CO - James Holmes Trial - *Penalty Phase* #4 - LWOP

[Chelly]

I thought it was next week? I wonder what happens next. Anyone know?


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Graduation is today. She won't be going. It may have involved a flight.

 

[Amster]

Wonder if the grant queen, Gur, is watching? Can't wait to hear from a juror/jurors what they thought about her!

 

[BUF]

I'm en route to Disney for the evening (we have annual passes and last minute decided on an evening trip) but I will be GLUED to my phone!!

Do you live around the Orlando area?

 

[Chelly]

The Judge has over 100 plus charges he has to give a sentence on. I wonder if that will happen on Monday or Tuesday as the Jury is not needed. It would take a long time to give all those verdicts and I do not think the Judge would hold all the Government workers that late. I think the Judge will come back and read them next week.

The Victims and Victims' families have been given three hours to get to the court today for the reading of the verdict. I think they won't want to be deprived of the reading of the charges. I suppose they would want to hear the sentencing too.

 

[borndem]

Will someone post the different times please? I don't know what they are.

@rwmccallum: The jury has completed the verdict forms. Judge Samour will take the bench at 5 pm MDT #theatershooting


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5:00 PM Friday, Mountain Time (MT) is 11:00 PM Friday, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)*

ETA: *This is with DST (Daylight Saving Time in the US factored-in)

 

[Amster]

Are there going to be more victim impact statements?

 

[Maisiebelle]

Are there going to be more victim impact statements?

I believe the victims who want to address the court/shooter will get that chance when the sentence is passed down. I don't think that will be today though, right?


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[cece5300]

Do you live around the Orlando area?

Yes! About 1 hour drive!

 

[Tssiemer]

I believe the victims who want to address the court/shooter will get that chance when the sentence is passed down. I don't think that will be today though, right?


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No. He'll have a separate sentencing trial.


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[BUF]

Yes! About 1 hour drive!

Me too, about 45 minutes north!

 

[NotMyselfNEMore]

The Judge has over 100 plus charges he has to give a sentence on. I wonder if that will happen on Monday or Tuesday as the Jury is not needed. It would take a long time to give all those verdicts and I do not think the Judge would hold all the Government workers that late. I think the Judge will come back and read them next week.

I think it's like 141 (141!!!) counts he has to sentence JH on, for the inured, and explosives - not including the 24 murder counts the jury determined sentence on today. I know the judge said he would do that separately, but I don't think he announced what day.

I think he wanted the part he needed the jury for done first, which ends today. Wise Judge, IMO.

 

[cece5300]

Me too, about 45 minutes north!

Same!! Hello neighbor!!

 

[borndem]

Thanks for letting me be here with you all. Whatever happens, we have a good group here. Thank you all for the tweets and updates. Praying for the victims and their families.

bbm

It's never a matter of "letting," cece -- It's a matter of "You're one of us!" You're in it with the rest of us, for the ups & downs & the all-arounds. Make yourself comfortable and help us get to verdict time. And after this is done, don't be scarce -- find another case and jump in -- some of us will be there, and, as you know, you'll meet some others.

And we'll hear the other verdicts for the 70 survivors, of course. I'm sure the Good Judge Samour is ready to go on that, so we'll need to get comfortable -- there's lots more before this case is over.

I can't imagine how the families and friends of all involved, to include JH's parents and sister, will be busying themselves until the verdicts are read. And us WS'ers, too!

Whew!

 

[borndem]

Oh my, I am expected at someone's house at 7:00! I'll live stream on my phone with ear buds in, at a table of 10...is that too rude?

I'll catch up with you great folks later tonight though...but I will be with you in spirit!

:lol:

It's not rude at all -- not after the investment you have already given this case --

Stream it BUF, stream it!!

 

[Whiteorchids]

If it's DP JH will most likely never be executed but at least I will have the satisfaction of knowing that his family will not get contact visits with JH, only LWOP and other inmates get to touch.. Family and friends of the murdered don't get to see or touch their loved ones ever again so why should JH family get the luxury of hugging and touching him? At least they can view the ugly monster through glass.

 

[MissHaley]

 

[BUF]

:lol:

It's not rude at all -- not after the investment you have already given this case --

Stream it BUF, stream it!!

Oh Borndem...you make me laugh sometimes!!!

You are our WS welcome & PR person all wrapped up into one!!

Thank you!

 

[Dogface]

Oh I knew a verdict had been reached when I saw how many pages there were when I refreshed! 2 more hours and we will know. Either way, "this guy" will never walk free again. A little consolatation, but, I really felt a huge amount of relief when the jury didn't buy the insanity case.

Thank you to those who posted times, and what the different things the judge might say actually mean.

Prayers for the surviving VICTORS and the families who have a missing seat at their table due to this senseless violence. And prayers for the shooters parents, I know I want a different outcome than them, but none the less I know this has burdened them and certainly stretched them past whatever parental capacities they ever expected to go through.

I really hope they return with DP, symbolic or not. I want the shooter to know that this society that he felt he didn't fit into and had so much hatred towards thinks he is a misfit and doesn't belong nor deserve to live.

 

[Whiteorchids]

Out of curiosity are there any tweets on how the jury is dressed?

 

[Maisiebelle]

Out of curiosity are there any tweets on how the jury is dressed?

I haven't read anything about that but I will have a look.


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