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In this Monday, April 27, 2015, sketch by courtroom artist Jeff Kandyba, Judge Carlos A. Samour, Jr., makes a point during the opening day of the trial for Aurora, Colo., theatre shooting suspect James Holmes Monday, April 27, 2015, in Centennial, Colo. The trial will determine if Holmes will be executed, spend his life in prison or be committed to an institution as criminally insane.
In this Monday, April 27, 2015, sketch by courtroom artist Jeff Kandyba, Judge Carlos A. Samour, Jr., makes a point during the opening day of the trial for Aurora, Colo., theatre shooting suspect James Holmes Monday, April 27, 2015, in Centennial, Colo. The trial will determine if Holmes will be executed, spend his life in prison or be committed to an institution as criminally insane.
Eric LubbersDENVER, CO - JUNE 16: Denver Post's Joe Murphy, on June 16, 2014. (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon)
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CENTENNIAL — The jury has announced the verdicts in the Aurora theater shooting trial.

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Verdicts for charges in the Aurora theater shooting trial

The verdict for each charge is listed below the victim’s name.

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    Jonathan Blunk

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Alexander Boik

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jesse Childress

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Gordon Cowden

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jessica Ghawi

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    John Larimer

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Matthew McQuinn

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Micayla Medek

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Veronica Moser-Sullivan

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Alex Sullivan

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Alexander Teves

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Rebecca Wingo

    • Murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Petra Anderson

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Adan Avila

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Brandon Axelrod

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Toni Billapando

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Christina Blache

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Maria Carbonell

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Alejandra Cardona-Lamas

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Louis Duran

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Craig Enlund

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Alex Espinoza

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jacqueline Fry

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Yousef Gharbi

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Zackary Golditch

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Munirah Gravelly

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Eugene Han

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Kirstin Davis

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Katie Medley

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jasmine Kennedy

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Marcus Kizzar

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Patricia Legarreta

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Brenton Lowak

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Ryan Lumba

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Caleb Medley

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Ashley Moser

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Stefan Moton

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Joshua Nowlan

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Pierce O’Farrill

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Prodeo Patria

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Rita Paulina

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Christopher Rapoza

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Carli Richards

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Dion Roseborough

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Carey Rottman

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Lucas Smith

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Heather Snyder

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Farrah Soudani

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Catherine Streib

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jamison Toews

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Denise Traynom-Axelrod

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Marcus Weaver

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Michael White

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    David Williams

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Alleen Young

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jansen Young

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Samantha Yowler

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Gage Hankins

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Mckayla Hicks

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Stephen Barton

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jennifer Avila-Arredondo

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jarrell Brooks

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Amanda Hernandez-Memije

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Nathan Juranek

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Kelly Lewis

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Anggiat Mora

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Bonnie Pourciau

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Ethan Rohrs

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Nickelas Gallup

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Evan Farris

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    People of the State of Colorado

    • Possession of an explosive device:
    • Crime of violence sentence enhancer:

    Corbin Dates

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Lauren Ellis

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Jamie Rohrs

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Evan Morrison

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Richelle Hill

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Kaylan Bailey

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Kelly Bowen

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Shirley Clark

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Hailee Hensley

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Victor Nava

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Daybra Thomas-Kizzar

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference:

    Caitlin Peddicord

    • Attempted murder, first degree, with intent:
    • Attempted murder, first degree, with extreme indifference: