PHOENIX -- Known as a bulldog with a pedal-to-the-metal approach to prosecuting cases, Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Juan Martinez no doubt stumped Jodi Arias repeatedly throughout his intense cross-examination in her murder trial.
He raised his voice and acted out scenarios in dramatic fashion. He snapped as she dodged questions, cutting her off mid-sentence. Arias held her own periodically, appearing to smugly toy with Martinez as she smirked and repeatedly answered yes or no questions with "sure" and "I guess."
The exchanges rattled the seasoned prosecutor as the case at times devolved into a showdown of wit and will. The judge had to admonish both to stop speaking over each other.
"I think I'm more focused on your posture and your tone and your anger so it's hard to process the questions," Arias told Martinez.
The exchanges came during a pivotal week of testimony in the case and raised questions among the thousands of trial watchers around the world about whether the prosecutor's ferocious approach helped or hurt his chances of landing a first-degree murder conviction and securing a death sentence.
Some experts say the approach could undermine the prosecution's case, diverting attention from the brutal attack and putting the spotlight on him. Others compliment his tenacity as a no-nonsense tactic aimed at stumping Arias and getting her off script after having several years in jail to rehearse her testimony.
As Martinez noted in his January opening statements, this case isn't a whodunit. Arias admits to having killed her lover in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008, she says, in self-defense. Authorities say she planned the attack on Travis Alexander in a jealous rage, then repeatedly lied to friends, family and police to cover her tracks and avoid suspicion. Arias admits to the latter, too, noting she was too ashamed and scared to tell the truth, first denying having anything to do with it, then blaming it on masked intruders before settling on self-defense.
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This is a woman that expects us to believe that not only was slicing a man's throat from ear-to-ear from behind, a "defensive" posture, but also that she shot the gun first, with the round entering his forehead and pinballing around his brain, and that his attack still continued, necessitating her stabbing him 29 times.
Being combative with the prosecutor who is demanding that she explain her lies is just the coup de grace. What's the method of execution in Arizona, anyway ? It's probably still too good for her.
I'd tap it.Dude, having sex with a crazy woman is not a good plan. Yeah, she got the good implants and is about a 7-8 (before you factor in that she'll hack your nuts off if you don't return her calls). Case-in-point: her schlub boyfriend thought he was just having one last bang...
I'd leave right afterwards. But I'd tap it.
she shot the gun first, with the round entering his forehead and pinballing around his brain, and that his attack still continued, necessitating her stabbing him 29 times.He was kinda ugly, maybe it was him. I hope they remembered to bury him deep so that accidental lightning strikes can't resurrect him...
So wait a minute, she was dating Jason Voorhees?
Dude, having anything but sex with a crazy woman is not a good plan.
Corrected for accuracy.
Shick, you've never made that mistake of having sex with that woman who equates sex with love ? (Even after you've had the "talk".)Dude, having anything but sex with a crazy woman is not a good plan.Corrected for accuracy.
Shick, you've never made that mistake of having sex with that woman who equates sex with love ? (Even after you've had the "talk".)Of course, but the sex was still fantastic and therefore worth it.
Dude, having anything but sex with a crazy woman is not a good plan.
Of course, but the sex was still fantastic and therefore worth it.True, but in my experience, the better the sex with the crazy woman, the more you feel like you have to go into witness protection to avoid her afterwards. You don't think the last sex that Travis Alexander had was fantastic ? Of course it was. Too bad, the nutjob ho-bag had decided in advance to kill him until he was dead to prevent him from breaking up with her (great plan!).
True, but in my experience, the better the sex with the crazy woman, the more you feel like you have to go into witness protection to avoid her afterwards.Well yeah, but there are several different types of crazy and not just clingy-psycho-bitch crazy.
Too bad, the nutjob ho-bag had decided in advance to kill him until he was dead to prevent him from breaking up with her (great plan!).Hey, if youre going to kill someone you might as well kill them until they're dead. No sense in half-assing it so bravo to her for following through on something.
Well yeah, but there are several different types of crazy and not just clingy-psycho-bitch crazy.I guess I'm not as adept at plowing crazy strange like you lol.
Hey, if youre going to kill someone you might as well kill them until they're dead. No sense in half-assing it so bravo to her for following through on something.Well, guessing at the progression: she sliced his throat, stabbed him 28 more times, and then, just to make sure he was extra-dead, she shot him in the head.
At least the dude got a nut off before dying. Most men probably don't get that at the end.True. Always nice to go out with a bang.
This is a woman that expects us to believe that not only was slicing a man's throat from ear-to-ear from behind, a "defensive" posture
Ever heard of Ray Lewis?Yes, he's the great role model of a linebacker that will be the next terrible analyst on ESPN.
She'll get off.I'm betting no. This is Arizona, there's a mountain of evidence against her, and she's told the worst, most self-incriminating lies I've seen in a while. There's still a pretty good chance she and her attorney go for an insanity plea or diminished capacity defense, if such a thing is possible in AZ. But I'm guessing it's a pretty obvious conviction at this point, with about a 90% chance that she gets the death penalty.
