Juror questions for Alyce LaViolette: what is your opinion?

[SyraKelly]

OH YES -You rock Mrs.Wilco-Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

 

[MrsWilco]

82. You bought Ms. Arias books, apologized upon meeting her and ordered her a magazine subscription. Di you do anything else to establish a relationship with Jodi?

83. Have you given her anything else?

84. Have you ever had any physical contact with her, hugs, friendly touching etc?

85. How do you know Jodi received Spiderman underwear from Travis on Valentine’s Day? Did you see them, pictures, or anything else?

86. How many men have you testified for in criminal court?

87. If you had been given access to everything except interviews with Jodi, how would your opinion have varied, if at all?

88. Would you have adjusted your belief in the level of abuse?

 

[MrsWilco]

89. Other than what Jodi has told you, in what other sources did you see evidence of physical violence by Travis?

90. Would your analysis of this relationship change if, hypothetically speaking, you found out that the stories about physical violence and Travis’ masturbating to children were made up?

91. Regarding nonverbal communication, do you think that you can read through a string of emails, instant messages, and text messages between 2 people and know exactly what the non-verbal communication is?

92. How do you know tone, meaning, inside jokes, and/or the meaning if you cannot get both sides of the story?

93. You said other sources said Jodi was not manipulative. Who are these other sources?

 

[MrsWilco]

94. When interviewing Jodi, you claimed you did not ask leading questions. If someone asks a specific question that elicits a yes or no response, would you consider that a leading question?

95. You say Travis gives no indication of being stalked, displays no fearful behavior and continues his contact with Jodi of his own accord. How do you reconcile Jodi’s claim of domestic violence if she continues her contact with Travis of her own accord? Where was her fearful behavior?

96. Do you consider someone who says “no jury will ever convict me” to be a person with low self-esteem?

97. How can you say that Jodi and Travis’ relationship was domestic abuse when there is no proof other than name calling on paper and Jodi’s word?

98. Do you handle cases where the female is the abuser?

 

[MrsWilco]

99. Did Travis discuss abuse of Jodi or any other women in his journal entries?

100. In all of the evidence you reviewed was there any indication anywhere of Travis claiming stalking by anyone else other than Jodi?

101. Of the times you have testified in other cases, how many of these were in defense of men?

102. What is the manifesto you referred to during your testimony?

103. Is there a type of stalking, or what could be considered stalking, that a person is comfortable around a certain person or when they are speaking with them, but are afraid of what they will do or what they are capable of when they’re not around.

 

[MrsWilco]

104. When speaking of blackmail and being threatened, are you aware that Jodi threatened Travis that she would let out that he was a pedophile?

105. Does that mean anything to you?

106. You stated that it would be beneficial for Jodi to write things she was lying about in her journal to buck up her story. How would she write about these things if her story didn’t change until well after the killing, hypothetically speaking?

107. Regarding the text message from Travis to Jodi where he is upset about her BS story from Michelle or Elena, what exactly was the BS story that Jodi told Travis?

108. Where did you get this information?

109. You stated that Travis was the one lying in this message. How do you know this for sure?

110. How can you know that Jodi’s BS story was not a lie? Not the subject but the actual story that was told?

 

[MrsWilco]

111. You seem to believe that when the argument began between Jodi and Travis prior to the Havasupai trip, when he followed her upstairs, that he only wanted to pursue an argument. How do you know that he did not want to get the issue resolved and calm her and may have been embarrassed at her behavior in front of the Freemans?

112. Can you explain how Ms. Arias can remember physical abuse incidents so vividly but does not write anything, not even a reference to her feelings, in her journal?

113. You testified writings could have supported her statements. However, is it possible the incidents of abuse reported by Jodi were reported after the fact as a secondary gain to benefit her?

114. Do you have any evidence other than Jodi’s word that Travis made her tear out pages and write only positive thoughts?

115. Who from Jodi’s past did you interview that you were able to rule out Jodi’s manipulative behavior being a pattern?

 

[MrsWilco]

115. You told us at the beginning of your testimony that you like to meet with each individual before analyzing the relationship. We have heard Jodi’s side of the story. Can you tell us Travis’ side of the story?


116. You mentioned that stalking could fall under the abuse and battering columns in your continuum. If that is true, why is stalking excluded from those columns?

117. Is your continuum incomplete? Why not list all the appropriate bullet points for the appropriate columns?

118. You stated that you have chosen not to take cases in the past because you did not believe an individual? Did you take this case in part because you believe Jodi?

119. If you did not believe her, would have chosen to turn it down?

 

[MrsWilco]

120. If you start out believing in an individual, doesn’t that by default set up prejudice toward their partner?

121. You stated that regarding anger, it is more common for someone to have a burst of anger and then calm down. Is it possible that Travis’ rants seem longer because they are being viewed in text form?

122. Can you explain as a burst of anger? Could a 10 or 20 minute rant be described as a?

123. If a couple has an argument that takes all day to end, can they still be in a healthy relationship?

124. Would that type of argument indicate abuse?

125. Is it possible for 2 people to be abusive to each other?

126. Don’t you believe that Travis making comments about a 12 year old girl while having a phone sex conversation with Jodi is fundamentally different than Travis allegedly masturbating to photos of young boys?

 

[MrsWilco]

127. Would you characterize your knowledge of June 4, 2008 as light or incomplete?

128. Are you confused on any of the details of that afternoon?

129. Do you think it is deceptive for someone to not share the most private and intimate details of their lives, like their sexual activities, with their friends and family, or would you consider it normal to keep those things private?

130. If normal, why do you think Travis’ attempts to keep those things private is deceptive?

131. Did you ever see evidence that Jodi was openly sharing all of her most private sexual details with her friends and family?


132. Would you consider that deceptive?

133. You say Jodi’s lies started after she killed Travis. How could you possibly know this?

 

[MrsWilco]

134. Do you believe that Jodi was subjected to sexual degradation at the hands of Travis?

135. You stated that you saw no signs of Travis feeling or experiencing sexual degradation at the hands of Jodi, noting his desire to see Jodi in California, his actions on the sex call, and comments in various texts, instant messages, etc. Couldn’t that same argument be made regarding Jodi’s alleged sexual degradation given her desire to see Travis, her actions on the sex call, and various comments in instant messages, texts, etc.?

136. If you were to only consider the written conversations and journals, excluding your interview with Jodi, did you see abuse? Please explain.

137. What level or degree would you place that abuse?

138. Considering only the written conversations and journals, can you say you saw an escalation?

139. You mentioned Travis was in a seven year relationship with Deanna. Are you aware of anyone interviewing her to determine if she was a victim or survivor?

140. Did you interview her?

141. You keep saying that Jodi does not match your definition of manipulative. Is it possible that your definition of manipulation differs from others? Is it possible that your definition is wrong?

142. Yesterday you were asked about Jodi being an abuser toward her mother and you stated it was normal teenaged behavior. Do you honestly believe that hitting and kicking your parents are normal behavior at any age?

 

[azwriter]

Yup. That part definitely has me worried. What are the silent ones thinking? It just takes one or two. :sigh:

Here's one way to think about it katydid. Perhaps those who are silent and not asking question don't need to because they already know how they will vote to send the defendant away for life.

Also I think the tone of the questions from the jurors who have submitted questions goes to the sense of mocking this defense witness. It's as if they want her to know they are not buying what she is selling in her acessment of the defendant.

I hope I'm correct in my thoughts.

 

[MrsWilco]

OH YES -You rock Mrs.Wilco-Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

They're posted. Hope I did it right LOL. Thanks guys:seeya:

 

[azwriter]

Gee ! I wish I could have asked her a question. Mine would be:

Now that the trial is ending and you've gone through all the questions from the defense, the prosecution and the jurors, has it all been worth the $300 an hour?


What do you think she would say?

 

[gloomy]

Here's one way to think about it katydid. Perhaps those who are silent and not asking question don't need to because they already know how they will vote to send the defendant away for life.

Also I think the tone of the questions from the jurors who have submitted questions goes to the sense of mocking this defense witness. It's as if they want her to know they are not buying what she is selling in her acessment of the defendant.

I hope I'm correct in my thoughts.

bbm.

That would be me! If I were on the jury... I would not have one question for Alyce - my mind about Arias was made up a looong time ago...:wink:

 

[Kel2000]

I'm so perplexed by everyone's great reviews of the jury questions.

I find the jurors' questions full of Jodi this & Jodi that. Few of them have "the defendant" or "Ms. Arias" but the majority seems to be on a 1st name basis with a butcher.

How do you vote for death for someone when you use their 1st name? I find that problematic.

Hope I'm way way super wrong but I don't have a good feeling about the ending of this trial. I'm starting to walk away.

I think Jodi saved her life when she testified. I'm not saying that she did a good job or came across as at all likable, but I think bad or good that humanized her to the jurors. I imagine it would be hard to be on a jury and sentence anyone to death, but even more so for someone they had seen testify for that many days. I think a just sentence for Jodi is LWOP in part because if she gets the DP, she'll still be hanging out for 20+ years going through the appeals process. In her mind, she'd probably see herself as some sort of prison rock star and relish the attention of being one of the select few females on Death Row. If she ends up with LWOP eventually she'll fade away and lose her "celebrity status" which would probably be a fate worse than death for someone like her. :jail:

 

[MistyM]

I'm so perplexed by everyone's great reviews of the jury questions.

I find the jurors' questions full of Jodi this & Jodi that. Few of them have "the defendant" or "Ms. Arias" but the majority seems to be on a 1st name basis with a butcher.

How do you vote for death for someone when you use their 1st name? I find that problematic.

Hope I'm way way super wrong but I don't have a good feeling about the ending of this trial. I'm starting to walk away.

i call her jodi and would have no problem putting her to death.

i think miss/ms arias is too respectful.
defendant has the word defend in it, she did not defend herself.

i dunno just brainstorming. i'm sure they feel much more personally involved than they did 40 days ago, but that doesn't mean they aren't more and more disgusted with her with each travis bashing day that passes.

 

[MickyTwoShade]

What are everyone's thoughts on sentencing... if Arias doesn't get death, will you be disappointed? Will that be seen as a loss for Juan?

 

[MistyM]

What are everyone's thoughts on sentencing... if Arias doesn't get death, will you be disappointed? Will that be seen as a loss for Juan?

well.

if she gets the death penalty i assume she will be held in a much more solitary and strict environment. if she gets LWOP she might be in the general population and as we already know she's quite the charmer in jail. she'll probably get the same respect eventually in prison. i can see her becoming a quasi criminal folk hero for ladies who have been scorned.

i don't want this to happen so i will be sooo disappointed if she doesn't get death. i really hope travis' family makes a heavy impact on the jury's decison. i would honor what they ask for, out of respect to them.

 

[AlwaysShocked]

Now that her testimony is completed, before Alyce spends another minute of her life fretting about being "cyber terrorized" it is my hope that she will take the time to have someone point her to youtube so she can sit and watch her own testimony. All of it.

Then, maybe just maybe, she will get a clue as to why there has been such heavy criticism coming her way.

I am certainly not one to advocate any type of threat - ever, against anyone- but in terms of honest criticism, people have the right to voice their opinion of this woman's public testimony.
It was disturbing in many, many ways.