Jodi Arias Trial: Day 36

The defense will continue presenting its case at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

At this point, I believe the trial will result in a hung jury although I now have arrived at the conclusion she should be acquitted of all charges. The prosecution hasn't proven premeditation or motive and has only offered speculation. This simply isn't enough for a conviction of any kind, let alone murder one with a possibility of death.

All of the evidence supports Jodi Arias's account of what happened when she killed Travis Alexander, or, at the very least, there is a massive amount of reasonable doubt.

ANY member of the jury who arrives at murder one has been watching media accounts, especially those of HLN, which truly should not be allowed since the "facts" that network presents are totally at odds with what has actually been presented at trial.

Edit: Dr. Richard Samuels was still being grilled by prosecutor/persecutor Juan Martinez despite the fact cross-examination of this witness finished some days ago. Martinez is clearly abusing the legal system here, and Judge Stephens is allowing him to do it.

Lots and lots of issues to present on appeal if it comes to that.

Martinez needs to make an appointment with Samuels after trial so he can be treated for extreme generalized anxiety disorder. He has had a major meltdown in court today, and the judge has lost total control of her courtroom.

Edit 2: At about 3:30 this afternoon, Dr. Samuels was finally finished. Now domestic violence expert and psychotherapist Alyce LaViolette is on the stand.


Trial can be viewed at the Arizona Republic website, among live streams or can be viewed here on the blog: