Prosecutor to Seek Death Penalty for Holmes in Theater Shooting
When the district attorney announced Monday that the suspect in the Aurora theater massacre could face the death penalty, one spectator pumped his fist in triumph. Others held their heads in their hands.
George Brauchler, elected district attorney for Colorado’s 18th Judicial District in November, said he had wrestled with the decision for months.
“It is my determination and my intention that in this case, for James Eagan Holmes, justice is death,” Brauchler said quietly.
The decision means the trial will not begin until next year to give both sides more time to prepare, and a new judge will handle the case.
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