Retrial for Sentencing of Jodi Arias - 1/20 Sizzle Break

[Hatfield]

She is a very impressive witness. She answered every question. She remained calm. She is extremely believable. IMO there is no way what was read in the affidavit today is true.

She really was a great witness. I felt sorry for her as Nurmi was attacking her but she handled herself very well.

 

[NashBridges2]

Wow. Thanks. I havent had a chance to read all the happenings from today.

Do yourself a favor, don't bother. It will just upset you, make you made etc.

 

[katydid23]

I think we ALL need to take a deep breath and relax. In spite of all the underhanded shenanigans pulled the DT today---they did very little damage---if any at all. :giggle:

 

[5bigfish5]

Here is a recent example. Rebecca Lockhart, the first woman to be Utah's House Speaker was dying. Her son was serving a mission in Virginia and did not return home to be at his mother's side. Good for him to be so focused on his religion.

Snip:

"While most of the family was able to be at Lockhart's bedside, her son, Stephen, is currently serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Richmond, Va. His last goodbye to his mother was on speakerphone, and she couldn't answer back."
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=33150890

Yet the DT insists on going in this direction, KNOWING full well Juan is , well, just gonna blow them out of the water.

Mind Boggling!

 

[Ricki]

So, Geffner is still on the stand tomorrow. Do you think there is any chance Juan will get a chance to cross this witness at some point tomorrow.?

 

[Sulamith]

She is a very impressive witness. She answered every question. She remained calm. She is extremely believable. IMO there is no way what was read in the affidavit today is true.

I would imagine she would have been very hurt by the email that TA sent to Chris Hughes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPYcBbUrS0

 

[ZoeyW]

I believe Jodi told it to Alyce Laviolette. Willmott's quip is a little disingenuous because it's been brought up several times by Juan. It is in her records. Judge would know this.

You are correct. ALV had it in her notes that JA admitted this to her, that she squeezed her cat too tight in anger. JA admitted to Detective Flores that she kicked the family dog so very hard one day it ran away and never ever returned.

During the trial they pulled this trick of trying to leave notes in margins and putting things up on projector with certain parts highlighted. That of course should not have been permitted by the judge.

 

[5bigfish5]

I've had a chance to calm down and enjoy a few sips (glasses) of wine. I know Juan can and will fix this. I'm just disgusted it's even allowed in the first place. So, hearsay and affidavits from unknown people are allowed in this phase, it just blows me away how low these people will go. I don't know how they sleep at night. Once, I shorted the girl at the coffee drive thru place, we got chatting and I ended up driving away without paying. I clued in that night laying in bed when I realized I didn't give Her my debit card. I jumped up and looked at my online banking. Sure enough, no transaction. I climbed back into bed (it was midnight) and tossed and turned. It drove me NUTS. finally, at 1:30 am I got up and drove there to pay it because I knew if I waited until morning, I wouldn't sleep.
There's no way I could be a defense lawyer, lol.

They DO NOT CARE!

There is not a chance in the world either one of them...INCLUDING the MIT "specialist" will EVER in their careers, take down the funny money that they have in this case. THANKS SHERRY!

They sleep good and LAUGH their way to the bank EVERY week!

 

[ZoeyW]

I would imagine she would have been very hurt by the email that TA sent to Chris Hughes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPYcBbUrS0

Unlike Kirk and Jen Juan does prepare his witnesses. I agree reading the words must have been hurtful. Nothing compares to the filthy things Kirk Nurmi asked this lovely, elegant woman. He was an absolute jerk to her. Jodi was loving it.

Travis never even cussed at her, let alone raise his hand to hurt her, not one time Deanna said. Juan can SHUT IT DOWN with just a few pointed questions. Masterful.

http://youtu.be/uWd7tusi754?t=12m31s

http://youtu.be/OI9CybxExOc?t=18m13s

http://youtu.be/Wv38JlANzDM

 

[NashBridges2]

So, Geffner is still on the stand tomorrow. Do you think there is any chance Juan will get a chance to cross this witness at some point tomorrow.?

You have a better chance of winning the lotto.

 

[RickshawFan]

Matt Macartney was the one who smuggled the magazines. Marc McGee is the one from New Zealand, aka Witness #1. So many people willing to break the law for this killer. :facepalm:

Oops. McGee, Macartney, McNurmi, MacJodi.......

 

[AngelWings444]

So, Geffner is still on the stand tomorrow. Do you think there is any chance Juan will get a chance to cross this witness at some point tomorrow.?

I was hopeful this morning when JW said she would be done with Geffner. We see how that one worked out. I really don't think even she believed Geffner would be allowed to read that nonsense. Hopefully, Juan will get a crack at him tomorrow.

 

[dog.gone.cute]

Do people really think Sherry is going to allow JM to rebut this garbage presented by JA? He's not even allowed to cross exam witnesses! Why in the name of all that is holy would anyone have faith that this jury will be shown the truth? Sherry is incompetent. IMO
Yes, I know I'll now be lectured about how brilliant she is and fair and delightful....:sick:

:seeya: I totally agree, Amster.

JSS is not brilliant and is not fair to Juan, IMO.

JSS has gone overboard to accommodate the defense on everything they ask for. And after today's shenanigans, I hope that someone in authority has a serious discussion with her on how to run a courtroom, how to timely rule on frivolous motions, etc.

And yes, JSS did deny the defense's motions, which motions had no merit whatsoever, so giving her an "A" for that ruling.

However, when you look at everything else in JSS's courtroom, she gets an "F" for Failure ... EPIC Failure, IMO.

:moo: :moo: and :moo:

 

[Jaykayelle]

I really wanted to post today about all the happenings but I have.no.words. (this post intentionally left blank :wink

 

[Val1]

Oops. McGee, Macartney, McNurmi, MacJodi.......

Hopefully we will hear from another MM...

"Facebook posts from a coworker at Ventana gleaned here showing 3HW was volatile:

1. Hello. My name is Matt. I was the Exec. Chef at the time that Jodie Arias was employed at Ventana Inn and Spa in Big Sur and began her relationship with Darryl Brewer. I heard on JVM that Darryl characterized that their relationship began after he was no longer her supervisor. That is a lie. Also, It was also stated on JVM that Jodie did not exhibit any violent behavior that he was aware of. I can... recall a specific incident with other witnesses when she did at Ventana Inn and Spa during her shift.
I bear no malice toward Jodie or Darryl. My objection to their relationship at that time was directly related to how Jodie manipulated the entire restaurant staff after her relationship with Darryl began and Darryl's culpability and in her manipulative behavior.

As a matter of fact, Darryl was promoted from Restaurant Manager to Food and Beverage Director during their relationship. The GM of the hotel at the time did not see their relationship as a problem despite the empirical evidence to the contrary. Eventually, Darryl did resign the F&B position, He stated his reasoning at the time was due to the amount of time he was spending away from his son. Darryl stayed on as a server for a short time and then, gave notice and left.


more from Matthew Millea
By the time the incident I referred to in my original post occurred, Jodie was well into her relationship with Darryl. Jodie had a disagreement with another server regarding switching her station for the lunch shift this particular day. The other server refused to change their assigned station. Jodie went into the women's employee bathroom, directly across a hallway from the shared restaurant/kitchen office, slammed the door shut, screamed and kicked a hole in the wall. The other manager and I heard the ruccus and asked if she was alright. She immediately opened the door to the woman's employee bathroom and was recalcitrant and apologized in her 'sweetest' voice. She obviously hadn't realized that anyone was in the office across the hall. She promised to get the hole in the wall fixed with her own money, etc., etc. The other manager and I had already realized that Jodie, due to her relationship with Darryl, was beyond reproach or reprimand for this or any other incident. "

 

[katydid23]

I am really surprised the way the DT is unfolding the mitigation this time around. I actually think they did much better the first time, when they put the killer herself up there to plead for her life. Sure, it was awkward. But she revealed herself, her art, her wishes, her phony charity attempts, etc....but she made an attempt to mimic a real, authentic, human girl. And a few of the jurors fell for it.

But this time they are all over the place, and it is a bit about TA being a dog, and a Jekyl and Hyde, supposedly. And about her being so mistreated by everyone all of her poor life, but yet it never rises to any level of notable abuse. [' umm, gee, my parents stopped taking us for fun family outings after my baby sibs were born...we just weren't as close...and they didn't support my artistic talents as an expert tracer... and everyone always choked me out at some point...']

So then they try to top it off with their witnesses, and it is again, all about Travis, and his so called shortcomings. But nothing even coming close to anything bad. He talked to three women online at once, did a bit of sexting, might have led an ex girlfriend on, etc. But then they tried to sell a line of BS, claiming that someone, who did not come forward to testify, has knowledge of a couple of damning incidents. Problem is, the timeline does not back up his story. So witness says the time might be misremembered, but Juan will be able to blow holes in that.

But they really made a mistake, imo, by going even further down the Slime Highway, with this same 'witness', and allowing him to tell a totally unbelievable story about him seeing child that TA downloaded on his Bishop's computer, in a folder in his own name. On a group computer. LOL I really do not think ANY of the jurors are going to believe that. Especially since he was wrong about the year of the other accusation he made. This witness will easily be blown out of the water.

So the DT is taking a huge chance with little possibility of success, imo. They are hinging their entire mitigation on proving what a lowlife that Travis was. But if they are shown to be LYING, then what?

 

[Hatfield]

We have seen JA come to court with a brace on her hand every now and then. Sometimes we joked that she had it out with her cell's wall.
As this trial has wore on I honestly think maybe she does do that. There was 1 day a decision did not go her way and she came in next day with the brace. Now it seems like this MM may have witnessed an example of her losing her temper.

I think she exhibits Jekyl + Hyde behaviors. She can turn on that sweet soft voice she uses like when she sung for the Prison contest. Yet she can also turn into a monster and become vicious IMO. As indicated and allegedly witnessed by MM.

We may have a real Sybil but with a twist with this one. A split personality turned on or off on demand. JA has always scared me once we learned what she is capable of. It is partly due to not being able to easily spot that she is a monster. She hides it well. She could have tricked any number of guys. She has tricked her minions in the same sort of way. They think that surely there must have been some other reason she viciously murdered him.

Breaking news for her minions. NO There was no good reason. She just went into a jealous rage that lasted 2 weeks until she finally drove all the way there to put him out of HER misery. A Jekly + Hyde in all its forms she is.

 

[Hatfield]

I am really surprised the way the DT is unfolding the mitigation this time around. I actually think they did much better the first time, when they put the killer herself up there to plead for her life. Sure, it was awkward. But she revealed herself, her art, her wishes, her phony charity attempts, etc....but she made an attempt to mimic a real, authentic, human girl. And a few of the jurors fell for it.

But this time they are all over the place, and it is a bit about TA being a dog, and a Jekyl and Hyde, supposedly. And about her being so mistreated by everyone all of her poor life, but yet it never rises to any level of notable abuse. [' umm, gee, my parents stopped taking us for fun family outings after my baby sibs were born...we just weren't as close...and they didn't support my artistic talents as an expert tracer... and everyone always choked me out at some point...']

So then they try to top it off with their witnesses, and it is again, all about Travis, and his so called shortcomings. But nothing even coming close to anything bad. He talked to three women online at once, did a bit of sexting, might have led an ex girlfriend on, etc. But then they tried to sell a line of BS, claiming that someone, who did not come forward to testify, has knowledge of a couple of damning incidents. Problem is, the timeline does not back up his story. So witness says the time might be misremembered, but Juan will be able to blow holes in that.

But they really made a mistake, imo, by going even further down the Slime Highway, with this same 'witness', and allowing him to tell a totally unbelievable story about him seeing child that TA downloaded on his Bishop's computer, in a folder in his own name. On a group computer. LOL I really do not think ANY of the jurors are going to believe that. Especially since he was wrong about the year of the other accusation he made. This witness will easily be blown out of the water.

So the DT is taking a huge chance with little possibility of success, imo. They are hinging their entire mitigation on proving what a lowlife that Travis was. But if they are shown to be LYING, then what?

Totally agree.

Its funny as I was typing my post about Jodi being a Jekly and Hyde I had not read your post yet. I see you also used that term for the DT trying to claim Travis was the Jekly + Hyde.

We must be thinking about monsters tonight and we all know the only real monster in the mist is JA herself.

 

[elementary]

It seems to me, from the trial testimony today, that the court makes no distinction between hearsay and lies. I'm guessing that the prosecution has to challenge the testimony.

What puzzles me is that the court is not remotely discriminating about relevance.

 

[Sulamith]

We have seen JA come to court with a brace on her hand every now and then. Sometimes we joked that she had it out with her cell's wall.
As this trial has wore on I honestly think maybe she does do that. There was 1 day a decision did not go her way and she came in next day with the brace. Now it seems like this MM may have witnessed an example of her losing her temper.

I think she exhibits Jekyl + Hyde behaviors. She can turn on that sweet soft voice she uses like when she sung for the Prison contest. Yet she can also turn into a monster and become vicious IMO. As indicated and allegedly witnessed by MM.

We may have a real Sybil but with a twist with this one. A split personality turned on or off on demand. JA has always scared me once we learned what she is capable of. It is partly due to not being able to easily spot that she is a monster. She hides it well. She could have tricked any number of guys. She has tricked her minions in the same sort of way. They think that surely there must have been some other reason she viciously murdered him.

Breaking news for her minions. NO There was no good reason. She just went into a jealous rage that lasted 2 weeks until she finally drove all the way there to put him out of HER misery. A Jekly + Hyde in all its forms she is.

That sweet soft voice is called the Primary Voice, Mormon lady voice. She thought TA would like her/marry her if she sounded like a real Mormon! https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/a-return-to-virtue?lang=eng#watch=video