If there is a God, and really, that seems to be a big if, then we will, at some point today, make it to jury questions. I am very anxious to hear them in this case because there appears to be a growing number of female trial watchers who find Juan’s aggressive courtroom style to be terribly upsetting to their sensibilities. It is a bit ironic that in a case where a woman has brutally murdered a man with malice and forethought, that the defense team would summon in (after over half a dozen experts refused the case) a raging misandrist to take the stand as a domestic violence expert. That said, it appears to have been a brilliant move by the defense as the number of women who claim to desire justice for Travis Alexander but now feel that Juan Martinez is some sort of abusive male, or as one of my commenters referred to him, a misogynist is on the rise.
Suddenly, the perception of Alyce Laviolette’s intellect is somehow improving despite being spoon-fed responses by the defense through day after excruciating day of the most leading questions ever asked in a court of law. Now that she has taken a combative, hostile approach to her chosen duties and refuses to acknowledge even the most fundamental questions with anything other than equivocations and denials, suddenly she is being seen by a more and more vocal minority as some sort of domestic violence guru sent from on high to sustain Arias’ claims of abuse by the man she brutally murdered. Suddenly, Juan Martinez is no longer the prosecutor seeking justice for Travis, but an evil man who raises his voice to a poor caring woman who simply wants to help down-trodden women who are victims of abuse. How, oh how can he be so cruel? I am both mystified and concerned by this new mindset.
Which brings us to juror questions. Are they too falling for the defense’s tactics with this witness? Do people on the jury actually see her as a qualified professional speaking without bias? Is that even possible? I hope today we see the jury ask questions like, “Do you really think it is appropriate to tell a grown man in a professional setting in a public arena you would like to put him in time-out?” “Do you actually put grown men from your therapy groups in time-out?”, “If no, is this another example of when you have ‘misspoke’?”, “Do you think that avoiding the death penalty is a great enough reason to consider that Arias had motives based on secondary gain when you interviewed her?”. ” What are the specifics of some of the previous cases you turned down? What exactly does it take for you to decide not to take a case?”, “What was your relationship like with your father?”. I will be on the edge of my seat waiting to hear the jury questions. I hope a lot of them start with, “Please answer yes or no….”
As always leave your comments and observations here. All opinions are welcome. Do be aware that I have opinions of my own that I will be sharing as well.
I’m a female and I don’t feel Juan is being out of control, mean or aggressive towards Alyce at all. I find Alyce’s inability to answer questions annoying and I can’t believe she is an “expert”!
I totally concur with this statement Amy. Look at the autopsy pictures, someone needs to be taking this seriously, and someone needs to be yelled at, especially for being so immature on the stand. I am only 28 years old and even I know I wouldn’t be talking like that to a prosecutor no matter who I was!
Ummm… her comment about putting Juan in a “time out” was completely adolescent!!! She looks like a clown on the stand. How embarrassing for her. Hope she invests her money well from this trial. I do not see much work in her future. And hell no I don’t feel sorry for her! She has laughed, taken ques from the defense table, and told what she believes to be cute lil anecdotes. All she is lacking is sawdust on the floor, a bowl of peanuts, and cheap,warm draft beer. :/
To sammiejane: I absolutely agree with you. I think this witness is a disgrace to real advocates of women’s rights. And OH MY GOD your ‘sawdust on the floor’ comment is not only brilliant, but HILARIOUS!
Juan is great and Alyce fell down the hole and how’s her book doing ? Boycott Jodi and Alyce.
my prediction for today is that jw will keep lav on stand just long enuf to read thru jury questions but not enuf time to ask. That way they will have more time to taylor lavs answers. and that jw’s leading questions equals more lav oratory
Steve, I always read your posts. Today I’m going to disagree about JW. I feel like she knows she is at a point of diminishing returns. I saw her yesterday turn 4 or 5 pages of notes at a time when asking questions. Let’s get to what the jury wants to know. They have asked intelligent, insightful questions so far.
and anybody who thinks JM is being too hard on witnesses need to look at the autopsy photos then tell me what dr fog and lavs testimony said about self defense…just one thing if you can
I totally agree, look at the autopsy photos, then tell us how rough and mean JM is. Hope we get to jury questions today! Have a nice day everyone.
This “expert” doesn’t seem to know that this is a court room. She behaves as if she is teaching a class. The prosecutor’s job is to ask challenging questions. People criticize his “tone”. Excuse me? I was yelling at my TV “Just answer the question” ALV was disrespectful to the prosecutor. She challenged his role within 5 minutes of the state’s cross! I too want the jury questions to be pointed and show this woman that they don’t feel sorry for her. She was almost as obtuse on the stand as Jodi arias was!
Some twitter reports that Alyce went to the emergency room over the week end. Anyone hear if that is a fact or not?
I hope the jury see’s LaViolette for what she is….a person on the take at $250 per hour. She chose to take this case and that in itself destroys any credibility she may have once had. She is a terrific manipulator put on the stand to turn JM’s aggressiveness into a negative. I am just disgusted by her and the defense team.
Damn you all! I tried to not get sucked in to watching and then you guys pulled me in. I had to see for my own eyes this women. Just listening to Alyce for an hour was infuriating. You guys were not kidding when you said she is incapable of giving a straight answer. And the talking in circles, made me crazy!
To anyone thinking misogyny (not TT) Juan is passionate and only treats evasive biased people loudly and aggressively. Go watch his questioning of his female witnesses whom he KNOWS is telling the truth, he is very polite and respectful. He sees the photos of Travis’s body and goes and talks to Travis’s family every day. He is speaking for all of us so I don’t mind him getting loud to do it. He has actually been very lenient with much of the evidence and objections and badgering he has received from the defense. Go look up Jodi’s case and see how many ridiculous filings they have put forth to delay this trial (5 years?!)
PS: Has everyone seen Jodi’s twitter account? She is certifiable. http://wap.myfoxphoenix.com/w/main/story/89085749/
(Credit The State v. Jodi Arias on FB)
I am one who is not fond of JM. It is not that I find him ‘too aggressive’ with his questioning of Alyce – but rather that I just don’t like when ANY lawyer plays the game of asking a question which has to be answered with a yes or no.
I would rather the witness, ANY witness be allowed to anwer in full at the time the question is asked rahter than have to have the question be reasked by the other side so that the witness can give his or her full explantion.
This “yes or no” method just takes up time and frankly I think most jurors see right through it – they can see the witness has more to say and if any are like me they just get frustrated with the attorney for trying to limit what the witness clearly desires to communicate.
I get equally frustrated with defense attorney’s who do the same thing.
All that being said, humans can like or dislike a person without being able to point out why. People often just decide they dont like someone without really having a reason and many people will admit to this. To me JM is not likable. I just don’t like him. I have not liked him from the beginning. I find him arrogant and obnoxious. Several pundits who are well versed in this case and who nightly rehash the days events have said that ‘his aggressness’ in his questioning of this witness could be a potential turn off to some jury members. A few have said that he might have ‘gone to far’. That this woman is perceived as someone’s ‘grandmother’ and as such his approach is a ‘turn off’.
I am of course paraphraing but that is the general jist. So if some of the case analyists feel this way – it is certainly possilbe that some of the jurors do too. Weather that will hurt the prosecutions case or not is yet to be determined.
I would hope that all of the jurors would be able to look past any like or dislike of any attorney, witness, Travis and even Jody to look at the facts and just the facts.
The problem I have with all of this is that the facts are contorted – each side doing so. However I do realize this is ‘our system’ but it was not always this way to this degree. I think the judge in this case lost control a long time ago.
Sorry this is such a long post but I thought I would at least attempt to explain how I was feeling, as someone who is not a JM fan in hopes of shedding light on why others might feel the same way.
TT you have done an excellent job of ‘covering’ the case and frankly I think you would be an excellent guest on any talk/news show to give your opinion as a lay person who is very well informed about the case.
The jury is not supposed to like or dislike anyone — attorney, defendant, witnesses. They are there solely to piece together facts and see if there is reasonable doubt to the charges — or not.
Hear! Hear! Thank you!
The “yes or no” method is sometimes the only way to get to the whole truth. Otherwise people run through a bunch of double talk and word games…like Jodi and Alyce, and the good Dr. Fog. The other side’s lawyers are welcome to draw out the testimony THEY like. Such is why there is Direct, Cross, and Rebuttal.
cross examination is supposed to be questions answered yes or no. In cross you are allowed to ask leading questions that require a yes or no answer-what is driving ME crazy is that when Wilmott asks a question on direct, SHE is asking leading questions, which Dr Lavalamp has NO trouble answering yes or no! Why is Juan not objecting everytime Wilmott asks a leading, direct question??
Becky white you need to stop watching this trial its people like that let murders go free like O.J Casey
Anthony now this nut case shame on you what if it was one of loved ones jodi is a calculating liar and murderer who dosnt deserve to be free
So just because I dont like JM you stupidly think that means I dont think Jodi is guilty. I have never said I think she is innocent – just what my opinion was in the nature of his method of questioning
If it were my loved one that was murdered I would want the prosecution to use a method of questioning that would get a murder verdict – I was trying to point out that his way of questioning may cause at least one juror to dislike him and like it or not that could cause one juror to vote with Jodi and against JM and conviction
This same type of discussion has been analyzed by Dr. Drew.
I know WHAT jurors are suppose to do but as you pointed out, with OJ and Anthony, they don’t always do it. They can like a defandant and she goes free. Dislike a victim and the accused goes free. Like one attorney over the other and subconsciously side with that attorney.
Some witnesses, like Alyce, never shut up. If there is more to say, the other side can “rehabilitate” later, especially in this case. I get more frustrated by witnesses like Alyce that Just.Won’t.Answer.The.Question. than I do by lawyers who badger “Yes, or No?”
I do like JM probably for just the simple fact that since my niece is graduating from law school next month and will be working for one of the prosecution in one of the counties in Georgia I will admit I am a bit biased. However with that being said I did find that his in your face style was a bit much when questing both Jodi and AL, until I saw a previous case he did where a man was the defendant and he had the same style of questioning the witness. So now knowing that I don’t think he is doing it just because the witness is a female it just happens to be his style. And let’s all be honest if we were a family member of a murder victim would we not want the prosecution to be aggressive and be the voice for our loved one that was murdered. I think the best prosecutors are those that do take it personal when they are fighting for the victims. Sometimes that is all the victim has is the prosecutor.
In the beginning I was worried about AL and her testimony I thought with all of her experience with DV that she was going to give Juan a run for his money with her professional expertise. Yea that lasted all of 30 minutes after he first started his cross examination with her. Also one more thing I would like to bring up. In the recordings of his interview with AL back in Nov or Dec. before the trial began he is the same as he is on the stand. You can hear his aggressiveness even in those taps asking such things as “Did I ask you that?” So she knew what she was getting into. I am extremely disappointed that AL is so very biased for Jodi and will not admit that Jodi did have stalker behavior and has major issues.
I’ve seen clips of him on TV documentary shows like Dateline and 48 Hours and found him off-putting, so I “get” why people don’t like him. But now that I’ve seen him in context, as it were, I like him. He’s not graceful and “TV-scripted,” but he drives the point home and gets the job done. If a member of my family was murdered, I’d want someone with his focus and passion pursuing justice for them.
So the news on the Justice 4 Travis site is ALV went to the hospital over the weekend with heart trouble. The bigger news is that Jodi has access to a twitter account through her friend, who was in jail with her and charged with arson, and has been sending out tweets @ JM being a small man and having anger issues. What do you call admitting to stabbing a man 29 times, cutting his throat from ear to ear, and then shooting him? Now, that’s an anger issue! The friend who is tweeting for her is the large woman who sat by her mother yesterday.
I saw that same info on facebook about AL and Jodi having access to twitter. They said AL went to the ER with anxiety attack. Having panic attacks myself I can tell you that is no fun and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. And Jodi having a twitter account that is run by someone else. Well I just have no words for Jodi. We all know she is a piece of garbage and will do anything to play the victim in all of this. I can’t believe there is nothing that the jail in AZ can not do to stop her crap.
so Jodi’s prison girlfriend – who’s now out of jail – sends twitter msgs on behalf of Jodi? and sits next to Mom in court? Jodi’s always working it isn’t she – from all angles. when I look at her face in court, she has the “deadest” eyes to me – creepy, like no soul….
does anyone have the twitter handle of Jodi’s girlfriend?
LaV was hired (at great cost!) to make her favorable assessment of JA and to defend her findings. She has not been able to do so. She is clearly biased and has not performed well. I am sure the jury is as sick of her nonanswers and her cockiness with the prosecutor a we are. She is wasting everyone’s time. I don’t think the jury will hold that against JM who has done everything possible wt no help from the judge to get a straight or consistent answer from LaV. Just my opinion.
kh
PS: Did anyone else want to throw up yesterday when she described the rage that Travis had? Rage? Travis? Not Jodi, no rage there. Just Travis! GImme a break!
yeah – that statement about Travis’s rage about blew me away!!! and no rage issues for Jodi who butchered the guy?? thought I was gonna choke on that one….
sick she really hates men
can someone verify (heard it last night on HLN?)that Alyce testified Jodi told her she shot Travis in the closet? not in the bathroom, as Jodi has testified?? True?
Yes that is what was in her notes and she reaffirmed it again.
I am asking this out of curiosity… Are most of the people that find JM too aggressive women? The reason I asking is because this: isn’t the majority of the jury men? Yes, I know that the jury must come to a unanimous decision, but was just wondering of those here that find JM too aggressive, if they are women? Just an angle I am playing in my head… I think most men would find AL biased because she believed JA and not TA when he said he was being stalked. As far as being abusive, I’ve been married 15 years and there have been plenty of times my husband and I have fought ( over text, too) and I wonder if AL would find him abusive also. He is far from abusive, just pissed off.
I’m a woman and do not find him too aggressive at all. I simply feel it’s a style he’s honed, and probably had a prosecutorial mentor who he learned a lot of that style from. Apparently, he has a stellar conviction record, so whatever he does for 25 years as a prosecutor seems to work. He’s not there to coddle any witnesses or care about their feelings. He’s there to elicit as much factual, non-bullshit info he can to make his case.
I am a woman and I find LaV’s attitude to be condescending, disrespectful, coy, smug dishonest and disingenuous. I do not find JM’s attitude to be too aggressive. In fact, if it was me I would be in jail for attacking the defense witness by about the 2nd or 3rd day on the stand…………
kh
Of course Alyce is biased – she is being paid to be biased.
Some of the people I have heard question JM’s style of questioning have been men – but they said it may turn the female members of the jury against him.
I’m a women and I do find JM’s approach to be too aggressive. I’m OK with him being aggressive when questioning Jodi, she is the one on trail. I’m not OK with him acting like a bully and attacking his own witnesses, the defense witnesses and the expert witnesses. Throwing the camera on the floor and slapping down an autopsy photo when questioning witnesses is too much for me. This is over the top for me and a real turn off.
In the blogging about trial and about the testimony of Alyce I have seen that people aren’t buying into this woman at all. On forums and other media, what I have seen is that clearly both male and females, including DV victims want her head. I can not wait for the jury questions either. I wonder how she will respond to questions that she doesn’t know whether they are from men or women lol
I was a victim of DV both physical and verbal (two different relationships) and I would love to have AL head on a platter. What ever good she did in her last 30 years of her career she has now destroyed beyond repair for fame and to get a 3rd edition book sold. Shameful…….
Ravynn, I am sorry you went through that. From what I have seen, other DV survivors feel the same way xx
The defense team, and the greedy expert witness are biased.
Jodi’s relationship was taken to a very dark place and she must be accountable.
It is amazing what people do to make money.
The one question I would ask the defense team and thier poor excuse of expert a witness, If they would like to go on a double date with thier Brother and Jodi?
Would they feel safe for thier love one to be alone with this evil indiviual?
JM is doing what he needs to do for justice, the jury understands what has to be done, regardless of the deception being potrayed by the “DREAM TEAM”
Heart goes out to the Alexander Family and friends including JM.
The tax payers need to get value for the dollars being spent, “oh I need to get my glasses.” I mispoken” oh I can read behind the lines”Jodi told me so”Travis is abusive” I need to shut my phone off” It appears AL has issues on sexual behavior, “being from old school”, she would not talk about the sexual content. How can an expert be so naive to the relatioships couples perticipate in, with that being said why would anybody want to be part of a group trying to obtain help with domestic violence, sex is a major factor with relationships.
In closing the best work I ever had was when I did not get the work.
The DEFENCE TEAM will understand this comment.
Careers are being expolited for thier greed, destroyed, and the lacking of ability to act as a prossional.
For the “nice lady from old school” telling JM that he would be placed in time out, if it would be her call, is a insult to the state of Arizona.
The question i would ask her how may men had she said this to, and how did it work out?
Real people, men and women deal with real situations, people who have issues seek, and get help. AL can do the talk but cannot do the walk.
The system allows parasites to exploit and make money.
I was glad that AL and the defence team members were eating a fast dinner.
When it is all over, the bottom line is Travis Alexander will not enjoy a fruitful life, he will be remembered by his friends, family, and millions of people as being murdered by J.A.
The DESIGN TEAM will be faced of thier future.
How did this work out for them? (GREED and EVIL)
Salutations to JM and his family, keep moving forward.
The Great State of Arizona is fortunate to have you.
Sleeping in the court room, approaching the family by AL, and laughing in the court room is so disrepectful, perhaps the baliff needs to do the 3 Cs
(care, custody, and controll)
A little help is being needed for the Judge.
A yes or no answer was able to be done by AL to the defense, but not to JM, shame what parasites do for money. I hope her payment will be late (or at a reduce rate) for the garbage she displayed as an “Expert Witness” and she will not be able to gain work.
Hang’em High
ok
Good job Emmett
me to
Well played and ITA!
How would any of our lives appear if put under the microscope like this trial? How bad could a biased expert turn it to seem abusive? A trial is supposed to be a search for the truth. I blame ja for the defense actions because she wears the pants there. This trial is what she promised JM it would be at her 2nd degree blackmail plea as dirty of a fight as can be. The jury has to be able to see when lavs posture changes as soon as JM begins to question. The whole defense has been smoke and mirrors to jodifog over the real issue a very brutal premeditated 1st degree MURDER
I was in an abusive relationship for over 7 years that involved physical violence and severe emotional/verbal abuse. Listening to this woman makes me sick and very sad. She is diminishing something that destroys many people. She is supposed to be an advocate of domestic violence, a very serious issue, and characterizing Jodi as a victim, is making a joke out of real cases. I hope whatever certifications she holds as a domestic violence counselor are investigated and revoked after this trial.
Hey guys… Sorry I am late I was up til nearly dawn monitoring the Korea situation… anyway. I finally read through all the new comments on TT and still don’t know the reason for the delay. I guess I will go hunt for the mistrial motion of the day…
JM is the voice for TA. Travis NEEDS someone to speak for him, and expose the horror that ended his life. I don’t believe Travis would feel Martinez is being too agressive, and I don’t either.
Has the trial started yet?? i get all my scoop from here.
Sorry, yes it has. Willmott is still on redirect of Alyce. She is going back over all the damaging things she said yesterday and trying to clean them up. It’s the usual very leading questions like “Isn’t it true that Travis is leading a double life?” “Isn’t it true that you don’t live in AZ and when you said all of those things that make Jodi look like a liar it is really all your fault that you didn’t have all of your notes, and possible needed your reading glasses and that you are super sorry you ‘misspoken’ ?”
I wish they’d hurry up and get their act together. Ready for closing arguments and I’m hopping they come Monday morning
First let me say that I do believe Jodi has serious mental issues and deserves punishment for killing a fellow human being. However, it’s amazing to me how so many people are demanding justice for TA when so many other murders are ignored in our local news. Hating Jodi Arias is becoming a sport. It’s a lynch’em mentality.
It also concerns me that all these folks demanding justice don’t accept that TA was a flawed individual, that used Jodi for sex and was emotionally abusive. I believe that.
As far as Juan Martinez, I am sick of his screaming. He lost credibility when he signed autographs.
I think everyone pretty much knows and accepts the fact that Travis was no angel and was certainly human with flaws just like the rest of us. IMO, these were two consenting adults that happened to like ‘exploring’ sexual fantasies. Unfortunately for Jodi, she was not “marriage material” as far as Travis was concerned. She knew this and still willingly continued with their sexcapades. Just don’t see the abuse from Travis. I see a woman scorned and hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Hate to say that about my own gender but it’s true!
I would agree he was no boyscout,
Evil was in his presence he was weak, sex is powerful, and evil was used to put him in a very bad position for her to do the murder.
Sad as it is the saying “A hard dick has no concieance”, Alexander was not experienced to see evil coming but being a mere man he allowed this evil person in his life, it was a very bad situation for her to be around him, and her family , and friends will contest to this.
Glad to here JA is making new friends in confinement, just keep sharp instruments away from her. It would be nice if the Design team will face the fact they are “NO CLUE” dealing with this very extreme evil person, real scarry to think how many more of her types are out there.
Mothers tell your sons to be aware of evil.
Mothers tell your daughters to not be evil.
Can’t we all just get along.
She needs to be accountable, hang her high, no need to use a new rope.
HANG HER HIGH
The only really bad things about Travis Alexander that we have learned, are things that JA and her defense team have told us.
Amen Mary I feel the same. If someone wanted information from me they wouldn’t get it by yelling at me! I always wondered if Lav was deliberately acting that way to watch Jaun unravel…He was abusive in my mind, and while I am at it…correct me if I am wrong, why are viewers so upset with the defense…they are doing there job in trying to defend their client, even if they believe she is crazy. They are doing the best they can do with what they have…at least they are not out of control and bullying witnesses! Also I think that HLN is a very bias Network and I have enough confidence in this smart jury…..Lets not have a Casey Anthony End and people going crazy if the verdict is not what they want. I watch the Trial as if I was a part of the jury and keep an open without bias mentality.
Does anyone else think that Alyce is infatuated with Jodi? I can’t help but really get that impression that Alyce has fallen into Jodi’s manipulations and Jodi has Alyce wrapped around her fingers. Look at how Alyce looks at Jodi and talks about her and defends her. I could be wrong but that’s what I am sensing!
lav has probably put many men into a timeout. They had to listen to her because they were in counseling with her to either rejoin their family or see their kids due to a past mistake. How powerful do you think lav feels in a room of men whose lives she holds in her hands. And i gotta say that lav has bigger balls than me cuz $300 an hour isnt enuf for me to outright lie to a courtroom or face JM while trying to spin that lie. Omission is a lie right?
Laviola says she was mistaken about Jodi telling her she shot Travis in the closet. Now she says that never happened…………. WTF? kh
OK. Let me get this straight. Lavioleta showed up for a meeting with the prosecutor and told him Jodi said she shot Travis in the closet. She is now stating that she did not take her notes with her to that meeting with the prosecutor and has since determined that she miss-spoke????? kh
I’ve visibly aged since the defense started presenting its fairy tale.
Travis has been fund guilty of living a double life accordign to the defense! He pretended he was a virgin when in fact he was not! If he could convince the public he was a virgin when he was not, therefore, it would be easy for him to also convince the public he was not an abuser when he was……….. WHAT THE HELL??!!! kh
wow kind of glad i am just getting my info from your blog and not having to actually watch it! thanks guys for watching and posting!!!
OMGosh! Lavioleta just said that if Jodi was really that good of a good liar she would’ve come up with a better lie — and presto zingo we’r takin an early lunch adjournment! kh
Willmott is done with redirect… Does AZ let Juan do a follow-up or not? Alyce has been on so long I don’t remember anything prior. I imagine the jury is the same way. Can’t wait for jury questions.
If we could recap the questions here for the people who read here from work, that would be great! I am still not caught up everywhere!
It’s jury questions with no follow up from Juan.
From Beth Karas (HLN)tweet:
Redirect is finished. Early lunch now. Back at 4:15 pm ET/1:15 pm in Phoenix for the jury’s questions. #JodiArias
kh
The judge just said she needs 30 more minutes. I guess they are still reading through the jury questions. Perhaps the defense team should try subvocalizing… sigh.
We are back with jury questions. They are not good for the defense. Wilmott looks scared spitless as to what Alyce will do..
Where did everyone go? Alyce is saying that she is not biased. And then goes on to continue to attack Travis’ character. She is digging herself in deeper.
IS JODI CRYING?
She does look like she has been crying. Not quite as smug now, huh? I am loving this.
What are the questions looking like? I’m guessing they are leaning toward the prosecution? I waited to watch this, now I am at one of my kids numerous practices 🙂
The jury has asked questions about Jodi being a liar. Also asking did she find any proof of physical abuse. She answered the only proof is her broken finger…which we know is based only on Jodi’ s word.
Dr. Drew has said all along that Jodi only cries when she is paniced and feeling cornered. Just got home from spending the day with my son and grandchildren. Y’all know I’m obsessed, and now I’m behind. I came here to catch up. I’m watching on HLN during this break while I wait to live stream the rest. I’ll be back!
Shell, lots of questions about how Jodi is a lying liar who lies and how does she know Jodi didn’t like to her. ( Alyce says she had no reason to disbelieve her) Lots of questions about other GFs says they were not abused why just Jodi? (depends on levels of intimacy) Questions about why she did not interview Travis’ friends… Q about the breakin at the parents and if Alyce knew about it (she did…) Basically most all are pro prosecution. Alyce is trying to add all sorts of things, Juan objects and Judge sustains mostly.
Wow wish i could watch this. another 15 minutes and i can at least watch it on tv when i get out of work
!!! hope jodi cries herself to sleep tonight .!!!
Seeing as most questions are leaning towards not believing Alyce, I’ve decided to throw in the towel today. Can’t wait until closing arguments. I really hope come Monday that’s were we will be. Somehow I’m not so sure :/.
Ps was Jodi crying??? And why???
I HAVE THE ENTIRE LIST OF QUESTIONS WITH PARTIAL ANSWERS HERE http://s17948.p858.sites.pressdns.com/2013/04/11/complete-list-of-juror-questions-for-alyce-laviolette/
When you get a cross-section of opinions on a high-profile trial such as this, you’re going to hear comments that seem to be contrary to popular belief – but take this to the bank…there is NO WAY most women think Juan Martinez is out of line or too aggressive in his courtroom style. Most of the blogs I’ve read and contributed to back me up (read most of the replies here!). Some women just don’t like men who don’t act “polite” – clueless to the fact that a prosecuting attorney’s job doesn’t require him to talk nice. He’s out for the truth and he’s out for justice. Personally I’m LOVING watching him challenge the liars and enablers on the defense.
Welcome, Sarah! And I agree with you. I do find the minority opinions interesting though and they are welcome here as well. Ok, except for the Jodi is Innocent gang who shows up to spam their site. Jodi has admitted to a brutal killing. The word innocent doesn’t apply to her under any definition…
How do they know…for sure….it was Travis A.’s voice on the sex tapes?
Alyce Laviolette is a Travesty to a True DV Victim/Survivor. Giving a “so called” voice to Jodi Arias and validating her claims of DV at the hands of TA in such a High Profile and Publically viewed Trial certainly leaves a bitter, lasting taste in the mouth’s of the general public with regard to DV Victims. That card should have never been validated by a so called professional and disgraces all those like me whose lives have forever been scarred by an abuser. She herself proved to be a manipulator and instigator.
I could NOT watch her longer than 20 minutes because I thought my heart would just stop and her behavior was so unprofessional unlike Janeen DeMarte who proved herself to be a true professional rather than a hired gun. The prejudice against males on Alyce’s part certainly invalidates male DV victims by their female counterparts. Thankfully, in the end, the Jodi Arias case proved that she was no victim of DV but rather the perpetrator and manipulator she is. The victim of abuse in that case is six feet under and no one will ever get to tell his side except for the text messages telling of his fear of JA. I have to wonder how Alyce is able to sleep at night or look at herself in a mirror? I was diagnosed with Battered Wife Syndrome in a time and town where it was absolutely unheard of after being constantly treated in the ER for severe and life threatening injuries. She disgraced every “True” victim of DV and I hope whatever money she received was worth it to her. She is by definition a ‘Shame’.