gcharlie
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CMJA has been journalling since her teen years, according to Dr. DeMarte, who made it sound like she had read her early journals. The journals were seized as evidence by LE, so CMJA could not have fictionalized entries while incarcerated.
Once again, it appears that another expert, Geffner, allowed the defense to cherry pick from journals, texts, emails, etc. It is my hope that DeMarte gives a clearer and more objective assessment of Arias. While the State also has its bias, I do hope that DeMarte is professional and presents what she believes, not what the State wants her to say, so that we all can come to our own conclusions.
Geffner has made a lot of statements that either contradict his prior statements or the evidence itself. Clearly, CMJA was not a stable person and he did describe her as obsessed at one point in time, but then went on to describe Travis as manipulative and controlling. Which is it? With depression, he makes it sound like depression can come and go as easily as flipping a light switch. I'm sure that many people on the jury have picked up on these weaknesses in the defense presentation. They have given the State a lot of fodder for rebuttal.
Things that I would like to know, based on the journals:
- At what point in time does her immaturity become apparent from her journal writing? Put another way, when does her development plateau or regress?
- Do early journals show any kind of obsession in previous relationships?
- What kind of life balance is shown in her writings?
- When and how often do writings of depression and suicide appear throughout her journals?
- How does her journal reflect her relationship with Darryl Brewer and its breakdown? What kind of effect did the loss of this relationship have on her?
- The first entry Geffner discussed in court on 12/18 was from 6/5/2007, more than nine months after meeting Travis. During the preceding nine months, did her journals show an increasing obsession with Travis, and if so, when did this begin?
- How much of her writing appear to be distortion of facts and are these journals reliable as an historical record?
CMJA writes like a bad Harlequin novelist, perhaps to preserve things the way that she wants them to be because the reality is too difficult to accept. A gem dropped yesterday was a journal entry about a joint account with Travis. Raised my eyebrows and I doubt this is true. Maybe her way of thinking Mrs. Travis Alexander? In any event, if Martinez can prove that much of her journal writing was fantasy and fiction, the jury will take note.
Once again, it appears that another expert, Geffner, allowed the defense to cherry pick from journals, texts, emails, etc. It is my hope that DeMarte gives a clearer and more objective assessment of Arias. While the State also has its bias, I do hope that DeMarte is professional and presents what she believes, not what the State wants her to say, so that we all can come to our own conclusions.
Geffner has made a lot of statements that either contradict his prior statements or the evidence itself. Clearly, CMJA was not a stable person and he did describe her as obsessed at one point in time, but then went on to describe Travis as manipulative and controlling. Which is it? With depression, he makes it sound like depression can come and go as easily as flipping a light switch. I'm sure that many people on the jury have picked up on these weaknesses in the defense presentation. They have given the State a lot of fodder for rebuttal.
Things that I would like to know, based on the journals:
- At what point in time does her immaturity become apparent from her journal writing? Put another way, when does her development plateau or regress?
- Do early journals show any kind of obsession in previous relationships?
- What kind of life balance is shown in her writings?
- When and how often do writings of depression and suicide appear throughout her journals?
- How does her journal reflect her relationship with Darryl Brewer and its breakdown? What kind of effect did the loss of this relationship have on her?
- The first entry Geffner discussed in court on 12/18 was from 6/5/2007, more than nine months after meeting Travis. During the preceding nine months, did her journals show an increasing obsession with Travis, and if so, when did this begin?
- How much of her writing appear to be distortion of facts and are these journals reliable as an historical record?
CMJA writes like a bad Harlequin novelist, perhaps to preserve things the way that she wants them to be because the reality is too difficult to accept. A gem dropped yesterday was a journal entry about a joint account with Travis. Raised my eyebrows and I doubt this is true. Maybe her way of thinking Mrs. Travis Alexander? In any event, if Martinez can prove that much of her journal writing was fantasy and fiction, the jury will take note.