by Peter Mertz
DENVER Alex Okafor Jersey , United States, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Colorado judge presiding over the trial of accused midnight movie shooter James Holmes has said enough is enough, and after two-and-a-half years, the trial will begin next Tuesday.
On Wednesday Judge Carlos Samour denied a continuance by defense lawyers who contended they needed more time to analyze 1,600 documents, several CDs, and a DVD they received from the prosecution last week.
"(The) defense fails to identify a single document or disk that contains surprising information ... is prejudicial A.J. Klein Jersey , or that impacts the defense' s strategy at trial or any of its theories of the case," Samour wrote.
Holmes, a 27-year-old former neuroscience graduate student, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after admitting he sprayed bullets into a Batman movie theater crowd, killing 12 and wounding 58 in the July 2012 shooting rampage, considered one of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Defense lawyers say Holmes was in "the throes of a psychotic episode," but prosecutors have charged Holmes with 166 counts of first-degree and attempted murder and have said they will seek the death penalty for the Southern California native if he is convicted.
"The defense will do anything it can to prolong Holmes's life Larry Warford Jersey , and that's part of the process," said criminal defense lawyer Craig Silverman, who prosecuted the last successful death penalty case in Colorado.
The trial has been delayed six times because of legal issues, but next week the first of 9,000 potential jurors will arrive at the Arapahoe County Courthouse to begin the jury selection process that may take several months.
The massive jury pool is said to be the largest in U.S. history, with one-in-50 people possibly eligible in Arapahoe County, a suburb south if Denver.
Samour earlier told attorneys for both sides to be prepared to present their opening statements in late May or early June for the actual trial.
Last week Samour also ruled that videos of Holmes as a child and writings about his mental condition the defense sought to introduce at a possible sentencing hearing will not be allowed. He agreed with prosecutors that the evidence was hearsay and by allowing it P.J. Williams Jersey , they would lose the ability to cross-examine witnesses.
The Brooklyn Nets, introduce their new head coach Lionel Hollins, at a press conference, at the Barclays center, Brooklyn, New York, July 8 Andrus Peat Jersey , 2014. [IC]
As odd as it may seem, Lionel Hollins, the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, has a love affair with China.
With less than two months before the tip-off of two NBA Global Games, featuring the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings in Shanghai and Beijing, Hollins was in town to talk about coaching, the upcoming season Sheldon Rankins Jersey , and his long-running relationship China.
Unlike other NBA coaches, such as his quote-friendly predecessor Jason Kidd, Hollins has been tagged as a no-nonsense, straightforward dude.
Still, that doesn't mean that the 60-year-old who just took the helm of the team last month can't be a delight. As the Chinese press corps found out, it just takes some time.
After politely answering some random questions, ranging from his ideal dinner companion to his favorite movie Trey Hendrickson Jersey , Hollins talked at length about his first trip to China more than three decades ago. He was still an NBA point guard at the time and was in China with some other NBA stars for exhibition games.
"In the two-plus weeks we played a lot of different games throughout China. I was in Beijing, Shenyang, Hangzhou and also Shanghai. We played a series of exhibition games with NBA players and the players association under the direction of Lawrence [Larry] Fleischer, who was director of the [NBA] Players Association at the time, and it was an eye-opening experience."
There were two main takeaways from the first trip: people and bikes, and lots of both.
"I remember people everywhere. There were few cars back then. Most people walked or biked. It was literally an explosion of bikes."
Hollins reminisced that he and other NBA players travelled to tourist attractions, such as the Great Wall Alex Anzalone Jersey , and dined with China's dignitaries at the Great Hall of the People.
"I also remember rice and soy sauce three times a day. Rice and chicken, rice and fish. I missed having a steak for those two weeks I was here, but since I've been back it's a lot more versatile in terms of restaurants."
About two decades later, Hollins returned to China several times with an international grassroots basketball program launched by Adidas. This is when he said he finally got a chance to explore China's delicacies and culture. It was a front-row ticket to watch China's transformation into a modern economy.
"The modernization of China is simply amazing," Hollins told China Daily.
"The opportunity to come back again is special. It's about learning and understanding and appreciating different cultures and finding out [about people] through basketball... If you get down to it, we're all looking for the same thing. "
Hollins was also in China in the fall of 2008 as assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The team played the Golden Warriors in two NBA Global Games in October.
Three months later, he was named the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies Marcus Williams Jersey , where he molded the perennial disappointment into a defense-minded squad that catapulted into the Western Conference finals in less then four seasons. To the surprise of many, the Grizzlies didn't extend Hollins' contract in the summer of 2013, citing philosophical differences between he and ownership.
The rise of the Grizzlies is largely credited to Hollins, who made a name for being tough and able to get the most of his players. This reputation was exactly why the Nets made a quick move, inking a four-year deal on July 2, just days after the team parted ways with Kidd.
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