Jodi Arias Trial Verdict IS IN: GUILTY Of MURDER In The Slaying Of Travis Alexander
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Phoenix, AZ- In the 4 month long trial of Jodi Ann Arias for the murder of her brief boyfriend Travis Victor Alexander, the jury deliberating since last Friday has arrived at a verdict in her case. Arias was found guilty of the pre-meditated murder of Travis Alexander on June 4th, 2008.
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The jury has returned to the courtroom and told Judge Stephens they have been unable to reach a decision. Judge Stephens asked them to return to deliberations. Alexander family in tears.
I am not sure that is correct, wasn’t it a question about what to do if they could not?
This coming right after the missed instruction makes me throw things this afternoon.
Not proud.
B
I’m for the Alexanders, but this Judge allowing them to sit in front and weep
on recorded cameras while the jury is stuck on death v life
is signing off on a appealable issue unnecessarily.
imo she’s failed to protect their interests.
GeorgiaDad says:May 22, 2013 at 9:41 am
The unspoken victims in DP cases are the convict’s family members. Can any of us as mothers, fathers, brothers, or sisters imagine what it is like to know, not only that your loved one is going to die, but to know a specific date? Even worse, on the day of her execution, to know that there will be large crowds gathered outside the prison to celebrate her death. JA’s family may be less than ideal. Her sister may have had drug issues, but apparently sought treatment, but it still comes up frequently on social media. Regardless of the jury verdict, no-one should celebrate her family’s grief and loss.That being said, JA did herself no favors. The only way I think she avoids the DP is if a few jurors decide she is a mentally unstable person and show mercy as a result
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So well said. I absolutely agree with you..
Rose says:
May 22, 2013 at 2:09 pm
seeing her on interview & sitting in Court now, it’s clear the drugged
up phase is history. just now she appears truly hyper, confabbing with attorneys.
no good will come of it if life is result. Isn ‘t it extraordinary this Judge gave incomplete instructions re life?
Judges get suggested instructions from attorneys.
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Amen. I just watched Arias, hair pulled back like a macabre Barbie doll, giggling and laughing in court after the jurors announced they are not able to reach a unanimous verdict. If she gets life, she will continue to trash Travis and torture his family from prison. Just sickening. No wonder Samantha was sobbing.
What did I miss? What wrong instructions did the Judge give to the jury? I just saw via live feed that they can not come to a decision but I did not see anything about wrong instructions? Can someome PLEASE let me know what’s going on?
The murderer is so gitty today copying a sandy from grease
Ponytail trying to look all perky. Spinning in her seat, looking toward the crowd like just another day in the spot light. I can’t believe they can not initially come up with a verdict of death
I really believe the pain the Alexander family will endure if she does not get death would be much harder than on the arias family if she does get death. Jodi dropped kick her family a long time ago. It seems to me that she was embarrassed of her family. They may love her but I believe they have very strong negative feelings towards her from the past. They know she is violent.
jury cannot agree.
Judge urges them to agree.
Arias gave interviews last night that have been speeding through the internet and national outlets- international outlets as well…. just where is an unbiased jury going to come from if this one has to be replaced.
Divine intervention, where are you? We need you.
ATG at 12:38 pm, I agree. JA will make her sentence all about her, garnering and claiming notoriety for herself and manipulating her fellow inmates as well as the system. We have already seen how she can and does work the system from inside of her confinement to the outside. I fear the repercussion wave she could effect, given the opportunity.
http://www3.ce9.uscourts.gov/Web/SDocuments.nsf/0/61831865ca9c640888256f7f005acaa0?OpenDocument
Allen Charge
Thank you E- everyone with questions on the missing instruction please read.
B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGMtFBA-O-g&feature=youtu.be
jury question today
Yes whodunnit – Exactly right. We need Divine Intervention. I cannot stand to listen to this any more. It needs to end and end with justice for the good side.
I am betting that the 5 jurors that did not find her gullty of felony murder are the same jurors that want to giver her LWOP while the other 7 wanted death penalty/sentence.
Jodi will forever feel she won if she gets life because no one else spoke in the penalty phase but her. She will always feel inside that she won the battle and she called the shots. In top of all that she was able to advertise her shirt, hair and ideas. That was her interview to be able to stay alive in prison
This all makes we want to hurl! Please get this over with, I’m tired of seeing this disgusting excuse for a human being on every news station every day.
NaNa says:
May 22, 2013 at 5:03 pm
I am betting that the 5 jurors that did not find her gullty of felony murder are the same jurors that want to giver her LWOP while the other 7 wanted death penalty/sentence.
I think you are exactly right and I bet Jodi thinks the same thing.
This is an Arizona State court. However, Arizona falls within the jurisdiction of the 9th Circuit for Federal appeals.
NaNa
I would bet money that your analysis matching the guilty verdict is exactly what has happened.
The court should make every effort to get the jurors to continue. If in fact, they cannot agree it will be a difficult task to convene another jury and bring them up to speed on the facts that got the trial to the decision of 1st degree murder.
This decision cannot be split as was the guilty verdict. As I stated earlier, I do not want the decision to be LWOP as it leaves Jodi in a position to create a lot more trouble.
Jodi has chosen the path of evil and been found guilty of a murder. Our creator has a lot of mercy credits she can use on the other side. We the people should not be saddled with her evil,crazy behavior a moment longer than necessary.
My heart hurts for this jury. It hurts even more at the prospect that Jodi may end up with LWOP because I truly believe it will be her intent to appeal this case, and wreak more havoc on reasonable and kind folks everywhere. She was hatched to do so.
Not being glib, but I am feeling like I have to give this to the big man, and I choose to believe that whatever the outcome, it is by design, and for the greater outcome.
I have been in the position of not understanding that before, but I trust that when it is God’s time, it will be plain.
Above all else, and I say this with but nothing but love for Travis and his friends and family, ultimately, I believe this woman is a fat danger to society, and should never see outside a cement block again in her natural life, and that is my priority issue.
Regardless of her “skin” she is a predator awaiting a victim of some kind for some malevolent reason and it takes a lot to scare me, she scares me.
B
Myers says:
May 22, 2013 at 5:58 pm
NaNa says:
May 22, 2013 at 5:03 pm
“I am betting that the 5 jurors that did not find her gullty of felony murder are the same jurors that want to giver her LWOP while the other 7 wanted death penalty/sentence.
I think you are exactly right and I bet Jodi thinks the same thing.”
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Count One: 1st Degree Murder GUILTY
5 jurors Premeditated: GUILTY
7 jurors Premeditated plus Felony: GUILTY
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/05/08/heres-jodi-arias-verdict
I continue to believe that the jury will do right by the Alexander family. The jury is struggling, it is a woman. Let her be silenced forever. She knows it.
I think I already know the answer, but want to ask anyway. If a juror that in the beginning originally claimed they could vote for death if it was warranted, but now cannot do that, can that juror be replaced by an alternate juror (one that is truly death qualified)?
I would rather have lwop instead of hung jury.
This jury has a tough job and I do not envy them at all. Prayers for them and for the Alexanders.
And yes Jodi is scary and will definately harm someone else if given the opportunity. I have felt this way since knowing of the 9mm being purchased after the murder and the carrying of knives. There could even be another victim if she gets life.
Another day gone
Jodi doing interviews
Wearing a pony tail and smiling in court like this is some sort of party
Still claiming abuse
This is so unbelievable
Jury deadlocked
copied from fb page state vs. jodi arias
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A message from a member of this page. I’ve copied it out verbatim but have left out the poster’s name. If you wish to come forward, please do so in the comments:
“I have unfortunately been in prison where she will go, and TRUST ME!!! She will NOT be the Predator..she WILL be the Prey!!! Prison is WAAAY different than that safe little jail she is in now!!! She’s in for a rude awakening!!! And what she said about starting programs and clubs and helping the “illiterate” inmates..NEVER going to happen!!! She’s going to be in COMPLETE isolation for AT LEAST five years, and after she manages to “program down” to a lower classification….she still needs to realize that’s she’s now an INMATE!! The State runs every aspect of your life, so NO she won’t be contributing ANYTHING to society!! The closest she’ll get is a 50 cent an hour job as a GED tutor..but that will take her YEARS and YEARS to get that “privilege”. And her smug, superior attitude she has, all that’s going to get her is beaten up and robbed!! So, it would be in her best interest to just SHUT UP FOR ONCE IN HER LIFE and get OK with the fact that as soon as that gate closes behind her at the “Perryville Complex” sign, nobody cares that she’s Jodi Arias…for the rest of her disgusting life, all anyone will know about her is her INMATE NUMBER!!!”
I do not think that the jury should be tasked with deciding life or death. think it should be the judge’s responsibility. A finding of guilt or innocence based on the evidence with reasonable doubt as the standard of proof is one thing, but in deciding whether someone lives or dies there is not a clear legal standard where one can detach themselves from the stakes of putting a needle in another person’s arm. Tasked with deciding whether another person lives or dies is something no one tasked with jury duty should be asked to do. The judge knows the guidelines of his or her job when they are appointed and accepts that responsibility. If it were me, I would also hang on it as I am on the fence on the DP as a whole.
Can someone please tell me what the difference is between felony murder and premeditated murder? Or how capital murder differs from felony murder or first degree murder? There are too many terms for murder out there.
Lyndsay my dear you are post grad, lol, that is an AZ/ 9th circuit law research issue.
Teasing
B
I believe that when evil is overcome, the eventual benefits to society are at least ten times over the damage done.
I also believe that when we pass to the other side, we do not take our physical body, but instead are given a new and more perfect body. This new body is not affected by genetic abnormalities.
The problem that we do not know about Jodi is, has she lived in the evil sphere so long that she has become iniquitous. If that has happened, she is soulless and cannot be resurrected.
For anyone that may not be familiar- “iniquitous” loosely translated means wicked, or in modern terms evil.
I do not think light of saying this about another human being, ever, but I do not believe this woman has a soul. It is not about loathing her, or what she did to Travis. For me, it is about what I see, what I have analyzed, and what my satellites say.
B
NaNa says:
May 22, 2013 at 5:03 pm
“I am betting that the 5 jurors that did not find her gullty of felony murder are the same jurors that want to giver her LWOP while the other 7 wanted death penalty/sentence.
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Yes, but remember that was in the guilt, or “first’ phase.
For the “second” phase, they were unanimous that the aggravation charge was met, and that is what determined her eligibility for the death penalty. In other words, they were unanimous that she was eligible for the DP.
In this, the “third” , phase, they are supposed to determine if the crime outweighs the mitigating factors.
So the only thing we are left to surmise is that , while they were all agree she had met the eligibility for DP, as a result of the mitigation phase, they cannot agree that she should receive it.
I think it is irresponsible to submit a deadlock after less than four hours of deliberation after a trial that has lasted six months.
All of my fears about the shortcomings of the prosecution, the zealousness of the pro arias ranters are coming back top haunt me. What a roller coaster.
And ALL because one uneducated, very cunning person refused to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Ryan Owens (ABC): So you really are never going to tell the truth about what went down in that bathroom.
Jodi Arias (indignantly): I don’t know what you mean about that because I’ve told the truth.
Ryan Owens (ABC): Okay.
Jodi Arias: I didn’t know you were a hater when you came to interview me.
That’s just how easy it is for Arias to separate the haters from the supporters.
Right now Arias is poised to to sweep this country as the face for reform of prisoner rights and the abolition of the death penalty. All she needs is for a powerful advocacy group to recognize her as such. My concern is that the death penalty will actually give her what she wants even though she changed her plea to the jury. She has said in interviews she is not afraid of the death penalty. As you can see above she’s sticking by her story of self-defense (and looking forward to her appeal.)
As an afterthought, I expect the jury to return tomorrow around noon and sentence her death. .
@Blink
“My heart hurts for this jury. It hurts even more at the prospect that Jodi may end up with LWOP because I truly believe it will be her intent to appeal this case, and wreak more havoc on reasonable and kind folks everywhere. She was hatched to do so.
Not being glib, but I am feeling like I have to give this to the big man, and I choose to believe that whatever the outcome, it is by design, and for the greater outcome.
I have been in the position of not understanding that before, but I trust that when it is God’s time, it will be plain.
Above all else, and I say this with but nothing but love for Travis and his friends and family, ultimately, I believe this woman is a fat danger to society, and should never see outside a cement block again in her natural life, and that is my priority issue.
Regardless of her “skin” she is a predator awaiting a victim of some kind for some malevolent reason and it takes a lot to scare me, she scares me.”
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Blink, thank you for stating this so eloquently as you bring balance and perspective in sharing your thoughts. I might be able to sleep tonight. My deep appreciation to you and the insightful contributions made by all the folks following this case. Believe me, it does make a difference. Peace, and may justice prevail.
I agree Jodi is dangerous and I do not believe she cares about abuse victims
Or any other cause
She does care about make up
I fixed you my dear malty- we knew what you meant, though
B
instead of Where’s Waldo,
let’s play Where’s the Jury?
I Do Not believe she cares about abuse victims
Do not Geez I need to watch my typing
Or any cause
https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/sites/all/docs/Criminal/ccc/Final-CapPun.pdf
A good read. The process of capital punishment in the state of Arizona.
at 16:29 during JA’s elocution she states (paraphrasing) ‘before that day I wouldn’t harm a spider, I would gather them in cups and put them outside.”
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2399720535001/change-of-heart-jodi-arias-pleads-for-life-in-prison/?playlist_id=903226511001
When he finds a spider in the house, he carefully gathers it in a tissue and places it outside, alive.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/autism-empathy-connecticut-shooting_n_2314769.html
I swear she lifted this off the Newtown shootings.
I swear you’re right erose. Good catch. Interesting to know who wrote her schtick.
B
I hate this woman so much. She makes a mockery of us women. God forbid anyone like her set the example. Who will mimic her? Many… Penalty’s have to be paid for what she has done. My heart breaks for his family. However my heart breaks for justice!
Lynds, you can read from the beginning of this Travis thread or do your own googling, but this relentless case has covered tons of legal, technical, ethical, moral, religious, geographical, social, psychological–and more– aspects of life in this world. It is impossible for anyone to be on top of it all. (Excepting Blink, of course.) It’s been good to have your input and I hope you grow up to be an advocate for those who have no voice.
At this point, I’m stretched to my limit of toleration. Finally I have opened my heart to the universe and am accepting of the jury’s decision. If another jury needs to make the decision, so be it. Our attention has been on JA too long and it is time to move on.
Loni–you surprised me by signing the Travis’ Law so quickly. Your understanding of the English language is amazing. If anyone else is interested, it’s at change.org. I haven’t decided if I want to sign the petition or not, but I support the effort.
It boils down to those satellites–that gift of fear–and how we pass that on to those who are vulnerable. Acknowledge that evil exists and that it can be found anywhere. Then, have a plan. Finally, be willing to take action against the evil as it presents itself.
Not an easy task at all. We have to be clear about who and what we are.
Did some quick research last night and found that if the jury cannot decide on Death Penalty vs LWOP/Life, the judge can decide her fate. Prosecution could ask for another jury for the sentencing, but it would be very difficult to explain to a jury who didnt sit through trial that she deserves death. Im citing one source (a video) from a Defense Attorney in Arizona.
http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/2329821/
They made aggravation, I would find it very unlikely that the prosecution wants to seat another jury for the penalty. Keep in mind the Judge is privy to things the jury and we are not that could influence her penalty verdict.
B
IMO the jury won’t decide on death.
That said, Jodi needs other people to maintain the facade of being human and operating as a human. She needs others to witness her and as long others are willing to watch, listen to, and engage her she is fine. It’s why she seeks to maintain relationships with her exes. Travis refused hence his demise.
It is my opinion that she will literally lose her mind altogether while in prison. The other inmates will see straight thought this facade. They have the insight from their own inner demons to see exactly what she is. She won’t be able to hide and they won’t witness her in a way she needs to retain her semblance of normalcy.
LWOP will not do well by Jodi Arias. Give it five years, maybe less, and look for a photo of her.
JMO.
Word Girl says :
May 23, 2013 at 12:47 am
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As it is in fact very painfull to hear false allegations about someone you lost so tragically it is also injust . The victim can not speak for himself, so we have the responsability to protect the victim ‘s reputation and legacy . My family and i had the luck that my uncle’s kilker after having made false allegations told the truth. Travis and Travis family did not have this luck. So we need such law to prevent unnecessary suffering.
“Defamatory, prejudicial and malicious claims about a murder victim should not be permitted by a defendant if clearly unsubstantiated and not directly related to a defense; particularly if the defendant has been proven to have made false statements previously.” http://www.change..org
Word Girl says :May 23, 2013 at 12:47 am
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Word Girl it is in fact funny because i posted a few days ago that it schould exist a law wich prevents from trashing victims when there are no supportative evidences for such claims and then i saw you posted this Petition. So yes i signed immediately
@” Inda says:
May 22, 2013 at 9:55 pm”
perfect example of borderline, seeing a person as all good or all bad.
the glasses prop has disappeared
Oh my goodness, I hate to say it, but she managed to manipulate me. I felt somewhat sympathetic after her “presentation.” Then I saw her interview immediately after. Bpd or any other issue aside, she is in a class all her own. I can’t remember which pre trial interview it was, but she said she was for the death penalty, and now per her recent interview she’s against capital punishment. And, how dare juan Martinez accuse her of wanting fame …….as she sits in interview after interview. Unreal. Prior to these last interviews, I was for lwop, but if she can continue to create all of this attention to herself after all she’s done …… Not right. The makeup concerns, the hair, not wanting to be seen in prison garb, just wow. Give the Alexander’s the peace they have asked for. This woman is in a class all her own. I agree, she is very scary….
Blink has talked early on about a “professional jury”. When a case makes it to the DP penalty phase perhaps this would be a good point to actually have a professional jury, a new jury that has not had the opportunity to become personally involved with the defendant or victims family. It is asking a lot to have one person make a death decision such as the judge which was suggested earlier. Just an idea.
Good point.
B
i couldn’t even handle listening to HLN last night. The jury note, according to the tweets from the official courthouse twitter said “IF the jury can’t come to a decision….” I don’t think they are deadlocked, I think there are obviously some thinking life would be better but clearly, they worked all day yesterday after the allen charge with no further questions. Hopefully seeing the Alexander family’s emotion as the jurors left the court room might sway any hold outs. Maybe the judge read the note and figured she mine as well just read the allen charge now to make sure all her ducks are in a row after the glaring mistake she made in regards to the jury instructions earlier that morning.
Did some quick research last night and found that if the jury cannot decide on Death Penalty vs LWOP/Life, the judge can decide her fate. Prosecution could ask for another jury for the sentencing, but it would be very difficult to explain to a jury who didnt sit through trial that she deserves death. Im citing one source (a video) from a Defense Attorney in Arizona.
http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/2329821/
They made aggravation, I would find it very unlikely that the prosecution wants to seat another jury for the penalty. Keep in mind the Judge is privy to things the jury and we are not that could influence her penalty verdict.
Blink, You are correct. The Judge does know things that the Jury does not, so in a way I hope the Judge does sentence her. The decision for her life or death was never in my hands but in God’s. He knows what he has planned for Jodi and none of us do, so I will rest in the decision that He makes through those jurors or the judge. As for Travi’s family…if she gets life in prison they will be very angry but they will survive and they will move on with life if they are willing. They will never feel like they’ve achieved satisfaction, even if Jodi dies because that would never bring back their brother. Life on earth is forever changed for them. God bless them…I cant imagine their suffering.
I leave for Italy tomorrow so I wont be around if the jury decides or the judge decides her fate later than today/tonight. I think there will be a decision today one way or another.
God Bless everyone! Obsession is coming to an end so I can get on with my real life and stop wasting time over this case.
So here’s my question. Earlier it was said that if the jury could not agree unanimously on a decision that they judge could then come in and make the decision. Now they are saying they would bring in a new jury for this portion. What has changed?
I have not heard that any decision has been made if the jury cannot reach a verdict because it would be premature- they might. The prosecutor has the right to then motion for a new jury, or ask the judge to decide Arias’s penalty.
B
Blink, during jury deliberations, are they allowed to discuss future implications of their decision? Meaning, if there are jurors who just can’t bring themselves to vote DP because of their conscience only, can other jurors explain to them that if they decide on DP, this case will automatically go to and be scrutinized by Appellate Courts and if they find any impropriety in any of the decisions then the DP can be overturned, and their guilty verdict could even be overturned. That this case will be reviewed by greater legal minds. But, for all we know, the majority may be voting Life while only 1 or 2 are fighting for DP.
They are required to decide life or death only in accordance with the instructions they have been given. ONLY THE JUDGE can then decide LWOP or with possible parole after 25, and this jury was clear she could be released and releasable. So- in essence, In a way, they are factoring that if they give her life, it is out of their hands and then the judge makes the call.
The problem with that is that it conflicts with their need/want to have her in jail for the rest of her life so I can see how if they deadlock they are really forcing the judge to decide all of it- I honestly can’t blame them in a way, but I would like her to get the dp.
B
I’m sure the jurors must be very frustrated. They have devoted almost half a year to this case, agreed on 1st degree murder, agreed on aggravating factors and are now deadlocked. If it were me, I would hate the thought that the jury I was on could not agree on an end to “our” case.
These jurors need to do their absolute best to arrive at a verdict. This circus has gone on long enough and this family deserves a verdict.
Her interviews have been beyond disturbing with her false claims of domestic abuse, and all her smirks and smiles. All I could think of when I was watching her interview last night was Travis’s family and their tears and anguish. What she did to Travis and continues to do to all his family and friends is beyond horrific. She has earned a death penalty, imo.
I would say this to DB: You seem like a kind and gentle man, but this “side” of JA was there all along. You should be thankful that she didn’t form a fatal attachment to you and your son.
Folks, her DNA does not resemble anything human.
I feel for these jurors. They are under pressure from the State and from the Alexander family to deliver a DP verdict. Why can’t the court make a stipulation regarding a life sentence, that is it would include (without parole)?
Well she claims she is speaking to the media to bring awareness and educate women on domestic violence. But she has not spoken of those things except to continue to claim she is a victim. She also said in one of the inverviews that his last words were just chit chat what photos to delete etc. etc. etc. What happened to effing kill you bitch? Yes the more she talks the more is revealed. To bad the jury cannot see all of this. Oh and not from the interviews but from her testimony she claimed that she is the one that should live with the memories those memories I don’t have. Guess she forgot for a moment that she had that dang fog. I think she remembers everything. I also think she is proud of it. Very sickening.