A Aurora judge sets an October 14 trial date for Holmes . Holmes faces 12 charges tied to a mass shooting at an Anschutz Medical Campus movie theater . The start of the multiple murder trial of James Holmes -- the man accused of shooting dead 12 people inside an Aurora , Colorado , movie theater -- has been set for October 14 , a courts spokesman said . Authorities have claimed that he plotted out the attack well in advance . The defense has centered around James Holmes ' mental state .
A Aurora judge sets an October 14 trial date for Holmes . Holmes faces 12 charges tied to a mass shooting at an Anschutz Medical Campus movie theater . Authorities have claimed that he plotted out the attack well in advance . The defense has centered around James Holmes ' mental state .