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| James Holmes moves closer to death penalty verdict | James Holmes moves closer to death penalty verdict |
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| Convicted mass killer James Holmes has moved one step closer to the death penalty after jurors rejected a defence appeal for leniency. | Convicted mass killer James Holmes has moved one step closer to the death penalty after jurors rejected a defence appeal for leniency. |
| The same jury found Holmes guilty of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a cinema in Aurora, Colorado. | The same jury found Holmes guilty of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a cinema in Aurora, Colorado. |
| Holmes' mitigating factors, including mental illness, do not outweigh the crime, the jury determined on Monday. | Holmes' mitigating factors, including mental illness, do not outweigh the crime, the jury determined on Monday. |
| Now the proceedings move to the third and final phase of the sentencing where victims will make impact statements. | Now the proceedings move to the third and final phase of the sentencing where victims will make impact statements. |
| Victims and their relatives will soon have the opportunity to tell the court about how Holmes' crimes have affected their lives. | |
| During the second phase, Holmes' family and childhood friends shared memories of him as a loving child who became more isolated as he grew up. | During the second phase, Holmes' family and childhood friends shared memories of him as a loving child who became more isolated as he grew up. |
| Both Holmes' parents took the stand during sentencing to plead for his life. | Both Holmes' parents took the stand during sentencing to plead for his life. |
| "I didn't realize that his loudest cry for help was his silence," Arlene Holmes, James' mother, told court prosecutors. | |
| During his trial, defence lawyers argued, unsuccessfully for Holmes to be found not guilty by reason of insanity. | |
| But instead the jury of nine women and three men convicted him on all 165 counts of murder, attempted murder, and possession of explosives. | |
| The jury will next determine in the coming days whether the 27-year-old should be executed by lethal injection. |