'Dazed' shooting suspect charged in 2nd court appearance

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Prosecutors have now charged the man accused of gunning down twelve people at a Colorado a movie theater 24 year old James Holmes.

Now facing 24 counts of murder two for each one of the victims and 116.

Counts of attempted murder.

A -- yet Kenya is live in -- Colorado with more on the State's case going forward so -- -- where do we go from here.

I have -- -- next stop is a hearing set for next Thursday where the judge in the case will address emotion.

Buying more of more than two does in -- nearly two dozen media organizations including Fox News over whether to unseal.

Documents in the case the defense requested that the judge limit the amount of information.

We're leased to the public -- James Holmes and what investigators say they found in heard.

As events were developing the media is arguing the public has a -- -- now.

Would say that crime -- this sort.

It one way.

When there's a crime of this sort -- tremendous.

Public interest to be able to monitor.

The criminal justice system and that's why these media as the eyes and ears for the public has asked the court.

To create transparency and allow the public to monitor.

The proceedings of the criminal justice system.

The defense's argument is to release this information would impair homes right to a fair trial.

Under Colorado law Holmes has a right to be in court next week for this hearing however Heather we still don't have confirmation whether or not he will in fact be there.

I have had this do we know when or if the district attorney will make an announcement on whether she will pursue the death penalty.

The district attorney here Carol chambers still has more than a month to make that decision given Colorado's history.

With executions meaning they are rare this case rises to the level and beyond that of other capital punishment cases this state is seen.

Legal experts say we can anticipate the public defender's office to attempt some sort of insanity defense with homes if homes mental competence becomes an issue which there are signals that could already be a possibility in the entire process slows to a crawl.

And act -- we could expect at a multiple hearings.

That's sort of things at this point Heather -- next his preliminary hearing is scheduled full or November however.

That could change.

Should his competency become an issue back to you okay and then report out thank you actually checking him reporting live for us banks that's there was going to be this girl and --

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