Penalty Phase #12

[Kentucky Gal]

The court is bound to demand of a convicted felon such as Arias, what she has to say as to why the court should not proceed to to judgment against her. That demand is the allocution (also known as the allocutus) & is entered on the record.

The Moon will be 13°16' Libra when Arias is scheduled for this allocution, and that is a degree of crisis, matters coming to a fraught culmination. The Moon will be moving in the House of her statement, H. 3 and it will be peregrine, i.e., in a Sign where she has no standing. The content of her response to the challenge of allocution will be irrelevant, aimless, pointless & off base because peregrine. None the less, what she has to say will cohere with her self-appreciation because the Moon will trine dispositor Venus in perfect harmony. Deep in her interior, she will be sounding an ode to self, a Jodi Ann love song. Goddess of the bubble bath, the same. A font of talent, a bruised beauty, martyred by a life of abuse. Are you buying? Is anyone?

Not a chance in H-E- DOUBLE TOOTHPICKS! You?

 

[Phoebeb]

Exactly. This is a really good point.

And not even a cousin would testify?

 

[GumShoe209]

Did we ever hear what happened to the motion DT filed trying to keep out someone JM was going to call? Could it have been the journalist Troy --and this was DT's way of keeping him and interview out?

 

[Harmony 2]

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[Apollo]

You are correct and here is a link: Darryl Brewer Admits Jodi Arias asked for gas cans in May & early June to go to Mesa - YouTube

And, as you listen, you will hear that his voice cracks as if he had initially been trying not to tell the truth but then he knew he had to tell the truth about knowing Jodi was going to Mesa.

Oh good, just what this case needs---another liar.

 

[Observer in AZ]

Ok I just found interview..

Umm is it just me or this kinda creepy?

He watched her grow up & mature?? Wow really??

 

[ameliorate]

Interesting choice of words today from Nurmi......

[video=youtube;3tDffvDB5ZM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tDffvDB5ZM[/video]

 

[yawningreyhound]

It looked like today may have been a shower day so I expect bad hair the next couple of days until the next shower day.

Sheriff Joe says she can shower every day; she has an hour daily to do whatever (he specifically said shower, phone calls), but it appears she prefers to spend it on the phone with Donovan I guess. Tweeting. Art arranging.

What an odd day. One of so many in this case.

 

[Mellinyce]

I almost think they should give her LWOP. Then she has to cough up the money for an appeal. I seriously doubt any lawyer would step in pro bono and represent her.

One Florida lawyer comes to my mind...but I will NOT name him...lol

 

[ShadyLady]

I haven't seen DB's interview yet but from the sounds of it, I'm glad he did the interview.
It's going to be kind of hard for the DT appeal on the grounds of "no one willing to testify due to intimidation" when DB has stated on national tv that he was ready and waiting.

NG has a lot of new photos...wonder if they came from her friend, there were plenty of wedding photos.

 

[katiedid2]

L. Kirk Nurmi stood before the Court, the judge, and the jury and promised that they would hear from witnesses.

He lied.

Absolutely time and time again! Wow what a. Mess I cannot wait until we see the last of her.

 

[Liebchenmutti]

I also saw Nurmi's face get red after Juan told the Court that Nurmi and his sidekick Wilmott left PW's interview with Juan and came back in invoking her 5th amendment right to not incriminate herself. Juan then asked her personally if this was her wish--not just Jodi Arias' lawyers' wish--and she said yes & the Court appointed a lawyer for her personally.

I don't think Nurmi liked that information getting out in open court! He was visibly embarrassed and it was then he threw the tantrum. JMO

 

[katydid23]

The court is bound to demand of a convicted felon such as Arias, what she has to say as to why the court should not proceed to to judgment against her. That demand is the allocution (also known as the allocutus) & is entered on the record.

The Moon will be 13°16' Libra when Arias is scheduled for this allocution, and that is a degree of crisis, matters coming to a fraught culmination. The Moon will be moving in the House of her statement, H. 3 and it will be peregrine, i.e., in a Sign where she has no standing. The content of her response to the challenge of allocution will be irrelevant, aimless, pointless & off base because peregrine. None the less, what she has to say will cohere with her self-appreciation because the Moon will trine dispositor Venus in perfect harmony. Deep in her interior, she will be sounding an ode to self, a Jodi Ann love song. Goddess of the bubble bath, the same. A font of talent, a bruised beauty, martyred by a life of abuse. Are you buying? Is anyone?

And that Moon will be approaching her Pluto square Sun: Highlighting Powerful EGO urges, and a compelling need/obsession with leaving one's mark and making difference in the world. Delusionally so...

 

[lil_buddy]

While I have no illusions that Jodi has any real feelings for anyone other than herself, I am praying she will have SOME level of decency when she speaks.
If she believes she still has a shot at saving her life, I believe she may reign in what she wants to say.
If she feels her fate is sealed, I am afraid she will do something horrible like RAD did when he was found guilty of the murder of Polly Klaas. I PRAY she doesn't!

If you aren't aware of what I am talking about:

Richard Allen Davis was allowed to address the court. He again asserted that he had not sexually abused his victim but the way he made this claim shocked the courtroom. "The main reason I know I did not attempt any lewd act that night was because of a statement the young girl made to me while walking up the embankment," he recalled. " 'Just don't do me like my Dad.' "

A gasp went up. Marc Klaas shrieked, "Burn in hell, Davis!" Then guards hustled the grieving father out of the courtroom while several spectators burst into tears.

more info at: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/klaas/7b.html

jodi is passive aggressive all the way. she wouldn't pull one of those.
i dont think:moo:

 

[katiecoolady]

Mods Does this admonition apply as the DT has decided not to call witnesses? Just wondering if we can discuss the Brewer interview today:

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[katiedid2]

NG has a lot of new photos...wonder if they came from her friend, there were plenty of wedding photos.

That's what gets me! She's been on nancy grace right? So why is nancy acting like she don't know her. Or has this trial finaly taken its toll on my mind.

 

[Sulamith]

Hey, have you heard of this chick?
Omaima Nelson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She went cannibal.

OMG! Missed that one. Gross.

 

[bettybaby00]

I'm quite sure if they wanted to they could find plenty of people who had good things to say about her. This is all strategy. Once the dust has settled she will be complaining of inadequate representation just because of this...
"my attorneys wanted to quit at the moment I was facing the death penalty- they couldn't be bothered to present mitigation witnesses" etc etc

but can she really be so delusional to believe this will/would work?

she has a FREAKING MITIGATION SPECIALIST, which from what i can understand has been sitting in court from day one, and was actively involved even before that.

What is a Mitigation Specialist?

What is Mitigation?

There are multiple statutory definitions of mitigation. Many statutory factors focus on the circumstances of the crime (victim participation or consent; relatively minor participation on the part of the defendant; duress or domination) or the defendant’s mental state at the time of the offense (extreme mental or emotional disturbance; impaired capacity to appreciate right from wrong or to conform one’s conduct). The fundamental reality and bottom line is that mitigation has no clear and absolute boundaries, especially under the Eighth (8th) Amendment’s requirement of individualized selection in capital cases.

Despite the public’s acceptance of “Get Tough” on crime legislation, mitigation evidence and factors have continued to bring about mitigated sentences in the face of mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines.

The Role of a Mitigation Specialist

A mitigation specialist is an expert qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, and training as a criminal justice, mental health, or sociology professional. The role of a mitigation specialist is to present mitigating circumstances and factors to all players within the criminal justice system (prosecutors/probation officers/judges/jurors) in an effort to persuade all relevant parties that this particular individual’s case merits special consideration.

How is a Mitigation Evaluation Conducted?

A mitigation evaluation/investigation is essentially researching the past. It is a collected history of the individual’s life, beginning from birth through early childhood, continuing through school days and adolescence. The mitigation evaluation traces significant factors that may have affected the individual’s physical, social, emotional, and/or psychological development. There must be inquiry into the client’s childhood, upbringing, education, relationships, friendships, formative and traumatic experiences, personal psychology, and present feelings. The importance of this investigation, and the thoroughness and care with which it is conducted, cannot be overemphasized.

The purpose of collecting all of this information for the mitigation evaluation is to help powerful players within the criminal justice system (prosecutors/judges/juries/probation officers) to see the accused individual as an actual person with a unique family life, social history, and to make them look beyond the police report/charging document and understand the factors that have influenced how this individual arrived in their current predicament.

http://www.arizonamitigation.com/what-is-a-mitigation-specialist/

she can't blame it all on KN and JW, and trying to place blame on the MS at this point is just plane lame.....

JMO of course!

 

[Lilly12]

I have a question. Suppose they (DT) could not find any one to speak on behalf of Jodi or any one facing the death penalty for that matter. Suppose one does not believe the murderer, any murderer, not just Jodi. Is that or could that be cause for appeal. It is not the prosecutions or the judge, or the courts fault. moo

 

[Bernina]

These are the motions for mistrial and the objection to the motion filed yesterday and today. If not allowed here can someone let me know and I will delete the post. Thanks

http://media2.abc15.com/html/pdf/Ariasmistrialmotion.pdf

http://media2.abc15.com/html/pdf/Ariasobjection.pdf

Just blows my mind what the defense will hang their hat on.:facepalm:

The family really can't testify because they have really not been in contact with CMja for 10 years prior to the arrest and another 5 since she's been locked up.

As the Judge, I would demand proof of the "threats" and a LE report from PW and/or the defense, but it sounds like the threat was more from the questions that JM was going to use to cross PW.

What I find somewhat amusing is that this is NOT a Mafia Don or Drug Kingpin that's being prosecuted. The defense had since 2011 to have the motion by HLN/In Session to televise this reviewed and taken to task. Whether witnesses chose or were subpoenaed to testify, they had a choice. They knew that the case would be televised. They could have done what the Hughes' did.

CMja is nothing more than a Convicted Murderer. She does not have "wise guys", "soldiers", or "hitmen" that'll take any witness out. She is a "nobody" who destroyed people at will, but her ability to do so has been taken away. The "threatening" people, if they really do exist, are the "lunatic fringe" that seek their 5 minutes of fame by intimidating or making threats to these "witnesses".

As far as ALV, I was given her book 20 some odd years ago, coming from an extreme case of abuse. I read the first few chapters and threw it out. I had been living my life disfunctionally and the heck if I was going to swap it out for another dysfunction. Wondering if every action or verbalization was a form of abuse? Being suspicious of any male counterparts?, Etc., etc., No, I wanted to function as a normal human being with strong boundaries and the ability to say "No", be able to "check myself, before I wrecked myself". If ALV truly has worked in the DV arena, threats are part of the environment, from the abused's "significant others". Why doesn't she just find these people, who made threats, with the help of LE, and tell them they "need a time out"? Arrest these people and make them sit through her classes and rehabilitate them of their abusive nature. Really, isn't that her job? Court appointed classes for Domestic Violence and Abuse?

I put up a review on Amazon after ALV took the stand, from what I had read in her book, and seeing her "methods" used in real life, on the stand. I suggested people, possibly looking into her book, would probably find more constructive help reading "Co-depedant No More", something that gave me a great road map back to reality and sanity.

Seriously, what did ANY of the defense witnesses bring to the "party"? And who in their right mind would think it legal, or even necessary to threaten or intimidate and of the DT's witnesses? I don't think the DT had a chance the minute CMja got up on that stand and opened her mouth.

Hopefully, today was the DT's "Swan Song", and there will be no more "theatrics, stalls, or finger pointing".
This is MOO......nothing snarky, just my observations. :moo: :moo: :moo:


EDIT: Did I just get myself in TO?