AURORA | Aurora theater shooting trial jury selection is set to resume Tuesday morning with the fourth day of individual questioning of prospective jurors.
During they first three days of individual questioning last week, 16 jurors were chosen to move to a group questioning round. Judge Carlos Samour Jr. had said he hoped the two sides would agree to eight jurors every five days, but they are far outpacing that rate.
If the two sides continue to keep about five jurors each day, they could have the required 120 jurors for the next round in six weeks. Samour had scheduled individual questioning for 16 weeks.
Questioning so far has focused on the two biggest elements of the trial: the sanity defense and the death penalty.
Lawyers for accused shooter James Holmes have said in court that Holmes was the shooter that night, but have maintained he was insane at the time he opened fire on an Aurora movie theater, killing 12 and wounding dozens more in July 2012.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Holmes.
Court is scheduled to resume in Arapahoe County at 8:40 a.m.
Here’s a wrap up of Friday’s questioning. The court was out of session on Monday.