In today, lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes said he intended to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
Holmes will enter the plea, the court filing says, during a hearing on May 13.
Holmes is accused of opening fire in a crowded Aurora, Colo. movie theater, killing 12 people and injuring 70.
Back in March, a judge entered a . That same month, his defense attorneys floated the idea that Holmes to avoid the death penalty. Prosecutors slammed his defense team,
"Holmes would need a judge's permission to change his plea," .
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