CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado theater shooter James Holmes chose not to testify in his death penalty trial.
Holmes told Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. Thursday he had discussed the decision with his attorneys, responding to the judge's questions with direct "Yes" and "No" answers and swiveling slightly in his chair.
Had Holmes chosen to testify, prosecutors would have been able to cross examine him. Samour determined that Holmes' decision not to testify was made "voluntarily and intelligently."
Defense attorneys have planned to rest their case Friday. They have sought to prove Holmes was legally insane when he opened fire on a crowded movie theater July 20, 2012, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others.
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