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Will Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes plead guilty?
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Settled on 06/04/2013 06:10 Settled by
kruijshttp://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/jun/04/aurora-shooter-james-holmes-could-enter-insanity-p/?CID=happeningnow
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Defense lawyers for James E. Holmes, who is charged with killing 12 people and wounding dozens more at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last summer, signaled in court filings on Wednesday that they were willing to have Mr. Holmes plead guilty if he was spared the death penalty.
Mr. Holmes, who faces 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges, would accept a sentence of life in prison without parole if prosecutors consented to the deal, his lawyers stated in the documents that were filed in Arapahoe County District Court.
“Mr. Holmes is currently willing to resolve the case to bring the proceedings to a speedy and definite conclusion for all involved,” his defense lawyers wrote. “It appears the only impediment to a resolution of this case would be if the prosecution chooses to seek the death penalty.”
Prosecutors are scheduled to announce at a hearing on April 1 whether they intend to pursue the death penalty, and they have said they would consult with the victims’ families first.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/us/defense-in-aurora-massacre-seeks-plea-deal.html?_r=0
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