26 August 2013 hearing

Convicted killer Jodi Arias will return to court later today in Maricopa County, Ariz., as a judge is expected to set a date for a retrial of the penalty phase of her murder trail.

In the trial, which riveted millions for five months earlier this year and spawned a TV movie, Arias was found guilty in May of murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. The marathon trial ended when the jury was unable to agree on whether to sentence Arias to death or life in prison.

Judge Sherry Stephens, who oversaw the murder trial, has said that she'd like to begin picking a new jury next month. The new jurors would not hear the entire case and their only task would be to decide Arias's fate.

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Arias' defense attorneys filed a motion Thursday asking Stephens to limit or ban live TV coverage of her upcoming retrial, citing concerns for her right to a fair trial. They argued in the motion that live coverage during her first trial led to death threats against them and their witnesses.
Arias' attorneys also filed a motion last week asking the judge to force prospective jurors to hand over information about their personal Twitter accounts. Arias' attorneys say that, even if new jurors refrain from discussing the trial, nothing is stopping other people from reaching out to them on social media with information that may influence their decisions. The attorneys say the only way to monitor this influence is for them to know about the jurors' accounts.
It is not yet known whether Stephens will take up both defense motions during Monday's pretrial hearing.


Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/regio...ge-set-date-for-penalty-retrial#ixzz2d5EzboTe

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cady said:

So, will it be on live stream or not??? thanks

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cady said:

So, will it be on live stream or not??? thanks

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