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Reggie Bicha, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services, stands in his office in Denver, Thursday May 16, 2013. After the Denver area movie theater massacre in 2012, the state's governor and health officials began talking about revamping a mental health system that had been devastated by budget cuts. On Thursday, the governor signed into law an expansion of mental health services which Bicha helped shape in hopes of preventing future violence by the mentally ill. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Theater attack prompts new Colo. mental health law

Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health officials began talking about revamping a state mental health system that had been devastated by budget cuts. On Thursday, the Democratic governor signed into law an expansion ...

Family members and victims are escorted to the courtroom for a hearing where Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes asked a judge to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, Monday, May 13, 2013, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Lawyers: Experts diagnose Holmes' mental illness

Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes formally told a judge on Monday that he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity after outside experts diagnosed his mental illness. The attorneys, however, did not specify the diagnosis. Judge Carlos Samour Jr. indicated he would ...

FILE - James Holmes, Aurora theater shooting suspect, sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo., in a Tuesday, March 12, 2013 file photo. Holmes' lawyers plans to ask a judge on Monday, May 13, 2013 to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, a move that is widely seen as Holmes' best hope of avoiding the death penalty. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)

Insanity plea by Holmes holds risks for both sides

One of James Holmes' lawyers asked a judge on Monday to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in the Colorado theater shootings. Such a plea is seen as his best hope of avoiding the death penalty in the killings of 12 people at a packed midnight ...

This undated photo released courtesy of KMGH-TV shows Eugene Han and Kirstin Davis who survived the Aurora theater shootings last July 20,2012. Han and Davis have decided to get married and scheduled their wedding for the first anniversary of the tragedy on July 20 to make it a happier day. Han was shot in the hip and knee and Davis says she suffered minor scratches in the assault on a packed movie theater. (AP Photo/KMGH-TV)

Survivors to wed on anniversary of Colo shootings

A young couple who survived the Aurora theater shootings have scheduled their wedding for the anniversary of the tragedy. Eugene Han and Kirstin Davis told KMGH-TV (http://tinyurl.com/brtdddl ) in a story Tuesday that they decided to get married on July 20 to make it a happier day. Han was shot ...

Suit against Holmes' psychiatrist placed on hold

A lawsuit against a psychiatrist who treated Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes has been put on hold to avoid conflicts with the criminal case against him. The Denver Post reported Wednesday (http://tinyurl.com/czosjfb ) a federal judge placed an administrative hold on the lawsuit at the request of both sides. ...

New insanity plea may slow Colorado shooting case

The trial of the former grad student charged in the deadly Colorado movie theater shootings will likely be delayed weeks or months because he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. James Holmes' attorneys filed the court papers Tuesday. The judge handling the case will ...

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, James Holmes, left, and defense attorney Tamara Brady appear in district court in Centennial, Colo. for his arraignment. Lawyers for Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a Colorado movie theater, said Tuesday May 7, 2013 he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)

Colorado shootings suspect to enter insanity plea

The man accused in the deadly Colorado theater shootings wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers said Tuesday, despite their fears that the plea could severely hamper his ability to mount a defense against the death penalty. James Holmes is charged with more ...

Theater shooting suspect's lawyers file arguments

Lawyers for the Colorado theater shooting suspect want heightened standards of fairness and reliability applied throughout his case, now that prosecutors say they intend to seek the death penalty. James Holmes' lawyers said in court documents filed Monday that they want a hearing on the issue. They say prosecutors oppose ...

Psychiatrist Warned Police About James Holmes

Newly released documents say a psychiatrist warned police that accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public. Holmes is accused of killing 12 people on July 20th. (April 5)

Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty in Aurora Shootings

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against James Holmes, accused of 12 first degree murders and scores of other crimes in a mass shooting at a movie theater near Denver last July. Ashby Jones reports.

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Colorado Theater Massacre

An emotional day for relatives and friends of victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting. Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against James Holmes, the alleged gunman. Bryan Beard's friend Alex was one of the 12 people killed last July during a midnight showing of the latest Batman ...

James Holmes Offers Guilty Plea To Avoid Death Penalty

Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes has offered to plead guilty and serve the rest of his life in prison to avoid the death penalty – a deal that would bring a swift end to the sometimes wrenching courtroom battle and circumvent a prolonged debate over his sanity.