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impacts their lives, for years. and so they will want to have, and we will want to get their input before we make any kind of a decision on that. capital punishment is rare in colorado. the last prisoner executed was gary lee davis in october of 1997. joining me now from colorado is a iris eton, a criminal defense attorney. iris, good to have you with us today to help guide us through some of the legalities that are coming down the line. it s been reported that the district attorney chambers has sought more death penalty cases than any other current colorado d.a. so she s professionally on board with it, has no problems seeking it. but in addition to talking to the victims and their families, what other factors will be in play here? the biggest factor in play is going to be whether or not mr. holmes has a mental illness. and it s going to be a long road in order to have both of the authorities and his defense lawyers to get to the bottom of that. iris, the three inmates

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