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Convicted murderer Jodi Arias will return to court on Monday afternoon in Maricopa County, Arizona on Monday, in which Judge Sherry Stephens is expected to set a date for her sentencing phase retrial.
Jodi Arias and her attorneys are returning to court on Tuesday in an effort to throw out the jury's finding that made her eligible for the death penalty. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder on May 8 in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander in Mesa Arizona. About two week ago, the jury that found her guilty of killing Alexander failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence Arias to life in prison or receive the death penalty.
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias is expected to address jurors on Tuesday as they decided whether to sentence her to death or life in prison for brutally killing Travis Alexander, her ex-boyfriend in Arizona five years ago.
An Arizona judge on Monday denied a defense attorney's request for a mistrial in the death penalty phase of Jodi Arias' capital murder trial, after a long-time friend declined to testify as a character witness, citing death threats,
Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first -degree murder, but a judge denied the request. Attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott reportedly asked a judge for permission to withdraw from the case, but were denied.
Prosecutors, led by Juan Martinez, tried to convince jurors that Jodi Arias should be eligible for the death penalty, saying Travis Alexander suffered tremendous pain as he fought for his life while Arias stabbed and slashed him nearly 30 times. The trial resumed with a new phase to decide whether Arias should be eligible for the death penalty. The same jurors who convicted Arias a week ago befan deliberations to determine whether Alexander's murder was done in a "cruel, depraved and heinous" manner leading to his death
After being convicted for first degree murder charges for the killing of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, Jodi Arias told FOX-10 Phoenix that she prefers the death penalty over a life in prison.
An Arizona jury Wednesday found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder for killing Travis Alexander in June 2008, CNN reported. The conviction means Arias could face the death penalty. In the next phase of the case, prosecutors will have a chance to present additional evidence and jurors to decide whether Alexander's death was caused in a cruel manner.
The Jodi Arias jury began its first full day of deliberations on Monday, the Huffington Post reported. Arias is accused of stabbing the 30-year-old Travis Alexander nearly 30 times, shooting him in the head and cutting his throat in his Mesa, Arizona home on June 4, 2008.
Travis Alexander, the victim of the brutal killing by her ex-girlfriend and defendant on trial, Jodia Arias, had called Mesa police and reported that his car tires were slashed just four months before his death, ABC News said in an exclusive report.
Dr. Kevin Horn, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner officer, who was among the first witnesses to testify for the prosecution of the Jodi Arias, is expected to stand trial before the closing arguments of the trial are made next week.
Jodi Arias' psychotherapist Alyce LaViolette and Arizona prosecutor Juan Martinez have been at each other throats in the past week. The prosecution has put her techniques and professional opinions under a microscope. Monday was the psychotherapist's Alyce LaViolette's seventh day on the witness stand and her second day of cross examination. The Maricopa County prosecutor again called out LaViolette's method for determining Arias was a victim of domestic violence.
Alyce LaViolette, a psychotherapist who specializes in domestic violence, has been testifying on Tuesday during the Jodi Arias trial, discussing "scientific reasoning" why Arias would stay with an abuser like Travis Alexander even after repeated instances of physical harm.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez has spent the better part of the last two trial days going after key witness, Richard Samuels who is the psychologist who diagnosed the defendant, Jodi Arias with post-traumatic stress disorder. While Samuels diagnosed Arias with post-traumatic stress disorder, he also said he failed to re-administer his test after Arias admitted she lied during her first examination.
Jodi Arias appeared on the witness stand for the 18th day on Wednesday to describe how she got to kill her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, which she claimed was done in self-defense.
The jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial asked more than 100 questions to the defendant on Wednesday, Accused of vengefully murdering her boyfriend Travis Alexander, the jury's questions were put to Arias by Judge Sherry Stephens.
Defense attorney Kurt Nurmi spent considerable time questioning defendant Jodi Arias concerning the tawdry details of her sexual encounters with ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.
Defendant Jodi Arias was reduced to tears today on Thursday, and was unable to answer pointed questions when shown a photo of her dead ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, prompting prosecutor Juan Martinez to ask mockingly whether she also cried while killing him him.
Heated cross examination highlight the ninth day Jodi Arias took to the stand. Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder of her Arizona lover.
