The Dark Knight Rises massacre suspect James E. Holmes postpones pretrial hearing
24-year-old Holmes, who was found outside a Colorado movie theater minutes after a masked gunman killed 12 people and injured 58 more during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, has yet to enter a plea of Guilty or Not Guilty in his case, and is being held indefinitely without bail.
A hearing was to be held this Thursday, November 15th, to discuss pretrial motions and media requests for information under state open records laws. But earlier in the week, Holmes' defense lawyers put in a request to keep Holmes out of court on Thursday, citing that the suspect had an "unspecified condition" that rendered him unable to attend the hearing. No details of James E. Holmes' so-called "condition" have been released at this time.
Arapahoe County District Judge William B. Sylvester has agreed to postpone the hearing to a later, unspecified date. Holmes, who is accused of killing the 12 theater attendees, has a constitutional right to be present at all hearings, which is why his lawyers argued that the case must be pushed further into the future.
Lawyers for the defendant claim that Holmes is, in fact, mentally ill. It is not yet known if he will enter an insanity plea at this time. At previous court appearances, the suspect has wavered between being very dazed, to being very alert. Some suspect that the troubled individual is under medication, but attorneys have refused to release any information in regards to his drug intake. It is known that James was seeing a psychiatrist before the time of the shooting.
It is not known when James E. Holmes condition may clear up, making him eligible to appear in court for pretrial motions. This is a case that could go on for a very long time.
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Metalsfury
THIS BUG-EYED CRETIN MUST BE SQUASHED BY THE SHOES that took him to that theater! It is clear that he is unfit for society. His brain is an absurd piece of trash that the sewer would not even want to collect. As much as we want to see an end to these violent crimes (Don't mean to play like an advocate as I have no interest using guns) I don't believe taking away the 2nd Amendment will stop harmful/and illegal guns from getting in hands of criminals. Think about this, how are gang members getting their hands on such illegal firepower if no one is actually allowed to sell them let alone owning them? Humm.. as strange as it this cover up
6 months agoby @metalheadfuryFlag
Nicholaus XX
@crypt -- Very. Sometimes it takes years for someone to be convicted.
@moviemaniac66 -- It's encouraging a desp*cable crime that actually took place, giving power to the said "monster".
@ChiRep-1@narrator -- It would be funny if someone dressed up like Batman and beat the sh*t out of him. Some party that would've been.
6 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Dark-White-Knight
Jeez where's Dexter Morgan when you need him
6 months agoby @Dark-White-KnightFlag
Roberto Mata
Kill Him, He deserves to Die, He killed 12 people and injured 58, one of the people being a little 3 year old baby girl, he wanted to be a fictional character and like in the movies they should kill him in the worst possible way for what he did.
6 months agoby @Roberto-MataFlag
The Cryptkeeper: Resurrected
Oh, and I like that guy's hair
6 months agoby @cryptFlag
The Cryptkeeper: Resurrected
Seems kinda late to be getting this; I guess the law and court system works slower than I thought.
6 months agoby @cryptFlag
ROFLitschristian
He's still considered a suspect? Have you seen his f*cking mugshot...
6 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
@ChiRep-1 What the f*ck, who the hell would do that
6 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
TheDude1
@narrator You are exactly on point! A gun ban right around that time was making its way through the UN to block guns in the United States. Something like this would have helped out a lot. Not to mention the biggest fact of all and that is people were saying there was more than one shooter. The media now completely ignores this.
6 months agoby @thedude1Flag
u1sart
I still dont understand.. why a trial needs to be done for this dude.. he needs to be executed asap..
6 months agoby @u1sartFlag
TheDude1
The whole case will be ignored to the point we will never know the real truth.
6 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Twisted Smile
The less media coverage this guy gets the better. It just fuels the sick attention he had hoped to garner from doing something as heinous as this. It's interesting to me that the site is bringing this up now when the film is on the Oscar campaign at the moment and the DVD release is only a few weeks off. I am sure there were other court updates to offer that predated this that didn't get posted here.
6 months agoby @twistedsmileFlag
ChiRep_1
@corey Yeah and maybe all the girls that dressed up in doctors uniforms really have a P.H.D =P
6 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
the MovieGhost
@moviemaniac66 In a case like this, it is absolutely.
6 months agoby @the-movieghostFlag
the Narrator
On a side note, I still call conspiracy on this whole deal. Far too convenient for a guy with no history of mental problems, who was on the brink of completing the education required for his desired field, to suddenly up and turn idealistic-terrorist(?) or demented sociopath, whichever the case was. And explosives in his house out of nowhere? Yeah, definitely something not right there. A coincidence that the anti-firearms law was pushed with even more vigor and support in congress that week, right?
6 months agoby @narratorFlag
Josh
@felipe-11 That is an absurd statement. This was one guy with unclear motivations. Gang activity is influenced my myriad social factors and is systematic.
6 months agoby @shuabertFlag
Seiyaubw868
Just look at his eyes, they are empty and soulless....
6 months agoby @seiyaubw868Flag
MovieManiac
@ChiRep-1- Well for Halloween, it is expected for people to dress like monster's so is it really that bad?
6 months agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
felipe-11
He's no more mentally ill than any blood/crip gang members and they don't get any benefits.
6 months agoby @felipe-11Flag
Corey W.
@ChiRep-1 Maybe he just had red hair :P
6 months agoby @coreyFlag
The Knight Has Risen
I say we'd chime in and send this guy a bullet for each and every victim he killed and injured.
6 months agoby @thehost91Flag
ChiRep_1
@narrator Saw a dude with the red hair and a prison uniform at a party, it was disgusting indeed.
6 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
moviegeek
@narrator agree.
@Robert-McDougal ...
6 months agoby @moviegeekFlag
Robert McDougal
They better not extend it past December 4rth when it's released on DVD and Blu-ray or he might get ahold of a copy and watch it.
6 months agoby @Robert-McDougalFlag
CelluloidDreams
I smell cover up!
6 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
the Narrator
...why is this movie news? I doesn't actually affect a live production, does it? This isn't me being heartless, but this doesn't really belong on a film site. It belong on Yahoo News.
That's disgusting, @ChiRep-1. How on Earth can people pull that off?
6 months agoby @narratorFlag
ChiRep_1
It made me sick to see people dressed up as him on Halloween.
6 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
the MovieGhost
"Condition" my ass. He's just trying to get out of what's coming to him.
6 months agoby @the-movieghostFlag