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Defense Rests in James Holmes' Aurora Theater Shooting Trial

By Jeralyn, Section Colorado News
Posted on Fri Jul 10, 2015 at 12:59:50 PM EST
Tags: Aurora Theater Shootings, James Holmes (all tags)
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The defense has wrapped up its case in the Aurora theater shooting trial of James Homes. The jury will decide whether he was insane at the time of his killing rampage.

After playing jurors a video of the defendant naked and running head-long into a cell wall, and another of him thrashing around in restraints at a hospital, the defense rested.

The prosecution said it would not present any rebuttal case. Attorneys from both sides will make closing arguments on Tuesday

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    Clearly, he was severely mentally ill (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Zorba on Fri Jul 10, 2015 at 04:14:28 PM EST
    at the time of the shooting, and most likely still is.
    Psychologists and psychiatrists avoid the use of the term "insanity."  They prefer to use specific diagnostic terms. "Insanity" is a legal term, not a diagnosis.
    Whether Homes meets the legal definition of "insanity" is certainly not for me to say.
    Having worked with diagnosed schizophrenics and other mentally disabled people in the past, I can tell you that it is extremely difficult to determine whether or not they could distinguish "right" from "w