Jodi Arias sentence might hang on mitigation specialist: Former juror talks
The Toronto Relationships Examiner previously reported that Jodi Arias was to appear in court May 16 in a hearing pertaining to matters around the retrial of her sentencing phase. Speculation of the matters that are currently in motion before the courts center around a CNN filing requesting camera access for the September trial, and matters pertaining to mitigation specialist Maria de la Rosa. CBS5 Arizona affiliate KPHO has reported that Jodi Arias appeared in court today in her prison stripes, but the public only heard that the next hearing was set for July 1, at 8:30.A.M.
All other matters that were discussed in the case of the State versus Jodi Arias were held in closed proceedings as confirmed by Fox News and the tweet from the Maricopa County Office, "State v Jodi Arias has begun. Judge Stephens set the next hearing for July 1. All other matters will be conducted in a closed proceeding."
Jodi Arias was convicted of first degree murder one year ago for the brutal killing of her lover Travis Alexander. The Alexander family is patiently waiting for resolution and closure in this case.
The first panel of jurors in the Jodi Arias trial had no difficulty finding Jodi Arias guilty of first degree murder. They had no difficulty determining whether or not she was guilty with an element of cruelty. But when it came to determining whether she should be held accountable with her life in prison, or with her life, they were deadlocked.
The Toronto Relationships Examiner has previously reported that the mitigation specialist may be a key point in the upcoming retrial. Could the mitigation specialist be the difference between life and death? In this article a video shows a juror from the first trial talking to Dr. Drew about what went on behind the closed doors on the jury room when it came to making the decision between life or death for Jodi Arias, and why they came to a deadlock.
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