Colorado #OpenGov group to Aurora theater shooter: Tell us how much we spent on you

Nearly two years after a jury convicted James Holmes of murdering 12 people and wounding 70 others at an Aurora movie theater, Colorado taxpayers still don’t know the total cost of the case.

But the killer himself might be able to help shed light on that unanswered question.

A $3 million estimate made by The Denver Post doesn’t include the publicly funded Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, which contends that ethical rules bar the disclosure of records showing how much it spent to defend Holmes.

Last week, the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition sent a letter to Holmes, via his former attorney, asking him to authorize the public defender’s office to make its expenditure information public.

Read more: http://www.coloradoindependent.com/165803/james-holmes-aurora-shooter-cost