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Hearing set to determine if alleged Aurora shooter will face death penalty

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Holmes faces 166 charges in connection with the Aurora, CO movie theater shooting. (Source: CNN) Holmes faces 166 charges in connection with the Aurora, CO movie theater shooting. (Source: CNN)

(CNN) - A hearing is scheduled for April 1 to determine if prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shooting.

A judge last week entered a not guilty plea for James Holmes after his attorneys said they weren't ready to enter a plea.

The defense is still considering an insanity defense.

Holmes is accused of opening fire at a showing of a Batman film in Aurora last July, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

He's charged with 166 counts, including murder and attempted murder.

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