#Not guilty by reason of insanity trial#

Wearing a red jail jumpsuit with his hair combed back, Holmes appeared to follow along as the judge read him a five-page advisement about the consequences of an insanity plea. The motions and the plea change provide, for the first time, a clear road map for the case in the months ahead.ДЄfter Samour accepted HolmesвЂ™ insanity plea - when Samour asked Holmes if he had any questions about the consequences of the plea, Holmes spoke for only the second time during a court hearing, uttering a clear, prompt, вЂњNoвЂќ - Samour ordered that Holmes be committed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo for an independent psychiatric evaluation.

#Not guilty by reason of insanity trial#

Holmes has a right to a fair trial by an impartial jury,вЂќ the motion states. The motions argue the evidence was collected via illegal searches.ДЄmong other motions filed Monday is one that says HolmesвЂ™ lawyers will ask the case to be tried in a different county than Arapahoe. In total, four motions ask the judge to bar from trial statements Holmes made to authorities.ДЄnother 11 motions seek to suppress almost all evidence detectives gathered related to Holmes - including items found in his apartment and his car, pictures discovered on his cellphone, e-mails and bank records. Other motions seek to throw out statements Holmes made earlier to officers outside the theater and statements he made later to an FBI agent about explosives in his apartment. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuДЄccording to the motion, even after Holmes asked for an attorney, a detective persisted in asking Holmes, вЂњIs there anyone else we need to be concerned about at the theaters?вЂќ A separate motion alleges that police kept lawyers from meeting with Holmes the day after the shootings.