Defense attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case have requested another delay in James Holmes’ trial, saying they don’t have enough time to prepare for the Jan. 20 start date.
In a motion made public Friday, the attorneys asked to push the trial back two or three months.
Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr., who did not immediately rule on the request, asked prosecutors to respond to the motion Friday. That response, if it was filed, has not been made public.
In another motion, defense lawyers said one of their witnesses won’t willingly testify at the trial because it will be televised. They asked Samour to reconsider his decision to allow TV coverage. He rejected the request, noting the trial would be heavily publicized even without TV coverage.
