I read a lot of the minute entries and the court docket over the weekend. This woman literally tried to get everything precluded. She wanted all TV interviews precluded, and actually got part of them precluded. Remember the part about "I will never spend one day in prison for a crime I didn't commit." ? She said this in a 48 hour interview. She would say now that so far that is the truth, because she is not in prison YET. Also she tried to file a motion to keep the Prosecution from referring to TA as a victim. Can you imagine that? If you look at the docket, you will notice that almost every day of the last seven years she has been filing one motion after another. She also got the 911 call precluded, how did she do this??? Different judges on some of this stuff. She tried to get the entire County Attorneys office precluded from prosecuting her. And the most important thing I noticed is, if at first you don't succeed, try try again, she refiled the motion asking to be reconsidered. On the forged letters, she tried 5 different times to get them into evidence, asking the court to reconsider. I think that should be a crime. But if I remember correctly, JW did it to JSS over and over again and sometime JSS gave in. Inmate JA can never say they didn't work over time, and use all means (legal and illegal) to defend her.
Nurmi tried over and over again to get ALL CHARGES DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE DUE TO EGREIOUS PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT. It made me sick every time I read that on the docket. JW tried to get Dr. H testimony about head wound precluded due to lack of expert knowledge. Hodi wanted the victim statement done by video tape to reduce their impact on the jury. Of course there is the regular (at least 15) motions for protection order for Inmate CMJA.
Then we have the usual precluded motions for the missing stolen gun evidence, the prior interviews with detectives, the fact that she shows no remorse, also she didn't want JM to be able to tell jury she had a duty to retreat. She wanted the jury to hear polygraph evidence at sentencing. Did she take a polygraph?? I didn't know about that. But mostly what you will see is Motions to Dismiss, and an equal number of motions to reconsider the ones that were denied.
Thanks for this post, samspace. Isn't it amazing the lengths this obviously guilty defendant was able to go to?
Nurmi argued -- up to the AZ Supreme Court, that JA's rights supersede all other considerations due to the fact that she was facing the DP.
In the meantime, in this case, the victim's rights were completely trampled upon.
I understand that innocent people get convicted and sentenced every day, and I find that a devastating fact for the accused and their families. Hopefully, our justice system can evolve to the point where that doesn't keep happening.
But that's not the case here. JA is clearly guilty and the aggravating factor(s) should ensure that she goes to prison for life. There is no bad DNA testing, no mistaken identity, no erroneous eye-witness testimony. Nothing in this case should have benefited JA to the extent that it has.
To answer your specific question about the polygraph, it is my understanding that she did take a polygraph REGARDING THE PEDOPHILE LETTER, which she passed. They used that as a reason to get the letter in, but given that the letter was clearly a forgery, it just adds more credence to the fact that JA is a world-class liar. Not a good liar, just a prolific one. She just can't stop herself from lying.
I don't know if there was another polygraph, but there could have been. I wouldn't be surprised. She is beyond the pale when it comes to making things up.
If she would have STFU and asked for a lawyer right from the start, there's a good chance she could have been convicted of 2nd degree or manslaughter -- or even acquitted of any and all charges!
So her many legal machinations and the accusations she leveled at a man she already killed 3-times over have been outrageous. I think everyone should be glad that her psychological makeup prevents her from: 1. telling the truth, and 2. shutting her mouth.
Were she even a wee bit smarter than she thinks she is, she could have been back on the streets by now, plying her charms on some other unsuspecting person.
