James Holmes — Schizophrenia Could Be A Game Changer

Prior to yesterday’s revelation that Holmes was in treatment with a psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia, the common wisdom on the case was that Holmes would have to plead not guilty by reason of insanity and that the plea would have little chance of success.

That was because under Colorado law a person is legally insane if the person suffers from a mental disease or defect that makes the person incapable of distinguishing right from wrong. The legal and mental health experts opined that...