Retrial for Sentencing of Jodi Arias - Day 21

[Sweet Fox]

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone. It's surreal. I said it before and I'll say it again, JSS should have been removed!!!

 

[MeeBee]

@TrialDiariesJ: Issues were discussed when computers were in sleep mode the police officers were told to wake them. Flores's training told him to do this

 

[geevee]

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer · 8s9 seconds ago
Martinez asks if procedure at the time was to wake computers. "That's what I did."

 

[AZlawyer]

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer · 37s37 seconds ago
Willmott and Flores quibble over an analogy in which she compares altering the computer with tearing a page out of a book in evidence.

More like blindfolding yourself and tearing a random page out of a random book of a LIBRARY in evidence, in which only a couple of books are even marginally relevant to the case.

So the jury should not have been in the courtroom at all this a.m.!?!?

IMO the judge is (properly) allowing the jury to hear that the evidence was not "pristine." This is normal so that the jury doesn't equate the absence of evidence (of, e.g., child ) with evidence of absence. The jury needs to know that it is POSSIBLE, although extremely unlikely, that there was something on the computer that wasn't found because of these inadvertent alterations.

 

[pinkandgreenmom]

Jen's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · 29s 30 seconds ago
Juan is reading a policy from 09 and Nurmi wants to approach #jodiarias #3tvarias

I could have sworn we went through this without jury present and we all laughed at how defense was looking at today's standards and not those that were in place at the time it was happening. Is Nurmi that stupid? Apparently yes.

 

[Nali87]

@TrialDiariesJ: Issues were discussed when computers were in sleep mode the police officers were told to wake them. Flores's training told him to do this

YESS JM! YESSS!!
So police officers are allowed to wake laptops up.

I swear JW huffs and puffs and then ends up looking like a fool so quick!

 

[bsk]

Respectively, it doesn't make any sense to me because the whole premise of the issue (any form of prosecurial misconduct) is really an appeal against the original verdict and I wish it would have been classified as such a long time ago. IMO, we are way out in left field with all of this nonsense.

Absolutely. It seems JSS should deny it and say it's an issue for appeal of the original verdict but has nothing to do with mitigation.

 

[kolokolo]

Wilmott is saying a Mr. Brown found a video on the computer. F says he doesn't know he hasn't reviewed the whole report
Juan is up

Refresher please, who is Mr. Brown? Mahalo

 

[josie1986]

Jen's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · 24s 25 seconds ago
Previous defense counsel had requested to look at the laptop and they wanted to view it according to Juan and Flores #jodiarias #3tvarias

Jen's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · 1m 1 minute ago
Issues were discussed when computers were in sleep mode the police officers were told to wake them. Flores's training told him to do this

 

[Truth Detector]

I'm beginning to think JA refused to let the DT call mitigating witnesses to support her PTSD/BPD/mental history despite Nurmi promising the jury he would do so. The DT has been in full attack-TA/attack-JM from the get-go, and has offered next to nothing to explain why JA butchered her "beloved" Travis that "she loved so much".

The desperation that Becky smelled earlier now completely permeates the courtroom air.

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

Now Juan asks if alt date computer was on/changes made, June 19th, 2009, was to Flores' benefit or Defense. Answer: Defense. #jodiarias

 

[josie1986]

en's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · 12s 12 seconds ago
Juan is Yes or NO'ing Flores lol #jodiarias #3tvarias

 

[geevee]

Carolyn Sung ‏@CarolynSungCNN · 8s8 seconds ago
Previous defense wanted to look and they wanted to view it according to Flores. #jodiarias

 

[Nali87]

More like blindfolding yourself and tearing a random page out of a random book of a LIBRARY in evidence, in which only a couple of books are even marginally relevant to the case.



IMO the judge is (properly) allowing the jury to hear that the evidence was not "pristine." This is normal so that the jury doesn't equate the absence of evidence (of, e.g., child ) with evidence of absence. The jury needs to know that it is POSSIBLE, although extremely unlikely, that there was something on the computer that wasn't found because of these inadvertent alterations.

You just answered all my questions lol. Thank you!

 

[dog.gone.cute]

From WAT:


Wild About Trial @WildAboutTrial · 1m 1 minute ago

Looking at TA's office on screen. Topic is Sleep Mode of computer. Juan questioning Flores... #jodiarias


Wild About Trial @WildAboutTrial · 48s 48 seconds ago

Now Juan asks if alt date computer was on/changes made, June 19th, 2009, was to Flores' benefit or Defense. Answer: Defense. #jodiarias


Wild About Trial @WildAboutTrial · now

Flores states he was not there to babysit defense when working on comp. There to make sure evidence didn't leave the property. #jodiarias

 

[geevee]

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer · 48s49 seconds ago
Martinez recreates the 2009 defense examination of the computer. "They plugged it in," Flores said.

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer · 24s25 seconds ago
Flores: "I'm just there to keep them from taking the evidence out of the room."

 

[josie1986]

en's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Flores provided the power source for the laptop and defense plugged it in. Juan asks if Flores is a babysitter?
Flores says NO #jodiarias

 

[dog.gone.cute]

From WAT:

Wild About Trial @WildAboutTrial · 23s 23 seconds ago

Juan speaks quickly, mentions defense having computer expert w/them. Willmott objects asks to approach. #jodiarias


Wild About Trial @WildAboutTrial · 30s 30 seconds ago

Nurmi is so much taller than Willmott when they attempt to whisper to each other, they struggle.
Hope they have gum. #jodiarias

 

[FinallyRegistered]

I have a question. All these things that are coming up, prosecutorial misconduct, evidence tampering, witnesses changing testimony etc...IF she gets the DP and WHEN she appeals, will some of her appeals be automatically denied because of the latitude the judge offered in this case? Because to me, they are re-trying this case and of course changing their whole strategy...self defense vs. mentally ill. I mean they have thrown everything out there IMO already so would the appeals courts just deny based on any of this? I hope I am making some sense. This trial sure isn't.

I agree. And I'm almost at the point of thinking KN & JW are in on it. Jodi feeds them lanes to travel, KN/JW take it to sidebar, KN/JW/JM/JSS laugh and figure out a way to get it on the record so that it can't come up in appeals. JMO

 

[josie1986]

Jen's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · now
Juan- Did you know who this person was? Flores- No
Juan- It could have been a computer expert for all u knew...sidebar #jodiarias #3tvarias

Jen's Trial Diaries @TrialDiariesJ · 36s 36 seconds ago
Juan- Are you there to assist the defense? Flores-NO
Juan- They had another person with them correct? Flores- Yes #jodiarias #3tvarias