James Holmes, more commonly known as “The Dark Knight Shooter,” could possibly escape the death penalty after all. Judge Carlos Samour Jr., who is working the case, actually accepted Holmes’ attorney’s plea deal of not guilty by reason of mental insanity. Holmes will now have to undergo an extensive mental evaluation, and if it’s proven that he is in fact insane, Holmes could be committed to a mental hospital indefinitely. That would mean that he could actually be freed eventually if the doctors evaluating him feel as though they’ve restored his sanity over time.
It would surely be a major break from the alternative of spending his life in prison or facing the death penalty.
