Alleged Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear appeared in court for the first time Monday afternoon. He was present by video conference from the El Paso County Jail, where he is being held without bail. He’s been appointed public defender Dan King, the same attorney who represented Aurora theater shooter James Holmes.
In the brief hearing, Dear could be seen wearing a safety smock, a suicide-prevention garment made out of thick quilted fabric. According to NBC, he was informed that the first-degree murder charges he faces will mean a minimum of life in prison if convicted and a maximum of the death penalty.