plea. They are likely to appear in court on Friday to ask for the arraignment to be delayed. |
| Sylvester's ruling came after a three-day hearing this week in which prosecutors laid out their case against the 25-year-old. | Sylvester's ruling came after a three-day hearing this week in which prosecutors laid out their case against the 25-year-old. |
| A succession of police and federal agents testified that Holmes spent weeks amassing guns and ammunition, concocted explosives to booby-trap his apartment, scouted the movie theatre before the attack and took a series of chilling photographs. | A succession of police and federal agents testified that Holmes spent weeks amassing guns and ammunition, concocted explosives to booby-trap his apartment, scouted the movie theatre before the attack and took a series of chilling photographs. |
| Officers described a hellish scene inside the theatre on 20 July, when 12 people were shot dead in front of their families and friends and scores of others were wounded amid a cacophony of gunshots, screams and the blaring soundtrack of The Dark Knight Rises. | Officers described a hellish scene inside the theatre on 20 July, when 12 people were shot dead in front of their families and friends and scores of others were wounded amid a cacophony of gunshots, screams and the blaring soundtrack of The Dark Knight Rises. |
| Holmes's lawyers called no witnesses and cross-examined only a few of those summoned by prosecutors during the hearing. They raised the issue of Holmes's sanity, a matter that could be key to avoiding the death penalty. His lawyers have not said if he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity but have portrayed him as a man with serious mental problems who is prone to bizarre behaviour. | Holmes's lawyers called no witnesses and cross-examined only a few of those summoned by prosecutors during the hearing. They raised the issue of Holmes's sanity, a matter that could be key to avoiding the death penalty. His lawyers have not said if he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity but have portrayed him as a man with serious mental problems who is prone to bizarre behaviour. |
| Prosecution witnesses have testified that Holmes started assembling an arsenal in early May. By 6 July he had two semi-automatic pistols, a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle, 6,200 rounds of ammunition and high-capacity magazines that allow many shots to be fired in succession. | Prosecution witnesses have testified that Holmes started assembling an arsenal in early May. By 6 July he had two semi-automatic pistols, a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle, 6,200 rounds of ammunition and high-capacity magazines that allow many shots to be fired in succession. |
| The witnesses said that in late June he began equipping himself with a helmet, gas mask and body armour; and in July he began buying fuses, gunpowder, chemicals and electronics to booby-trap his apartment in the hope of triggering an explosion and fire to divert police from the theatre. The bombs never went off. | The witnesses said that in late June he began equipping himself with a helmet, gas mask and body armour; and in July he began buying fuses, gunpowder, chemicals and electronics to booby-trap his apartment in the hope of triggering an explosion and fire to divert police from the theatre. The bombs never went off. |
| Also in early July he took some interior and exterior photos of the theatre, witnesses said. "He picked the perfect venue for this crime," prosecutor Karen Pearson said. | Also in early July he took some interior and exterior photos of the theatre, witnesses said. "He picked the perfect venue for this crime," prosecutor Karen Pearson said. |
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