The evidence the defense would like to suppress includes certain statements Holmes allegedly made to law enforcement officers during and after his arrest, as well as evidence obtained from searches of Holmes's property -- including his car, his computers, his cell phone and his apartment, which authorities say was rigged with explosives.
Judge Carlos Samour denied eight such motions on Friday, meaning that prosecutors will be allowed to use at trial evidence obtained from Holmes's cell phone records, his bank records, his iPhone, his iPod Touch, his computers and his e-mail accounts. Previously, Samour ruled that prosecutors could use evidence obtained from Holmes's wallet, his apartment, his car and his Match.com and AdultFriendFinder.com profiles -- where Holmes allegedly wrote, "Will you visit me in prison?"
Samour also previously denied requests by Holmes's defense attorneys to suppress some of the statements that Holmes allegedly made to law enforcement officers. However, the judge did grant some of the requests, including one regarding a report from Aurora Officer Justin Grizzle about a facial expression that Holmes allegedly made in response to a question. Grizzle testified that Holmes smiled when he asked him if he had acted alone. At a hearing, Grizzle described the smile as "a self-satisfying, offensive smirk.""The Court questions the reliability of Officer Grizzle's memory of his interaction with the defendant," Samour wrote in his order (on view below). As such, he granted the defense's motion to suppress the evidence of Holmes's alleged smirk.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Holmes. If he's convicted of the charges against him, and the judge rules that his mental illness does not preclude him from being executed, a capital sentencing phase of the trial will be held.
Samour recently ruled on three requests by prosecutors regarding the type of evidence that can be presented at a potential capital sentencing hearing. The judge decided that evidence about the history of the death penalty, evidence about the "procedures or circumstances surrounding Colorado's method of execution" and evidence about how Holmes's execution would impact his family and friends would not be allowed.
In his order on the last request, Samour writes, "Any evidence offered by the defendant's family members and friends to establish their love for him or to show that it is important for them to talk to him, see him, and have him in their lives would lack probative value."
Continue to read Samour's orders. First up is Samour's orders on Holmes's alleged statements to law enforcement officers.
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Holmes's Alleged Statements to Police #1
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Holmes's Alleged Statements to Police #2
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Holmes's Alleged Statement to Police #3
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Holmes's Alleged Statements to Police #4
Continue to read Samour's orders regarding Holmes's property.
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Records from Match.com, AdultFriendFinder.com
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found in Holmes's Wallet
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found in Holmes's Apartment
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found in Holmes's Personal E-Mail
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found in Holmes's CU E-Mail
Continue to read additional orders regarding Holmes's property.
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found on Holmes's Computers
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found on Holmes's IPod Touch
Order Re: Motion to Suppress Evidence Found on Holmes's IPhone
Continue to read Samour's orders regarding the capital sentencing hearing evidence.
Order Re: Motion to Exclude Evidence of Impact of Death Penalty
Order Re: Motion to Exclude Evidence of History of Death Penalty
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