Insanity defense looks likely in Holmes' case

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Colorado mass shooting: Prosecutors and defense attorneys argued at a hearing Monday over a notebook James Holmes mailed to his psychiatrist, setting up the first bout over the mass murder defendant's mental state and possibly laying the groundwork for an insanity defense.

Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers charged James Holmes with 142 criminal counts, including 24 counts of murder for the movie-theater massacre that killed 12 people and injured 58 others. Chambers charged Holmes with 12 counts of premeditated murder and 12 counts of murder with malice and extreme indifference to human life.

The first-degree murder charges underscore prosecutors' belief that Holmes, 24, acted with premeditation by purchasing a shotgun, semiautomatic assault-style rifle, two semiautomatic guns, 6,000 rounds of ammunition and other gear in the weeks leading up to a methodical assault at the crowded theater in Aurora.

Chambers has not said whether she will seek the death penalty.

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