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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  James Holmes, charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a bloody shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater, is headed to a state hospital for a mental evaluation.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A judge has accepted James' Holmes plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in the Colorado theater shootings.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  James Holmes could enter insanity plea in Colorado shooting or case could stall again

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes' insanity plea has been postponed at least until Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  The judge in the Colorado theater shootings has rejected arguments by defense lawyers that state laws on insanity and the death penalty violate the Constitution.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings say laws on insanity and the death penalty are constitutional and don't need any of the explanations requested by the defense.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Court documents say prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings have listed about 3,500 potential witnesses they could call during the trial of defendant James Holmes.

Monday, May 13, 2013  James Holmes is asking a judge to allow him to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in the deadly Colorado theater shootings.

Monday, May 13, 2013  James Holmes asking judge to change plea to insanity

Monday, March 11, 2013  The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case says defendant James Holmes can be medicated for interviews by psychiatrists if he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shootings has denied a request by defense lawyers to declare a state law on the insanity plea unconstitutional.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Democrats rejected a proposal to make it tougher Democrats rejected a proposal to make it tougher for Colorado defendants to be found not guilty by reason of insanity by putting the burden of proof on defense attorneys, instead of prosecutors.for Colorado defendants to be found not guilty by reason of insanity by putting the burden of proof on defense attorneys, instead of prosecutors.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A Colorado lawmaker wants to make it more difficult for defense attorneys to prove their clients are not guilty by reason of insanity.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Testimony details an unfocused James Holmes after Colorado massacre; police say he made elaborate plans

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Prosecutors have an uphill battle if James Holmes pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. Unlike other states where the defense needs to prove sanity, prosecutors in Colorado are the ones who have to show that a defendant is sane -- and they have to do it with having their own experts examine Holmes.