Judge Says 3,500 Could Be Summoned for Holmes Jury

[Omaha Steve]

Source: ABC-AP

By DAN ELLIOTT

As many as 3,500 prospective jurors will be summoned when Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes goes on trial, another measure of the complexity and sensitivity of the case.

Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. included the estimate in a ruling dated Friday. The ruling granted a defense request to have all prospective jurors fill out questionnaires before they are questioned by lawyers.

Holmes is charged with more than 160 counts of murder and attempted murder. He is accused of planning and executing an assault on a packed movie theater in a Denver suburb in July, killing 12 people and injuring 70.

Among the dead were a 51-year-old father who had gone to the theater with his two teenage children. They escaped with no physical injuries.

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[Trajan]

1. Why is he fighting it ?

Geez .... Countless eye witnesses ... a HEAVY amount of physical evidence ...

I truly dislike those who would waste millions of dollars trying to deny their own, obvious culpability ...

If I did something like that; I would admit it and get it over with .... Why drag the families, the courts, and the public budget down with a plea of not guilty ? .... It's a huge waste, and all about ego ...

Yeah ... You fight it if you didn't do it .... But; cmon .... This isn't the case here ....

[jmowreader]

2. The State is seeking the death penalty, and he's seeking an insanity plea

The death penalty should be reserved for cases in which there's absolutely no doubt the defendant is guilty...this case definitely fits.

[iandhr]

3. He offered a guilty plea the state refused

[Trajan]

4. I am not fully reading the story

and I have purposely stayed far afield of media in general lately ....

Maybe I should just shut up until I get more facts ....

Yeah .... I said it .... Thanks for putting up with me ....

[iandhr]

5. It happens to all of us.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. yikes