(3 Aug 2015) Jurors in the Colorado theatre shooting trial on Monday declined to rule out the death penalty for gunman James Holmes.
The decision clears the way for a last plea from both sides, including what is expected to be gripping and emotional testimony from victims about the harm and suffering Holmes caused with his slaughter.
After those arguments, the jury will make its final decision on whether the 27-year-old should die by lethal injection or spend the rest of his life in prison.
The same jury last month convicted Holmes of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the July 2012 attack at a suburban Denver movie theatre.
Jurors rejected the defence claim that mental illness had so warped his mind that he could not tell right from wrong.
Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. reminded jurors on Monday to stay away from news reports about the case and the recent theatre shooting in Louisiana.
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