Judge in Colorado cinema massacre case mulls letting cameras in trial


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  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014

James Holmes sits in court for an advisement hearing at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial, Colorado June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Cross/Pool

CENTENNIAL Colo. (Reuters) - A judge presiding over the Colorado theatre massacre criminal case heard arguments on Monday about whether to allow cameras at the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes, something both prosecutors and defence lawyers oppose.

Attorneys for broadcast and print news outlets have asked Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour to allow expanded media coverage of the proceedings, which are set to begin in December.

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