Who: Lawyers and jurors, James E Holmes
What: Lawyers questioning potential jurors on whether or not they think the gunman of the cinema shooting in Colorado at the premier of the Batman movie in 2012, James E Holmes, should die.
When: Event happened on July 20, 2012, article posted on February 11, 2015
Where: Centennial, Colorado
Why it Matters: This matters because this shooting was rather big new in 2012, and it relates to pro-death penalty because several witnesses and jurors agreed that Holmes deserves to die for his crimes, claiming death the only way to ensure justice. An interesting thing from the questioning was that several of the jurors questioned had some sort of relation to the case, having friends who knew a witness or one of the victims.
Link to the Original Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us/in-aurora-case-jury-pool-is-pressed-on-death-penalty.html?ref=topics
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