Federal agents have said the 25-year-old former University of Colorado doctoral student planned the attack for months . A victim 's father says James Holmes should get the same mercy he showed his victims . Prosecutor : `` In this case ... justice is death '' and you are guilty of murder, so we will not let you go free because your life was taken away from you.'' Prosecutors criticized the move , saying it was done to generate publicity .
A victim 's father says James Holmes should get the same mercy he showed his victims . Prosecutor : `` In this case ... justice is death '' and you are guilty of murder, so we will not let you go free because your life was taken away from you.'' Prosecutors criticized the move , saying it was done to generate publicity .