Thursday, October 4, 2012

Defense: Shooting Suspect's Rights Violated

Defense: Shooting Suspect's Rights Violated, James Holmes's lawyers say the release of a new mugshot hinders his ability to get a fair trial. Colorado movie theater shooting suspect claims his rights were violated, Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes' constitutional rights were violated when his jail mug shot was recently released to the media, his defense team claims.

In documents released on Wednesday, the court-appointed lawyers argue the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department violated the judge's order to limit pretrial publicity by providing an updated photo of Holmes last month. Doing so, they said, compromised Holmes' right to a fair trial, impartial jury and due process.

"Despite this order, a photograph of Mr. Holmes was leaked to the media by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department on September 20, 2012, the same day Mr. Holmes appeared in court for the first time after receiving a haircut," his attorneys wrote in their motion.

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