nobodyzgirl
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Wanted to share what I just found in my junior high yearbook....
She really hasn't changed very much over the years.
Wanted to share what I just found in my junior high yearbook....
I wonder what her lawyers have said to her to get her to stop the interviewing. My personal opinion is that if she is convicted, it should be life without chance of parole, and not the DP, I think it would be a better punishment, given she's been vocal about how she'd prefer the dp.
According to the latest minutes, it looks like the trail is postponed till August 2010? UGH!
http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/docs/Criminal/112009/m3975165.pdf
ugh. say it ain't so.
Guess we're all gonna go into hibernation for about 8 months...
A few comments: First, it is odd that Jodi did not accept the opportunity to leave her narrow prison confines to attend the hearing. Perhaps it's nervousness about the death penalty issue that is keeping her away. (A slightly latter hearing, by the way, postponed that decision.) Second, the defense's predictable loss on the fingerprint evidence issue bodes very badly for her case. If the 48 Hours interview is let in and one imagines that it will be, Ms. Arias' goose is cooked.[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/B]
snipped by me
I wonder if she decided not to show up for the hearing, or if her lawyers advised that she should remain behind. They seem to have to have done a good case of shutting her down speaking to the media, then again, maybe the media hasn't been trying to contact her because her story is "old news" until the trial starts.
Her lawyers seemed to have forgotten to file the affidavit waiving her appearance, which you would think would be standard knowledge and something you would do without second thought, doesn't look good for defense counsel to forget something so basic that is stipulated in the rules, in my opinion.
I did find it amusing that they were trying to get away from the death penalty by saying it was cruel and unusual punishment. Travis lost his life, and from the sounds of it, in a very painful manner, so I don't see how "lethal" injection is actually considered cruel, if she does get it, she won't even feel a thing.
What in the world are they trying to do now? Move the trial to another county?
As if Travis's murder wasn't crazy enough now all of this for the trial. Seems like Jodi's defense atty is getting desperate.
CR2008-031021-001 DT 01/21/2010
Docket Code 023 Form R000A Page 1
CLERK OF THE COURT
SPECIAL MASTER RUTH V. MCGREGOR K. Schermerhorn
Deputy
STATE OF ARIZONA JUAN M MARTINEZ
v.
JODI ANN ARIAS (001) KIRK NURMI
VICTORIA ELISABETH WASHINGTON
BOB JAMES - CRIMINAL COURT
ADMINISTRATOR
VICTIM SERVICES DIV-CA-CCC
HON. WALLACE R. HOGGATT
COCHISE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
P.O. DRAWER CG
BISBEE AZ 85603
RULING
These matters were assigned to the Special Master for consideration pursuant to Arizona
Supreme Court AO 2009-124.
Defense counsel in these matters have filed motions to disqualify the Maricopa County
Attorneys Office from prosecuting criminal matters filed in the Superior Court of Arizona for
Maricopa County.
Having considered the documents filed,
IT IS ORDERED assigning defense motion to the Honorable Wallace R. Hoggatt, Judge
of the Arizona Superior Court for Cochise County.
Hi Chanler, long time no speak
Question for you. I have a rough idea of the role a Special Master plays in a death penalty case, but can you outline it for me?
I've been so caught up in another case in WS that happened in Canada this week that I haven't had a chance to check out this forum. I did find this in the court minutes so I thought I would post it. Thanks Chanler for posting the other links.
http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/docs/Criminal/022010/m4077166.pdf
Like Knox, I'm disappointed to learn that the trial has been postponed until August.
Thanks, Nobodyzgirl! Apparently, there is a hearing tomorrow about the defense motion to have the Maricopa County Attorney office disqualified from the case. The grounds for that motion aren't stated, but I doubt that Arias' lawyer will get their way. This is a major crime that has already incurred considerable time and expense and from what I can detect, the D.A. office has made far fewer mistakes than Jodi herself.