James Holmes' parents will be allowed to watch their son's
murder trial, even though they may be called as witnesses.  In
an order issued Monday, Judge Carlos Samour ruled that Holmes'
parents will be exempt from a general order that people who
could be called as witnesses at the trial of the Aurora theater
shooting suspect can't watch the trial before their testimony.
Orders precluding witnesses from watching trials — known as
sequestration orders — are common in criminal cases.  Holmes'
attorneys had asked for the exemption, and prosecutors last week
responded that they do not object.  Samour has yet to rule on
the much bigger debate over whether victims of the attack on the
Century Aurora 16 movie theater last July 20 will be allowed to
watch the trial.  Defense attorneys have asked that all victims
who could be called as witnesses be prevented from watching the
trial or attending pretrial hearings. They say that
sequestration is needed to keep victims from matching their
testimony with those who testify b