Adam Martin
The Atlantic Wire
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00 CDT
William
Sylvester, the judge presiding over the criminal case against James
Holmes decided on Monday that most of the documents in his case should
remain sealed, but he
did release some documents, which at least provide a clue to what evidence is going to come into play during the trial of the accused
Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooter. A cadre of news organizations filed a motion (
PDF
here) last week asking Judge Sylvester to lift a gag order he's placed
on the University of Colorado preventing the sharing any information
related to Holmes, and to open sealed court documents, but the judge
largely refused the request, and only allowed the release of 34
documents in the case, mostly boilerplate motions or motions already
discussed publicly,
the Denver Post's
Jessica Fender reported. But there is some interesting stuff in the
limited document release, at least insofar as it suggests much more that
has yet to be disclosed.
The newly released documents, raw copies of which the alternative weekly
Westword has posted online,
include a list of hearings and motions made in the case so far, such as
the judge's order to prosecutors to turn over some kind of video
evidence, and the defense team's request to quash a subpoena of his
records from the University of Colorado. They also included a request by
Holmes's attorneys to have him sit at the defense table instead of in
the jury box, where he had been placed in previous hearings for his
safety,
The Associated Press reported.
But the records most journalists have been salivating over, which Reuters
listed as "affidavits of probable cause, subpoenas, arrest warrants,
search warrants, and requests for or court orders for production of
records," will remain sealed for the time being.
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