crimes and misdemeanors May 7, 2013

James Holmes to Plead Insanity

By Joe Coscarelli

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.

Photo: RJ Sangosti/AP

As expected, Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes will attempt to alter his original plea of “not guilty” to “not guilty by reason of insanity,” which, even if backed by doctors, does not rule out a jury finding him just flat-out guilty.

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