James Holmes is charged in the shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theatre that killed 12 people and wounded 52.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the
Colorado theater shooting are heading back to court in advance of a
crucial hearing in the case.
The judge has told both sides to
appear in court Wednesday to make sure everything is ready for next
week's preliminary hearing, where prosecutors are expected to outline
their case against the defendant, James Holmes.
At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, the judge will decide if the evidence is sufficient to put Holmes on trial.
Holmes
is charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 on July 20 in a
theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora. The theater was showing the
Batman movie "The Dark Night Rises."
Holmes hasn't yet entered a plea. His lawyers have said he suffers from mental illness.
Associated Press