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03.17.13
JAMES HOLMES
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
A judge entered an unexpected not guilty plea
this week for James Holmes, who allegedly
killed 12 people and injured 70 at an Aurora,
Colo., movie theater in July of last year. The judge
said that Holmes, 25, will still have a chance to
change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity
— possibly the only way he could avoid life in
prison or execution, the AP reports. Holmes, who
allegedly opened fire during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, is charged with 166
counts, including murder, attempted murder and assault. His trial is scheduled to begin on Aug. 5.
FORMER
DETROIT
MAYOR
FOUND
GUILTY
After a five-month corruption trial, former Detroit Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 charges, including
extortion, racketeering and bribery. Prosecutors argued
that Kilpatrick, his father and a city contractor ran a
criminal enterprise out of the mayor’s office. Kilpatrick,
who was sent to jail until sentencing, is no stranger to
being locked up — he previously spent about a year in jail
after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice, as well as a
more recent weekend behind bars for violating his parole.
DRINK UP! NYC SODA
BAN REJECTED
A judge rejected a controversial ban on
large-size sugary drinks on Monday, one
day before it was to set to take effect.
The ban, which is part of Mayor Michael
Bloomberg’s effort to improve nutrition,
would put a 16-ounce limit on sugary
drinks sold at restaurants, stadiums,
arenas and movie theaters. In response to
the ruling, the mayor’s office tweeted, “We plan to appeal the sugary drinks decision
as soon as possible, and we are confident the measure will ultimately be upheld.”