James Holmes sentenced to life in prison for Colorado movie theater murders
The 12-member jury reached a decision after deliberating almost seven hours since late Thursday. As they walked back into the courtroom shortly after 5 p.m. (7 p.m. ET), they made no eye contact with anyone. Some had a grim face. Some were ashen.
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"There was one firm holdout against the death penalty and two ... who were on the fence," said the juror, who would not give her name. "I don't know if they could have been swayed or not."
She said the graphic nature of the evidence made the 15-week trial very difficult. She called it a life-changing experience.
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As the judge read on, several people in the area where family members and survivors had been sitting heeded the judge's prior admonition and left the courtroom instead of reacting emotionally.
Ashley Moser, who is paralyzed and lost her 6-year-old daughter during the shooting, sobbed in her wheelchair and shook her head.
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Sandy Phillips wore an emerald green pashmina shawl that belonged to her slain daughter. Phillips said that she and her husband have always said they didn't care whether the killer got life or death.
But "today what was hard for me was accepting (the sentences) for the others" who wanted to see Holmes die, she said.
"We didn't lose loved ones. Our loved ones were ripped from us. And they were slaughtered in that movie theater," she said. "But the jury chose another way and we have to accept that."
Robert Sullivan, grandfather of victim Veronica Moser Sullivan, found it hard to accept the jury's decision.
"That's not justice," he said angrily. "He's living, he's breathing. Our loved ones are gone.
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The 12-member jury reached a decision after deliberating almost seven hours since late Thursday. As they walked back into the courtroom shortly after 5 p.m. (7 p.m. ET), they made no eye contact with anyone. Some had a grim face. Some were ashen.
....
"There was one firm holdout against the death penalty and two ... who were on the fence," said the juror, who would not give her name. "I don't know if they could have been swayed or not."
She said the graphic nature of the evidence made the 15-week trial very difficult. She called it a life-changing experience.
....
As the judge read on, several people in the area where family members and survivors had been sitting heeded the judge's prior admonition and left the courtroom instead of reacting emotionally.
Ashley Moser, who is paralyzed and lost her 6-year-old daughter during the shooting, sobbed in her wheelchair and shook her head.
....
Sandy Phillips wore an emerald green pashmina shawl that belonged to her slain daughter. Phillips said that she and her husband have always said they didn't care whether the killer got life or death.
But "today what was hard for me was accepting (the sentences) for the others" who wanted to see Holmes die, she said.
"We didn't lose loved ones. Our loved ones were ripped from us. And they were slaughtered in that movie theater," she said. "But the jury chose another way and we have to accept that."
Robert Sullivan, grandfather of victim Veronica Moser Sullivan, found it hard to accept the jury's decision.
"That's not justice," he said angrily. "He's living, he's breathing. Our loved ones are gone.
More...
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/us/james-holmes-movie-theater-shooting-jury/
