Arias’ lawyers to urge jurors to spare her life (AP) The legal team for Jodi Arias will keep pushing for jurors to spare her the death penalty in the 2008 slaying of her ex-boyfriend as the convicted killer’s sentencing retrial resumes Wednesday. The trial gets back underway after a nearly two-week break during which news organizations protested a decision to let a skittish defense witness testify in private and authorities were accused of destroying files on the victim’s computer that defense attorneys say would have helped them in their case. Arias was convicted of murder last year in Travis Alexander’s death, but jurors deadlocked on whether she should be sentenced to death or life in prison. A new jury will decide her fate. Prosecutors say Arias attacked Alexander in a jealous rage after he wanted to end their affair and planned a trip to Mexico with another woman. Arias has acknowledged killing Alexander but claimed it was self-defense after he attacked her. The trial has been in recess since Oct. 30 after a judge ordered that the public be kept out of the courtroom during testimony by the first witness called by Arias’ lawyers. Defense attorneys launched a new legal attack Monday when they sought to dismiss the case [...] newsinfl/arias-lawyers-to-urge-jurors-to-spare-her-life/
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:45:30 +0000