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Psychiatrist Testifies at James Holmes Hearing

by KREX News Room
by Associated Press

Story Created: Aug 30, 2012 at 11:39 PM MDT

Story Updated: Aug 31, 2012 at 7:05 AM MDT

DENVER- A psychiatrist at the University of Colorado Denver says she met with the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shooting only once, and she believes her doctor-patient relationship with him is limited to that meeting.

Dr. Lynne Fenton testified Thursday in a hearing on whether investigators can have access to a notebook sent to her by James Holmes.

Prosecutors believe the notebook contains descriptions of a violent attack, and argue they should be allowed to review it as part of their investigation.

Defense attorneys say the journal is inadmissible because it's protected by doctor-patient privacy laws.

Holmes is accused in the July 20 shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded.

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