Colorado theater shooting suspect to enter plea

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff

updated 10:04 AM EDT, Tue March 12, 2013

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In this photo provided by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, James Holmes poses for a booking photo September 20, 2012 in Centennial, Colorado. Holmes is charged with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the July 20, shooting rampage at an opening night screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Aurora, Colorado.

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The man accused of killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater shooting is expected in court today to enter a plea.

Attorneys for James Holmes have suggested he may plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

A judge says that if that happens, Holmes could be given a "truth serum" for psychiatric tests.

Prosecutors say he spent months carefully planning the attack.

Fifty-eight people were hurt in the rampage, which happened last July.

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