Retrial for Sentencing of Jodi Arias - 2/5 - 2/9 - Break

[PenElaine]

But wasn't she still DUI? it doesn't matter if it's legal or illegal if you're still under the influence and driving.

Yes. After my friend crashed her car on Ambien she was arrested and spent the night in jail. She was charged and convicted of DUI. IMHO, it is worse than alcohol or recreational drugs cuz you don't even know that you are impaired at all. When I've taken it and stayed awake, I feel completely fine, just super energized, but apparently there comes a point when I have zero clue what I'm doing or saying. It's super scary when I hear about it the next day.

 

[Shadowboy]

BBM That seems a very odd thing to say. Why would he go right to the "safety" word. It sounds as though he's really not exactly sure. It's as though he's defensive about the topic and he compulsively brings it up. Even though the words say he trusted her, the way the paragraph flows makes it seem as though he has a niggling feeling that he might be wrong.

BBM. Must admit, I've not caught up with this string. But, it has always been my opinion that DB feared losing contact with his son due to the charges brought against JA. If he told the whole truth about JA's wacky-doodle actions during their time together, his ex-wife could threaten the custody arrangements. IMO. IMO.

 

[PenElaine]

"I'm taking the 5th" is so much more succinct and understandable than is "Sorry, but I'm invoking the CCRF eleven/c, eh". (ie. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 11, c)

Thank you for that 411 Wendie. I never paid much attention to any trials in Canada, despite living my first 32 years as a born and raised Canuck

 

[Shadowboy]

Can't help but think that the ring was the last thing on Travis's mind. By the time he knew the ring was missing, he also knew she was crazy. Think he was trying to figure out just how deep her "sociopath" ran & didn't care that she took the ring which is why he responded to her the way he did. He was starting to become very afraid of her.

That's how I read his response, too. "Oh, okay. I'm not angry." (NOT.)

 

[Diggin]

IMO this is a helpful view. May I say: not many decent young men would be 'prepared' to deal with someone like JA.
Many young men would find this kind of 'jealous obsession' difficult to deal with: her pursuit of him was mixed with the seductive lure of tantalizing sex.
As Dr DM said: "he liked having sex with her" but he didn't like her intrusive behaviour.
IMO her 'jealous obsession' and intrusive behaviors towards him show no regard for his individual rights as a person, just as an 'object' of her own projected fantasies. The degree of her intrusive behaviour, and how far it penetrated into his private life, friends, and family was truly disturbing IMO. Her cunning, manipulation, calculation were disturbing. In the end she took his life!
I tend to think this was a little more that BPD, but these things are difficult to objectively quantify. My opinion only.

Fuskier, I just have to reply to this! When my youngest son was in High School, he was on the football team, the baseball team and into things that teen girls like in a guy. I had heard him referred to as "a hunk". (Haha) He was also a handsome young man, blonde hair, 6 foot tall, skin that looked like he kept a tan the year round. He was friendly and courteous and a good Christian young man.

This one teen girl decided she wanted him after he asked her out for one date. I forgot to mention that he also worked part-time at a Wendy's all through High School. He'd come in late at night after work, tired and ready for the bed. Well, this one girl was calling before he could get home, and he got so he would not call her back every night. Like he said, "I'll see her tomorrow at school" But she got so she'd call at 12:00 and 1:00 in the morning, waking me and my husband after we'd been in bed a long time.

Finally, one night I got tired of that. (We only had landlines then. No cell phones.) So that night, I told him when I woke him up to hand him the phone, "Listen, either you tell this little hot tailed girl that next time she calls here this late at night I'm hanging up in her ear or I tell her. Do you want to tell her or should I" Hahahaha He got kinda mad at me, but she stopped pestering him after that.

That girl was becoming obsessive, controlling and intrusive. A few days later, he told me he had asked her to stop calling him, that he was not interested. So then I told him, "David, that girl is wanting a baby and she's wanting you to be the dad. If you're not ready for that, then don't waste time on hot tailed girls that chase after you and act like they own you and your time."

Then, he met a girl who was 2 years younger than him, did not pester him with calls, and went to church. And, she was not allowed to car date until she turned 16 years old. So about 2 nights a week, he'd go to her house to watch TV or a movie with her and her parents! After about a year of ONLY seeing that girl, I asked him, "Do you get tired of just going to her house and not out on dates to a movie or bowling or a dinner show?" He looked me straight in the eye and said, "Mom, she's worth waiting for." I knew then that was the girl who would be my daughter-in-law and she's made a great one, a great littel wife and mother to him also.

But I was so glad he finally saw through that first girl. She could have been turning into a Jodi Arias, couldn't she?

 

[Amster]

Travis was taking Ambien? Where did this info come from?

 

[Meemaw12]

Well I wrote a post about having a mock jury on here and lost it. Anyway I would be interested in it. Not sure it would be allowed though.
I have never served on a jury so don't know how it's done, but I sure am ready for this to be over with and I imagine by now the jury is too.
Does the jury need anymore to make up their minds.

Anyway if anyone has any ideas I am interested.




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[Meemaw12]

I might add BK on jan 29th Trisha show said in her opinion she doesn't think 12 will agree on life, it will either be death or hung. Don't know if she has changed her mind since


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[ZoeyW]

Hey Zoey W! So glad to see you back here. I've truly missed your wonderfully insightful posts....

Hi there. Thank you so much! I blogged about the case on Friday regarding what is up next. I mention the truth about Daryl Brewer in there. Nurmi simply had it wrong.

http://zoeywatsoninvestigations.blogspot.com/2015/02/dr-janeen-demarte-came-into-jodi-arias.html

 

[Meemaw12]

I gosh I can't jas aunt wrote this

@JustBrandee: #Jodiarias and her whole Damon family can suck it! How dare they say ***** like this!!! http://t.co/4FFTHePOkG


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[Diggin]

Here's a pic, Val:

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From google search:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...VVOHsBoefgwTPjIPIBg&tbm=isch&ved=0CHUQMyhKMEo

The police report about the robbery stated that Grampa said the gun would be about 3 to 4 inches long. I guess, since seeing this picture, that would be pretty accurate.

 

[MsJosie]

,

You are correct. The blog names are so alike. https://juror13lw.wordpress.com/author/juror13lw/ Thank you so much!!

This one is Paul Sanders for certain-
https://m.facebook.com/paul.sanders.921025/posts/899012176810849



and this one is mine

http://zoeywatsoninvestigations.blogspot.com/2015/02/dr-janeen-demarte-came-into-jodi-arias.html

ZoeyW...that was an awesome blog....I know a lot of people are not reading over the weekend....they need a break, but I hope you bring it forward so everyone can read on Monday morn! Thanks!

 

[lisasalinger]

You are correct. The blog names are so alike. https://juror13lw.wordpress.com/author/juror13lw/ Thank you so much!!

This one is Paul Sanders for certain-
https://m.facebook.com/paul.sanders.921025/posts/899012176810849



and this one is mine

http://zoeywatsoninvestigations.blogspot.com/2015/02/dr-janeen-demarte-came-into-jodi-arias.html

Hi Zoey,

I'm the owner of juror13lw on Wordpress. I've had that blog for about two years. I spent all of last year blogging about Oscar Pistorius, and now I'm working on Jodi Arias. I noticed about a month ago that there was another blogger out there going by the 13th Juror (Paul). So yes, it is definitely confusing. But hopefully we each bring something interesting to the table

BTW, I really enjoy your posts on Twitter!

 

[Diggin]

Fixed it for ya.

I LOVED this post. I literally laughed till I cried....
(Post #445, page 18 Y'all just have to see how Arizona fixed it!):laughing:

 

[wendiesan]

Hi there. Thank you so much! I blogged about the case on Friday regarding what is up next. I mention the truth about Daryl Brewer in there. Nurmi simply had it wrong.

http://zoeywatsoninvestigations.blogspot.com/2015/02/dr-janeen-demarte-came-into-jodi-arias.html

Really enjoyed your blog--cool style, excellent references, very interesting.
Thanks for the reminders and suggestions regarding whose interviews JM may ask Dr. D to read to the court.
Interesting how JM had relatively few objections, and just let Nurmi go on and on. And now, magically, there are open doors for JM to hold open for the jury to walk right through.

 

[deedee21]

BBM That seems a very odd thing to say. Why would he go right to the "safety" word. It sounds as though he's really not exactly sure. It's as though he's defensive about the topic and he compulsively brings it up. Even though the words say he trusted her, the way the paragraph flows makes it seem as though he has a niggling feeling that he might be wrong.

DB probably received hell from his ex-wife for having Jodi around his son. I think he was trying to do damage control. He does not believe his own words. He knows he was fooled by her.

 

[LinasK]

Maybe she kept it in her backpack, along with the blow dryer. Remember the pack she took to Havasupai? Camping with a blow dryer?

And 15lbs of makeup!!! Who does that? 15lbs? I don't even wear makeup camping, you're just going to get your face dirty.
Plus she should've been mad at Dan Freeman for taking it out, not Travis!

 

[LinasK]

You can tell from the compilation that TA wasn't romantically interested in JA on Valentine's 2007. There's just no evidence, even in JA's email. No lovey dovey. Plus, no mention of the goofy gifts.

And who would send someone you cared about moldy chocolate??

 

[LinasK]

Tex Mex I'm with you. I do think this Judge is against the death penalty, but if this jury can't reach a decision then I fully expect her to give Arias 'the rest of her natural life' in prison. I actually like Arizona's 'no parole'. I've had friend's with adult children who got out of prison on parole, and these people too often return to prison because they do things to violate their parole. They don't even have to hire parole officers. PLUS, I believe if you're guilty and did the crime, you should pay the time.

I don't want to think Judge Sherry would give '25 years to life'.

This judge is NOT against the Death Penalty. If the jury does not vote Death, she doesn't have that sentencing option. I firmly believe that should that happen she will sentence her to LWOP. No way is she giving her 25 to life, and chance her being back out on the street.

 

[bsk]

Thanks, you're very sweet.

RE the Lunesta/cake thing, it really is the weirdest feeling to know that you did something and know that you didn't.

So in other words it puts you in "a fog". Hmmm.... Maybe JA should have tried that defense. "I was really tired from the long drive but I couldn't fall asleep. I saw Travis had an Ambien Rx so I took one and that's the last thing I remember until being in the car in the desert with blood all over me."