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The man suspected of gunning down 12 people at a screening of the new Batman movie last month is mentally ill, his defense lawyer said, seeking more time to assess his health. James Holmes faces two counts of first degree murder for each person killed in the July 20 massacre in Aurora, Colorado -- one for each victim's deliberate killing and one more for killing through "depraved indifference" to life.

Photo by AP Images Aug 10, 2012