Recent content by cackle

AZL, thanks for all your answers. I have no problem with the outcome of the case and am horrified at those vilifying the 17th juror. But I am curious regarding impact if it was proved that the juror never had any intention of voting for the death penalty. Wouldn't that imply that Arias was...

This makes perfect sense to me. I don't think JM did cover this at the trial.He didn't present any evidence of stalking, prior manipulation, etc. He didn't present facts that it was mostly an off relationship not a on again off again. He allowed the DT to define the relationship. I think he...

I buy the concept -- trying to figure a way to ease the stress, fear and craziness that has been accumulating over the last few years and last 4 months in particular. Trying to do something "fun" makes a lot of sense to me. But I think she is lying. I don't live in AZ but according to google...

I'll play. I could see any of the below going through a juror's mind. She's young, still has a chance to turn her life around and at least contribute in jail. She doesn't seem to understand she's on trial for her life, her behavior is weird, I think she's mentally ill. She's obviously...

I can think of a lot of reasons why one or more jurors would dig their heels in against the death penalty go CMJA and none of them have to do with being against the DP. I just don't get this anti-jury sentiments in this thread and this assumption that they should be moving at the pace we want...

I think you eliminated half the equation. It's not that the jury doesn't agree on the death penalty, it's that the jury doesn't agree on a penalty, one of which is the death penalty. The goal when the death penalty is involved, is to find a jury that agrees on a penalty of life or death -- not...

I sincerely doubt the veracity of their reporting. There are laws, rules and regulations which govern how a prisoner is housed. I can not believe that a prison official who has not met CMJA or had her properly evaluated would make such a pronouncement. It makes absolutely no sense that some...

BBM This is exactly why the DP is not left up to the Judge, they are more subject to this type of "influence" then a jury. BBM

I find this comment shocking. You are suggesting replacing the jury member who won't vote for death until you find one that will. That's not a jury. That's a lynch mob pretending to be a jury. If the death penalty was a cut and dried as a lot of you seem to think it is, the law would just say...

Is the seal always up at azcentral.com when the jury is deliberating?

yet another indication that she was not in a abusive situation.

Does anyone here actually know the number of times that Travis and Jodi hooked up after June 2007? I was glad that JM didn't spend a lot of time on a lot of unnecessary details, but I have always wondered how often TA actually did hook up with her. Given what we actually know I always assumed...

How horrible. I also voted against the 3 strikes law and then yes to amend. I don't like taking the sentencing out of the hands of Judges and most certainly don't like legislating criminal sentencing at the ballot box. I think this nation has seriously gotten the wrong end of the stick it...

A judge colluding with a prosecutor is illegal not to mention a mockery of our concept of justice and most definitely would get the verdict overturned asap. I think the DT asked for the ban on interviews which is why it was granted. I don't think it would have been if it was JM that requested it.

Has anyone else noticed that discrepancy between CMJA's claim that Travis pulled her into LDS and DB's testimony; He testified that she was invovled in Prepaid Legal by April of 2006 She got breast implants in May 2006. He noticed a "dramatic change in Jodi's behavior" in April/May 2006 He...