James Holmes, Aurora theater shooting suspect, sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo., on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Judge William Blair Sylvester entered a not guilty plea on behalf of James Holmes on Tuesday after the former graduate student’s defense team said he was not ready to enter one. James Holmes, Aurora theater shooting suspect, sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo., on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Judge William Blair Sylvester entered a not guilty plea on behalf of James Holmes on Tuesday after the former graduate student’s defense team said he was not ready to enter one. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool)
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Lawyers for James Holmes have successfully argued that the alleged Aurora, Colorado shooter should be allowed to appear at his trial in civilian clothes and without the heavy shackles he’s been wearing on his wrists and ankles, lest jurors get the impression that he’s a guilty man. However, Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. ruled that he can’t just sit in the courtroom unrestrained. Instead, Holmes will wear a harness under his clothing, with a cable tethering him to the floor.
