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    Aurora, Colorado, Braces for Mass Murder Trial

    Two and a half years ago, James Holmes walked into a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of Batman and opened fire, killing 12 people. Holmes admits he did the killings, but argues he was legally insane. The prosecutor wants to give him the death penalty. Jury selection begins tomorrow.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 15, 2015 • 1 min read

    Two and a half years ago, James Holmes walked into a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of Batman and opened fire, killing 12 people. Holmes admits he did the killings, but argues he was legally insane. The prosecutor wants to give him the death penalty. Jury selection begins tomorrow. Jack Healy is Rocky Mountain correspondent for the New York Times.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice
    1. 1:44Aurora, Colorado, Braces for Mass Murder TrialYou’re reading this
    2. 8:34Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice
    3. 41:16Re-Assessing LBJ
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