US seeking death penalty for Colorado shooter
Prosecutors on Monday said they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in last year's movie theater attack that killed 12, wounded 70 and spurred new gun control laws in Colorado.
The much-anticipated disclosure came in a court hearing held four days after prosecutors publicly rejected an offer by James Holmes' attorneys that the former neuroscience graduate student would plead guilty to avoid execution. Holmes' attorneys are expected to argue he is not guilty because he was legally insane at the time of the July 20 shooting. (AP)
