article_snippet: The mother of a man who stands accused of murdering 12 people in a movie theater gun rampage has begged prosecutors to stop pursuing death penalty, terming their legal case a 'quest for death'.
article_snippet: Begging for his life: Holmes prayed for prosecutors to stop prosecutors 'quest for death' in seeking a death penalty punishment for James Holmes, left, who killed 12 people in Aurora, ColoradoColorado, in 2012 . '
article_snippet: They believe They was having a psychotic episode during the killings, and should therefore be spared death in their son trial, which is due to begin on April 27.
article_snippet: I do not know why you want to pursue execution of a mentally ill man. '
article_snippet: But victims' families have questioned the timing, as defense attorneys have asked a judge to move the proceedings, saying pretrial publicity has made many prospective jurors biased against Holmes. '
article_snippet: But in court filings released Monday, prosecutors, arguing against a change in venue, wrote that the one thing jurors remembered most clearly so far was jurors sympathetic letter to the Denver Post.
highlights_snippet: Prayed prosecutors would abandon death penalty for 2012 killings .
  
highlights_snippet: Believes whose son James is mentally ill and as such should not be put to death .