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Defense says medication makes Colorado theater gunman stoic, prosecutors describe cold killer

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    File - In this Monday, April 27, 2015 file sketch by courtroom artist Jeff Kandyba, movie theater massacre defendant James Holmes is depicted as he sits in court at the Arapahoe County Justice Center on the first day of his trial, in Centennial, Colo. The courtroom where the Colorado theater shooting trial is now unfolding is awash with emotion, as survivors recount the horrors of dodging gunfire and stumbling over loved ones' maimed bodies as they fled. (AP Photo/Jeff Kandyba, file) (The Associated Press)

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    FILE - In this April 27, 2015 file photo taken from video, Colorado movie theater massacre defendant James Holmes, far left, sits at the defense table at the opening of his trial in Centennial, Colo. The courtroom where the Colorado theater shooting trial is now unfolding is awash with emotion, as survivors recount the horrors of dodging gunfire and stumbling over loved ones' maimed bodies as they fled. (Colorado Judicial Department via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

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    FILE - In this July 23, 2012 file photo, movie theater massacre defendant James Holmes sits during a pre-trial hearing in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. The courtroom where the Colorado theater shooting trial is now unfolding is awash with emotion, as survivors recount the horrors of dodging gunfire and stumbling over loved ones' maimed bodies as they fled. (RJ Sangosti,/The Denver Post via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The courtroom where the Colorado theater shooting trial is unfolding is awash with emotion.

But the man tethered to the floor at the defense table barely moves as witnesses share details of his carnage.

Interpretations of James Holmes' stone-faced, nearly catatonic demeanor cuts to the heart of the case.

His attorneys say he seems aloof because of anti-psychotic medications he has taken since he killed 12 people and injured 70 more in the packed movie theater.

Prosecutors hint of something dark and calculating below that emotionless exterior.

The California native is so impassive that, even before his trial began, defense attorney Tamara Brady asked prospective jurors if they would read anything into his appearance.