Jury In Aurora Shooting Trial Tries To Determine Sanity Of Defendant

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May 15, 2015

Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes sits in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo., on June 4, 2013. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)

The trial of Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooter, James Holmes is underway, with prosecutors arguing Holmes was sane at the time of the shootings, in which 12 people were killed and 70 were injured.

Ben Markus is covering the story for Colorado Public Radio and joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss the latest in the trial, as well as the dynamic of jurors being allowed to ask questions of those testifying.

Guest

Ben Markus, reporter for Colorado Public Radio. He tweets @cprmarkus.

This segment aired on May 15, 2015.