Jodi Arias #1

.....wrap those two mysterious boxes......and no peeking

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Thanks, Ang! The first one you posted is part of the one I've been looking for, minus the makeup primping (which does appear in the 2nd video).

IS is discussing this case right now.

You are very welcome. did you look at all the links? the 3rd one is a innocent page for JA but does have the 48 hours transcripts for the date you couldn't find.

I did look at all the links, but I missed the 48 hours transcript link - thanks so much for pointing that out! Off to read it...

Here's a direct link to the transcript of the 48 Hours episode:

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Jane Valez-Mitchell is talking about this case right now on HLN, and now they're saying she may have stabbed Travis 29 times (not 27).

According to Joey Jackson on JVM, I thought he said the autopsy report indicates 29 stab wounds. Travis was shot first (non-fatal), then stabbed, then throat slit. I wonder why everyone is reporting 27 stab wounds if the autopsy report does, in fact, state 29. I couldn't find the autopsy report anywhere online.

Jodi Arias Trial: Jury Selection Complete
December 21, 2012 01:45 AM EST

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The 12 jurors and 6 alternates for Jodi Arias' murder trial have been chosen and sworn in. The panel, consisting of 7 women and 11 men, all white except for one Hispanic male, ranging in ages from early 20s to retirement age, will decide if Arias should be put to death for allegedly murdering her ex-boyfriend/lover, Travis Alexander, in June 2008.

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CP, I had heard on IS that one potential female juror had been a victim of domestic violence, had an ex that was murdered and another ex that murdered someone. Someone on IS was saying that she could very well be chosen for the jury. Wish we had details of the jurors.

Chickenbutt wrote:CP, I had heard on IS that one potential female juror had been a victim of domestic violence, had an ex that was murdered and another ex that murdered someone. Someone on IS was saying that she could very well be chosen for the jury. Wish we had details of the jurors.

Interesting; I hadn't heard that. I wonder if we'll hear more about them in the next few weeks.

To get JA's court info go to link and then go to case history and then type in her name.

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Jury selected in Jodi Arias murder trial

By Carol Gantt
updated 9:17 PM EST, Thu December 20, 2012

•Jodi Arias is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend in Arizona
•Seven women and 11 men chosen for jury
•Opening statements scheduled to begin January 2

A panel of 12 jurors and six alternates were sworn in Thursday for the Jodi Arias murder trial.

Seven women and 11 men, ranging in age from a male who appears to be in his early 20s to several of retirement age will be deciding if Arias is guilty of killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.

During Thursday’s jury selection process, defense attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Wilmott argued that the prosecution was “systematically excluding” women and African-Americans. The jury appears to be all white except for one Hispanic male.


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angiefly2 wrote:To get JA's court info go to link and then go to case history and then type in her name.

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Thanks, Ang! I found a treasure trove of court minutes that I'm working my way through. Most of them are dealing with postponements and scheduling hearings and trial dates, but I found a few things of interest, and will post those shortly.

Re: Defendant’s Motion to Preclude State from Presenting Evidence Related to the Theft of a Gun that Occurred in Yreka on May 28, 2008

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On May 28, 2008, the defendant’s grandparents reported the theft of a .25 caliber
automatic pistol to the Yreka, California police department. The police report for that incident states that the defendant was present and spoke with an officer about her presence at her grandparents home earlier that day. On July 15, 2008, the defendant was interviewed by Detective Flores. During that interview, Detective Flores asked the defendant about reporting a .25 automatic gun stolen. The detective noted that a .25 caliber gun was the same caliber of weapon used to kill Travis Alexander. Eventually, the defendant told Detective Flores she did not know there was a gun at her grandparent’s home until her grandparents reported it stolen the day the burglary was reported to police. She also told Detective Flores that she did not know what a .25 caliber gun looked like. She said her grandfather said the stolen gun looked like a toy gun.
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IT IS ORDERED denying the Defendant’s Motion to Preclude State from Presenting Evidence Related to the Theft of a Gun that Occurred in Yreka on May 28, 2008 filed on December 5, 2012.
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This supports Vinnie Politan's comment about JA stealing the grandparent's gun. Note that the gun was stolen on May 28, and Travis was killed on June 4th, right? Sure looks like premeditation to me. Glad this evidence will be allowed at trial.

I had been wondering about the burglary that was referred to in the second charge against her (felony murder while committing burglary). This helps explain it.

Re: Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Alternative Charge of Felony Murder

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Defendant then moved to dismiss the felony murder charge, arguing that the charge is
insufficient as a matter of law, and that it exposes her to a charge of first degree murder twice, violating her constitutional rights.

The Arizona Supreme Court has specifically rejected the argument that felony murder
cannot be predicated on a burglary based on the defendant’s intent to murder.
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While Defendant claims that the felony murder charge is insufficient because there is no
evidence that she broke into the victim’s home, such evidence is not necessary to satisfy the statutory scheme. Burglary may also occur when a person remain unlawfully with the intent to commit a felony, as the State alleges here.
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IT IS ORDERED denying the Motion.
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Since I haven't followed this case from the beginning, others may know some of this info, but I didn't, so posting here.

The Defense tried to get the fingerprint evidence excluded; motion denied.

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Re: Defendant’s Request for Determination of Probable Cause on Alleged Aggravating Factor

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The State presented evidence that the victim was first shot on the right side of his head near his eye with a .25 caliber handgun and that the bullet lodged in his left cheek. This wound was not fatal and may or may not have rendered the victim unconscious. The victim did not remain unconscious based on the infliction of the other wounds and the location of blood spatter evidence in the bathroom sink and blood in the hallway. In addition, the defendant told the police that the victim was unconscious after being shot but then crawled around and was stabbed.

The victim was then stabbed 27 times in the back, shoulders, head and chest. Cuts on the hands were defensive wounds from grabbing the knife. With the exception of two wounds, these wounds were not fatal. The two fatal wounds were a deep stab wound to the chest and then a cut across the throat. While conscious, the victim would have felt pain and mental anguish associated with these multiple wounds.

The Court finds that the State has proved that there is probable cause to believe that the
offense was especially cruel under the theory that it involved both physical and mental suffering of the victim.
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So she stabbed him in the back and is claiming self-defense? Yeah, right. And I can't even imagine stabbing someone in the head. Sick!

Because he had cuts on his hands, he obviously fought back. What he must have suffered through before he died is incomprehensible.

Re: Defendant’s Motion in Limine; Pretrial Media Interview

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IT IS ORDERED granting the motion in part as to the Defendant’s statement “she will
not spend any time in prison.”
IT IS ORDERED granting the motion in part as to Phase I of the trial, as to the Defendant’s request to get her purse which contained her makeup so that she could apply some makeup before being photographed upon her arrest.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying the Defendant’s motion in part as to her statement “No jury would convict her.”
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A motion in Limine is a motion to suppress. So if I understand these rulings correctly, the top two comments will NOT be allowed (but the makeup comment is only disallowed in Phase I, so it appears it may be allowed during Phase II (penalty phase)). The last comment about no jury would convict her WILL be allowed.

Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi tried several times to withdraw from this case. Apparently, he left the Public Defender's Office to start his own practice, but the judge wouldn't let him withdraw.

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Wow! Did you guys know this?

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The Defendant makes an oral Motion to Represent Herself. The Defendant is given a
Waiver of Counsel form to review.

IT IS ORDERED Pursuant to Rule 6.1 the Waiver of Counsel is accepted by the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED appointing the Kirk Nurmi and Victoria Washington to
represent the Defendant as advisory counsel. Victoria Washington shall be considered the first advisory counsel.
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This document was dated Aug. 2011, so I have to go back through and see if anything superseded this. I know Victoria Washington withdrew and was replaced with Ms. Willmott.
If she's going to represent herself, then this trial ought to be VERY interesting!

Re: State’s Motion to Preclude the Introduction of Hearsay Statements (Google Mail and Instant Messaging).

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IT IS ORDERED that no reference to google mail or instant messageing shall be made
during opening statements.
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Re: Defense Motion in Limine: Singing Competition

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IT IS ORDERED granting the motion as to Phase I of the jury trial, unless circumstances arising during trial require reconsideration of the motion.
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Source: same as the one for the other media issues (missed it the first time through): [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

So we probably won't have to watch that one during the guilty phase. Yippie!

CP...you have done a huge amount of research.
I will repost your stuff in the library.....thank you for all your hard work!

Okie....all of it is posted under Jodi Court Documents
Again....thank you CP. We sure do appreciate you!

Chickenbutt wrote:CP...you have done a huge amount of research.
I will repost your stuff in the library.....thank you for all your hard work!

Hey, I'm on a roll! Can you tell I got all my Christmas shopping and wrapping done early? My family's all on the east coast, and I was gone last week, so I got everything done by early Dec. Nothing but time on my hands now!

Chickenbutt wrote:Okie....all of it is posted under Jodi Court Documents
Again....thank you CP. We sure do appreciate you!

Thanks, CB! I'll try to post in both places (long version here, short version like you did in the library thread). Only 65 more docs to read!

Chickenbutt wrote:Okie....all of it is posted under Jodi Court Documents
Again....thank you CP. We sure do appreciate you!

Just an FYI - these documents that I'm reviewing are all court minutes that refer to various motions and state the decisions made, but they are not the actual motions. Have no idea where the actual motions are. You might want to edit the library entries you just made to reflect that, since I can't edit them. In your spare time, of course!

Sorry for the confusion!