CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes was formally charged Monday with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempt murder.
Former neuroscience student Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater.
Unlike Holmes’ first court appearance July 23, Monday’s hearing was not televised. At the request of the defense, District Chief Judge William Sylvester barred video and still cameras from the hearing, saying expanded coverage could interfere with Holmes’ right to a fair trial.
Last week, Sylvester allowed a live video feed that permitted the world its first glimpse of the shooting suspect. With an unruly mop of orange hair, Holmes appeared bleary-eyed and distracted. He did not speak.
Attorneys also were arguing over a defense motion to find out who leaked information to the news media about a package the 24-year-old Holmes purportedly sent to his psychiatrist at the University of Colorado Denver.
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