they need to start carrying out the sentences asap.

Oh dear. Someone can't resist seeing his own name in the news for something other than what landed him in prison in the first place 

From what I understand, based on the prosecution's theory, he was stabbed while sitting down in the shower. Jodi Arias did this presumably to minimize the chances of him being able to fight her off.


Emotional Day of Testimony in Arias Trial

Jurors deciding whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will get the death penalty heard the victim's brother describe Thursday how he was hospitalized for ulcers, lost sleep and separated from his wife after his brother was killed.

Travis Alexander's younger brother Steven paused to choke back tears and regain his composure as he recounted the phone call he got from his sister the day his brother's body was found.

"She told me, 'Steven, Travis is dead,'" he said. "I thought I was dreaming."

The same jury convicted Arias of first-degree murder last week after about 15 hours of deliberations. During the trial's ongoing final penalty phase, the panel will decide whether to sentence Arias to life in prison or death for the 2008 murder of her one-time lover.

Arias cried periodically during the testimony and looked away from jurors.

"The nature of my brother's murder has had a major impact on me. It's even invaded my dreams," Steven Alexander testified. "I've had nightmares about somebody coming after me with a knife, then going after my wife and my daughter.

"I don't want these nightmares anymore. I don't want to see my brother's murderer anymore."

In opening statements, prosecutor Juan Martinez said there are no mitigating factors that should cause the jury to even consider a sentence other than death. The judge had instructed jurors that they could take into account certain things that might help them make a decision, such as Arias' lack of a prior criminal record and assertions that she was a good friend, had an abusive childhood and is a talented artist.

Martinez said none of that matters in regard to the brutal killing.

"The only appropriate sentence ... is death."

Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi opened his part by explaining to jurors that their decision ultimately would be the final one.

"Your verdict, ladies and gentleman, will determine whether or not Jodi Arias spends the rest of her life in prison or if she is sentenced to be executed," Nurmi said.

He then told the panel they would later hear directly from Arias.

"When you understand who Ms. Arias is, you will understand that life is the appropriate sentence," Nurmi said.

Alexander's sister Samantha later described for the panel how their grandmother, who raised the victim, saw her health fail after the killing and died around the time of jury selection.

"Travis was the glue in our family," Samantha Alexander said. She also recalled her brother's charisma, sense of humor, insight and "huge smile."

"Travis was our strength, our beacon of hope, our motivation," she said through tears. "Our lives will never be the same. ... We would give anything to have him back."

Steven Alexander recalled seeing his brother for the last time over the Christmas holiday in 2007. "Now when I want to talk to or see my brother, I have to go to a ... 6-foot-deep hole in the ground," he said.

The trial was inexplicably delayed Thursday afternoon after the judge and attorneys met privately. It is set to resume Monday morning when other witnesses will include Arias' friends and an ex-boyfriend who lived with her for several years in California.

Earlier this week, Arias' attorneys asked to be allowed to step down from the case, but a judge denied the request.

Details about the motion were sealed, but legal experts said Arias complicated efforts for her defense when she gave an interview to Fox affiliate KSAZ minutes after her conviction, saying she preferred death over life in prison.

"I believe death is the ultimate freedom, and I'd rather have my freedom as soon as I can get it," Arias said.

The interview prompted the judge to issue an order that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office allow no more interviews with Arias. Less than a week later, on Thursday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio gave reporters a tour of Arias' cinderblock jail cell. The messy cell had a mattress on a lower bunk and the upper bunk was cluttered with files and papers.

Los Angeles-area criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos said Arias' attorneys have a conflict of interest with their efforts to keep their client off death row and Arias' assertion that she'd rather die for her crime.

"It's not highly unusual," he said. "There are cases where defendants make decisions that they're better off on death row, but that puts the lawyer in a conflicted position. You've got a duty as a lawyer to bring the conflict of interest to the courts and disclose it."

Added Phoenix criminal defense lawyer Julio Laboy: "It would be something I would do in my major felony cases if I found that a client was actually working against me and not working with her defense."

Arias cannot choose the death penalty. It's up to the jury to determine a sentence. Her attorneys' motion to withdraw will have no impact on the penalty phase of the trial given jurors are not privy to the filing, and not even media have the details due to a court order sealing all such proceedings.

Arias, 32, acknowledged killing Alexander at his suburban Phoenix home after a day of sex on June 4, 2008. She initially denied any involvement and later blamed the attack on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, Arias said she killed Alexander in self-defense.

The victim suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, had his throat slit from ear to ear and was shot in the forehead. Prosecutors say the attack was fueled by jealous rage after Alexander wanted to end his affair with Arias and prepared to take a trip to Mexico with another woman.

Credit goes to source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/penalty-phase-begins-jodi-arias-murder-trial-19190729#.UZWV5LfD-M8

let's relax. he hasn't made the wrong decision yet.

she did not drug him. she stabbed him 29 times in the chest, back and back of the head first.

I don't think the general population like baby killers so he may get something far worse than Lethal injection. He's going to wish he was on death row 

we are approaching the big 500 for Texas 

just so you know, it was revealed Sunday night, Jodi arias called a tv news station for an interview in the event she got convicted of first degree murder.

she was setting the stage for her "I would rather get death than life so I'm too mentally ill to be killed" facade.

Oh boy, here we go 

Admitted to psych ward: Is Jodi just acting?

A day after an Arizona jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder, the 32 year old was admitted to Lower Buckeye Jail's psychiatric ward in Phoenix, AZ.

Although authorities say she under constant supervision, debate has sparked over why Arias is really there.

“If somebody's in a psychiatric ward -- if a clinician takes that responsibility -- she has to meet the criteria to be there,” HLN’s Dr. Drew said Thursday night. “It’s not just manipulation.”

He continued, "[If she is] somebody who started to collapse -- started to cave -- it can get pretty wild.  I wonder if this is a complete collapse and she's falling
apart."

However, attorney Mark Eiglarsh strongly disagreed with Dr. Drew over the issue.

"I think this is not about someone with a psychiatric problem," Eiglarsh said. "I think this is someone with a defect in character. She's acting like she has some psychiatric problem. It is just somebody who is p**sed that the jury has condemned her to two options, [life or death].”

Watch the heated debate in the video player above.

Link to story: http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/05/09/committed-psych-ward-jodi-just-acting

This is sickening...

Arias defense: Victim impact statements should be on tape

PHOENIX (CBS5) -
Attorneys for convicted murderer Jodi Arias have filed a motion with the court requesting that anyone who makes a victim impact statement should do so on tape, rather than live in the courtroom in front of the jury.

Members of a victim's family are typically permitted to address the court and the defendant during the sentencing phase of a case.

The motion asks that all "victim impact evidence be presented via videotape, so as to prevent any unpredictable outbursts that interfere with the rights due Ms. Arias."

"I've never heard of that being done," said death penalty attorney Michael Black when asked about the potential for a videotaped victim statement being shown in court.

Black says the only incident he could recall of seeing videotaped victim's statements, has been when the victims family or friends were too ill to personally appear in court.


"The judge wouldn't do anything unless the witness was getting out of line and making scurrilous remarks about the defendant," added Black.


The sentencing phase, set to get under way Thursday afternoon, was abruptly postponed until May 15. No explanation for the delay was given and transcripts of the judge's and attorney's conversations were sealed.

Black, however, says it is highly likely that the defense motion about videotaped statements and another motion asking for the prosecution to turn over additional documents is likely what precipitated the delay.


The jury convicted Arias on Wednesday of first-degree murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Testimony began in early January.

Full story: http://www.wsmv.com/story/22211506/arias-defense-victim-impact-statements-should-be-on-tape

Ahhhh, friggan bomb threat.     

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22207579/2013/05/09/barricade-situation-at-phoenix-hotel#.UYv36mGb5ZA.twitter

Man arrested for tweet threatening courthouse

Updated: May 09, 2013 7:28 PM EDT
By FOX 10 News - Staff Report


PHOENIX -
Deputies have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to a bomb threat at the courthouse that was tweeted after the Jodi Arias verdict was announced.

It all started on Wednesday night after the Jodi Arias verdict was read. Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies say TV reporters noticed someone tweeted that he put improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Superior Court room where the trial was held.

"We got information yesterday, last night, that a subject said he was going to bomb the court, kill the cops, it was going to be at 1:00 today," said Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Deputies were able to track the suspect through his Twitter page. The trail led them to the Value Place Motel on Thursday, where the man was barricaded inside.

Eventually deputies were able to arrest Laquint Cherry. A woman that was with him was questioned and let go.

A bomb squad went through hotel and courthouse and came up with nothing.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says it seems it was all a hoax, but that his office takes every threat seriously. Cherry is facing a felony count of making threats.



They should handcuff and gag him and make him sit across from Jodi for a few days so she can flirt and tell him how "innocent" she is...at least until trial starts again. That would deter him from ever trying that crap again! 

Well, that talk about being a stupid groupie 

No news that I can find on twitter about why it was cancelled. It could be another convenient migraine.

Court has been cancelled until next Wednesday.

asking is pointless. TN won't exexute her, regardless.

If she wants to die, who are we to not give her what she wants 

I think we can rule out any chance of the Governor granting her clemency, eh?