Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Lawyers in theater shootings argue whether Holmes' statements to police can be trial evidence | Fox News

Lawyers in theater shootings argue whether Holmes' statements to police can be trial evidence | Fox News: CENTENNIAL, Colo. – James Holmes' defense lawyers and prosecutors are arguing whether things he told police right after his arrest in the Colorado theater shootings can be used at his trial.

His lawyers are set to argue at a hearing Tuesday that what he said can't be used because police hadn't read him his Miranda rights. The Miranda advisement is the well-known warning that anything a suspect says can be used against him.

Prosecutors say what police asked Holmes before he was read his Miranda rights is legal under a public-safety exemption. They say police wanted to know if Holmes had an accomplice.

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