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You are here: Home / jodi arias / Jodi Arias Files a Motion to Remove Kirk Nurmi as Lead Counsel

Jodi Arias Files a Motion to Remove Kirk Nurmi as Lead Counsel

October 25, 2013 by tamaratattles 83 Comments

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Remember in the closing arguments of the Jodi Arias trial when Nurmi told the jury that “9 out of ten days he doesn’t like Jodi Arias? Well, she is still pissed about that comment.  Jodi recently filed a motion to request a change in counsel with Judge Sherry Stephens asking to replace Nurmi with… well anyone else. In a handwritten 12 page  letter obtained by wildabouttrial.com, Jodi outlines the many shortcomings (heh) of Nurmi and states that they have not had any contact since May.

jodialyceJodi claims that Nurmi has instructed his secretary to hang up on her when she calls and he is not in the office rather than taking a message. Jodi also admits that Nurmi has attempted to meet with her twice in jail since the trial but she has refused his visits. Jodi also attempted to have Nurmi removed as counsel in June and that request was denied. Stephens feels as though Nurmi’s extensive knowledge of the case would be impossible to replicate. Jodi says that Nurmi forgets more than he remembers about her case, does not seek out appropriate character witnesses and often answers her questions with, “Do you want me to explain years of law school to you?”.

Jodi is also claiming that she was very upset that Nurmi turned down the option of having the jury listen to her sex tapes in a closed courtroom causing her to have a psychological meltdown. Remember that day she was unable to continue? Now we know why. Nurmi told her that pitching a fit would not cause her to get her way.

Clearly, these two have not gotten along for some time. She will definitely be appealing based on ineffectual counsel.  Click the link to see the entire document.

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  1. lala1966 says

    October 25, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    Has the judge ruled yet on whether Nurmi is excused or not?

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 12:35 pm

      Not that I know of. I think she should do what Jodi wants, but I imagine she will deny it again.

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      • lori says

        October 25, 2013 at 1:21 pm

        I think the judge should give her what she wants too. I mean worse case scenario is Jodi gets life. If she denies her the right to a new atty, and they sentence her to death, that right there is enough to give her yet another retrial for the sentencing.

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  2. commonsensesometimes says

    October 25, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    *retching* I couldn’t read the entire self-serving document beyond the first four pages- it’s so transparent in the attempt to get information to the judge that wasn’t brought up in court. JA cleverly knew the document would ultimately reach the public eyes.

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  3. eg says

    October 25, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    My goodness, I could only get to page 5 of that mess. If she had not been so obviously certifiably “nuts” SHE could’ve been an atty. That letter reads like she knows the law better than Nurmi, Willmot and judge Stephens combined. She is a brilliant nut, but a (dangerous) nut, none the less.

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    • Dlister says

      October 26, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      She isn’t brilliant; far from it. Her IQ test was only above average. Meh.

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  4. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    if Nurmi gets replaced now jodi will need another six months or more to get the newbie up to speed. She doesnt want to leave count jail for real prison. The state needs to DROP the death penalty and this lawyer fiasco is a moot point. If dropped the case goes straight to the judge for sentencing. THAT would ruin jodis day. Nurmi and Willmott made too many motions and stuff for ineffectual council to be a viable option..ask Oj

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    • peachteachr says

      October 25, 2013 at 1:34 pm

      I believe she’s going to have to dance with the one that brung her on this one, Steve. No way Arizona is going to eat all that cost and it’s not necessary.

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 1:39 pm

      I am not following your thought process here at all. “filing too many motions and stuff” is not a preclusion from an ineffectual counsel defense. In fact, both Nurmi and Wilmott filed motions stating they were unable to provide effective counsel several times for various reasons in order to set up the appeal for ineffectual counsel. It’s a no brainer appeal.

      As for what OJ has to do with anything. He won his case and had no need to appeal. Unless you were referring to his more recent case. If HE tried to appeal based on ineffectual counsel, that would likely be rejected because there were no such motions during his trial and he appeared happy with his counsel.

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  5. Rain says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    She needs to stop wasting everyone’s time ! She’s guilty as f*ck. AND CRAZY AS CAT SHIT!!! Lol

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  6. Deco says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    TT.
    Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed reading your posts and the comments during the trial. Other than filing this motion, it seems she requested an ex parte hearing with the judge to give further examples of Nuri’s bad attitude. She doesn’t want to address in this motion because she knows it would make its way into the media. ( I think I got that right)
    She’s also upset with Nuri’s because he’s done Nothing to get her radio back….. that the jail confiscated as contraband. Lol.. Poor, poor Jodi.

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 1:34 pm

      actually, I think the radio thing was an example from the legal guidelines she is quoting. What she wants is for her books to be given to some friend…

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  7. peachteachr says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    One of her complaints is that she has asked and asked Nurmi to regift a couple of books that she had read and they have been sitting and gathering dust for a long time and this is like super important that her friend gets her gift. Her emotional maturity stopped at like 12 years of age.I cannot make myself visualize KN as a librarian.

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    • Manuel says

      October 25, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      When she passes books to others there’s usually stuff written in them about reaching someone outside. She’s not getting her way and she she’s throwing a fit.

      This is what happens when a borderline doesn’t get attention and stays locked up in a room alone for 3-4 months. She’s starting to unravel from the Sword of Damocles….

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      • tamaratattles says

        October 25, 2013 at 5:29 pm

        If you read her motion you will see that the police examined all the books and found nothing of interest. She just wants to give them to a friend. It’s not like there is anything the friend can do at this point. She has a conviction.

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  8. Sandra says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    Not like we didn’t see this coming…

    I hope it backfires on her. If she doesn’t get the death penalty, this is what we are faced with for decades to come. Better to have 12 years of psycho Jodi appeals if it comes to an end by lethal injection, than to have to endure more of this crap interminably.

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  9. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    Sandra if jodi gets the dp we will have more than 12 years of jodi bs. Milke fought 22 years from perryville and finally won an out. If jodi gets dp she gets the freebie appeal then whatever else her attys can manipulate. Dropping death the only sentence left is life. With or without parole POSSIBILIY at the judges discretion. Life for jodi is better that a new trial years from now. Who knows what a new judge far down the line will let in if a new trial is won. We allready KNOW jodi will manufacture evidence and get people to lie for her. At this point a life sentence is more of a guaranty for a jodiless world in the future.

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    • Sandra says

      October 25, 2013 at 1:57 pm

      Steve, I just figure the fewer the years of JA, the better. Even lifers have gotten released in the past. Only hope left is that she dies in prison at the hands of another inmate. I really don’t think we will EVER be guaranteed a
      jodi-less world. I’m sure she’ll figure out how to come back and haunt us anyway.

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  10. sammiejane says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    !WOW!… I love how JA refers to Nurmi’s memory as “poor” and “selective”… why did she not also use such words as “hazy” or “foggy”? She loved those adjectives during her trial when she was questioned of her own memory!!! Well, I suppose it is Nurmi’s turn to have the finger pointed at him. Every one is ganging up on poor, little Jodi (pfffft).. This clever psycho has played everyone long enough. Now adding this document she knew would become public immediately is another ploy to muddy the potential jury pool. Come on, who really believes she is going to enter into an agreement with the prosecution? She loves the cameras too much!! Her attempt of deflecting the blame is turned into the classic criminal justice example of a “red herring”… Wonder how much the seats would go for during an execution?

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  11. tamaratattles says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    ‘Donations are now being accepted for my appeals at Justice4Jodi.com,’ the account tweeted October 23.

    According to the site Justice 4 Jodi, the money will go toward ‘payments of the beneficiary’s legal expenses related to the appeals of her pending criminal case, including, without limitation, attorney fees, investigator fees, expert-witness fees and transcript filing fees.’

    Arias tweeted through her intermediary that she would like to file for bankruptcy.

    Arias has another hearing scheduled for November 1.

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    • Manuel says

      October 25, 2013 at 5:37 pm

      How delsuional can she act. There is NO pending Criminal case. That case is OVER- done- finito. Verdict rendered. She’s going to throw spaghetti and hope something sticks. Incompetent counsel, insanity blah blah. Judge Stephens can and will put a stake in this one.

      Oh snap looks like she’s giving an interview WITH A NEWS BLOGGER….

      Some nobody Cole Bartiromo at noose ball (look it up) (sounds like a spinoff from the “innocence” sites)

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      • Manuel says

        October 25, 2013 at 5:38 pm

        Theck Carl B’s twitter….

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      • Manuel says

        October 25, 2013 at 5:39 pm

        Check…

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      • Manuel says

        October 25, 2013 at 9:20 pm

        Nice read about the nature of Cole.

        http://www.re-newsit.com/2013/07/a-sociopath-in-truest-form-cole.html

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        • tamaratattles says

          October 25, 2013 at 10:44 pm

          I am putting this link through but I am unsure how it relates, can you explain?

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      • tata4now says

        October 27, 2013 at 2:29 am

        I think I just went through the rabbit whole researching this guy.

        Carl Bartiromo is a piece of work. Went to prison for 33 months for SEC wire fraud and securities violations at 17. Then did some more time for violating parole (having a cell phone at half way house). After he gets off parole he sets up a website for sports betting and to further his /book writing/speaking tours/? etc. He is posting a lot about the Eddy case from West Virginia. He set up a fake Adam Lanza fb page (Newtown school scooter) and redirected it to his own page and then sent media tips for what was posted on the fake Adam Lanza page.

        I don’t know how this Carl guy knows Arias. He’s claiming that Jodi was abused and he has some exclusive interview with her coming soon. This should be interesting.

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  12. tamaratattles says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:56 pm

    My question is why does she need money for legal fees when the state is paying for her legal costs? IDGI

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    • JoJo says

      October 28, 2013 at 10:30 pm

      She doesn’t “need” for legal expenses, as you say, she’s provided counsel by state. What she’s “wanting” is money to potentially hire a top criminal def. atty. If Stephens grants this motion (which I too doubt), I wouldn’t be surprised at all if a so-called top-notch criminal defense attorney takes this on for the free publicity. There’s a couple guys in Florida I here;)

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      • Sandra says

        October 28, 2013 at 10:42 pm

        I think lawyers can only practice in the state that holds their license. Anybody know for sure?

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      • JoJo says

        October 28, 2013 at 11:15 pm

        Yes, an atty would need to be licensed in AZ. But if some top notch criminal def. atty agrees to take her on, he/she would hire a licensed AZ atty as co-counsel.

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  13. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    Sandra..sadly you are right. We will probably never be totally jodiless. 🙁 during the trial i really wanted the dp for her. I looked at TAs autopsy photos again and think she deserves it. It just has a wrong feeling now to seek death after the first jury hung. It feels like giving her the keys to the door now. To me at least. Will smile if ever she gets the needle or a shank.

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  14. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    TT.. If JM went to the judge and said we want to drop the dp they have to negotiate with jodi to not have another dp phase? The state just cant say we dont want to and send her on her way?

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 3:06 pm

      If the state decides to drop the DP, then the judge would sentence her to LWOP (technically she could give LWP but she won’t).

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  15. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    if jodi really wants someone to have her books those books need to be looked at REAL close. Remember she tried to send hidden messages in magazines before. Asking someone to *alter* his story cuz it was different than what she had said.

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    • Deco says

      October 25, 2013 at 5:43 pm

      Steve,
      In her motion she says the prosecution had subpoenaed the books because of notes she had made in the margins. Juan was on top of it. :). They’ve been returned to the police department.

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  16. Appalachian Lady says

    October 25, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Trial strategy is not proper grounds for appeal, and neither is her attorney not treating her with kid gloves. He’s right, she’s not entitled to someone who will “fight for [her]”; she’s entitled to competent legal representation, no more, no less. That’s just how our system works, especially with indigent clients (but that’s another discussion for another day).

    If she refused two visits from him, it’s no wonder he ignores her. He has other clients too, and he doesn’t have time to play childish mind games with Jodi.

    I was a criminal defense/appellate paralegal for over 20 years, including death penalty defense; and believe me, there’s nothing worse than dealing with a client who inexplicably believes that they know more than you do. In death penalty cases, the defense has the client’s life in their hands, and you can’t afford to give in to their delusions. More importantly, THEY can’t afford for you to give in to their delusions. Based upon my experience, after reading her motion, the most likely underlying source of discord is Nurmi (correctly) refusing to entertain Jodi’s delusions.

    Nevertheless, this is still an excellent example of what happens when an attorney moves to withdraw repeatedly, and the court repeatedly denies the motion. Most judges will grant the motion as a matter of course and just appoint another attorney, because what happens otherwise (especially in a prolonged case such as this one) is that communication and cooperation between attorney and client break down completely, animosity and sometimes even hatred ensues, and that’s a problem which cannot ever be overcome.

    So the court should have allowed Nurmi to withdraw years ago, and just appointed another death-qualified attorney. In fact, I’ve long pondered whether the court’s repeated refusal to grant those motions may actually prove to be reversible error; if so, she’ll be granted a new trial. The appeals will therefore be just as interesting (if not more so, at least to a law geek like me) than the actual trial.

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    • calipatti says

      October 25, 2013 at 9:13 pm

      Lady,
      You examined that very well, thank you. Nurmi tried to get off this case before it went to trial and went as far to resign the DA office to get off this case. Jody and her Mom wrote letters to Judge Stephens asking her to keep Nurmi as her attorney also.
      Book give away is Jodi’s mind having too much quiet time.

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    • peachteachr says

      October 26, 2013 at 10:02 pm

      JA states in the letter that she has refused to meet with KN 2 times since the trial. I got the impression that she didn’t meet b/c she is mad at him. Kind of humorous to me but I’m sure it’s a pain in the patootie to the court.

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      • Appalachian Lady says

        October 28, 2013 at 11:02 pm

        There’s no doubt she’s mad at him, but I bet he’s mad at her too, LOL. 😉

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    • JoJo says

      October 29, 2013 at 7:38 pm

      Absolutely on point Appalachian Lady trial strategy is not in any way an element of ineffective assistance of counsel (Strickland v Washington)…… Not listening to or agreeing with how a defendant wants to proceed is not an element. It’s been said here already (I think), a defendant is entitled to competent counsel, not the best out there. Ineffective assistance is a pretty big burden for an appeal.

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      • tamaratattles says

        October 29, 2013 at 8:58 pm

        Far be it from me to inject truth into this discussion, but ineffective assistance of counsel is one of the most common grounds for appeals. The attorneys practically insured that grounds throughout the trial when they repeatedly attempted to withdraw as counsel due to the fact that Jodi was not listening to them. They reasons for withdrawing were “we are not longer able to provide our client with effective legal counsel.”

        Okay, carry on.

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      • JoJo says

        October 30, 2013 at 1:08 pm

        TT, it’s true that a criminal defendant (usually one already convicted and in their “jailhouse lawyer” phase) most commonly claims that their trial/conviction violated their 6th Amend. right to fair trial because of ineffective assistance. But it’s equally true that they’re rarely successful. It’s even more rare for an outside attorney to take on a case of a convicted felon and basing the appeal on the ineffective claim in the lower court. It is a high burden.
        I am interpreting that you think because Nurmi wanted out for almost 2 years (I’m guessing at the time length) this claim has merit. The Sup. Ct. has been pretty specific about this. E.g. barring a mandatory withdrawal and those requirements, a voluntary withdrawal is fairly straightforward and leans towards the attorney wanting one:
        “An attorney may voluntarily terminate the attorney-client relationship at any time and without reason, if this will not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the client. Even if the withdrawal will be adverse to the client the attorney may still withdraw for a number of reasons”:
        1.The client is engaged in illegal or fraudulent activity.(One could argue easily her pre-trial incarceration activities met this prong.)
        2.The client fails to pay fees as agreed. (all the residents of AZ should withdraw just on principle alone;)
        3.The financial burden on the attorney of continuing the representation is too great. (The time alone needed to devote to this case in light of beginning a new practice…)
        4.The client refuses to follow the advice of counsel, or engages in acts relating to the representation without informing the attorney or seeking the attorney’s advice. (see #1 and all the interviews and social media strikes for e.g.)
        5.The attorney is engaged with co-counsel of the client’s choosing, and is unable to work with that co-counsel. (I think it’s fair to say JA saying out with Nurmi in with Willmott started when he began sitting almost in the prosecutor’s lap – Willmot’s inexperience in DP cases notwithstanding;)”
        In fact the Supremes ruled that even an attorney who fell asleep during prosecution’s case didn’t meet the ‘below standard/norm’ required for throwing a conviction out.
        Meanwhile, the judge has wide latitude, and obviously felt the scope and time required in the Arias trial, & the time already involved between arrest and trial, required continuity and keeps refusing to let Nurmi go. But that doesn’t mean he was ineffective by asking, and in fact, IMHO, he put together a pretty good, possible the only defense for her in this case. He clearly got disgusted at the tail end, but I just don’t see where he failed her in strategy, witnesses called or crossed, or lobbing objections.
        Now this is just my opinion.

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  17. calipatti says

    October 25, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    *explained not examined
    Auto spell is my nightmare

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  18. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    can Jen Willmott be moved to lead atty and another atty looking to become death qualified be made her 2nd? Isnt that how Nurmi got made as lead in the first place? When her other atty had conflict of interest issues and Kurt was her 2nd? Circa 2009-10?

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 10:45 pm

      No. Willmott is on her first death penalty case. She must have a DP qualified atty in first chair. Essentially that is why she gets two, one learns from the experience ….

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  19. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    thanks TT. But another qualified atty can replace Nurmi and Jen can stay to catch the new one up? Or will this whole team be scrapped? If thats how it plays out?

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:12 pm

      she wants to replace Nurmi but not Willmott

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    • Sandra says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:14 pm

      In an unprecedented move, all death-qualified defense atty’s are scheduling their holidays out of state, effective immediately…

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      • tamaratattles says

        October 25, 2013 at 11:17 pm

        lol

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      • Sandra says

        October 25, 2013 at 11:18 pm

        Perhaps JA should ask about representing herself. After all, she seems to think she knows it all anyway. (Fool for a client, and all that.)

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        • tamaratattles says

          October 25, 2013 at 11:22 pm

          I know you are being sarcastic, but she MUST have a DP qualified atty on her case. She really does need a new one. Nurmi really does hate her. It’s not fair. You should have an attorney who is not a GINORMOUS DICK when you are on death row. I hate to take Jodi Arias’s side but.. she needs someone who will fight for her. and Nurmi is not that guy,

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          • Sandra says

            October 25, 2013 at 11:34 pm

            Totally sarcastic. But the question remains, IS there anyone out there who wants to do that (be on her side)? And without committing professional suicide?

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      • JoJo says

        October 28, 2013 at 10:40 pm

        About the requirement she have a death penalty-qualified attorney and not representing herself; she actually did represent herself until she got caught forging and funneling, I believe. Then with her tail between her legs, asked the judge to remove her pro per status and reinstate Nurmi.

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        • Sandra says

          October 28, 2013 at 10:46 pm

          Oh dear sweet heaven, REALLY??? Why am I so surprised?! Unadulterated and unfiltered arrogance. Only way to get rid of her is to uphold and carry out the death penalty.

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  20. puravidacostarica says

    October 25, 2013 at 11:20 pm

    I wish there was a tumblr you could post showing a woman meticulously writing on a pad of paper. Oops, wait, she makes a mistake and SCREAMS (because she has no eraser on her tiny little pencil). She rips the page off the pad and crumbles it furiously in her hands, throws it to the floor of her jail cell, and then grabs and pulls at her hair. Deep breath. She’ll start again. She picks up her tiny wittle pencil, gritting her teeth, writing, ever so slowly, “Dear Judge Stephens…”. This time she makes through one sheet and is on her second page, but NOOOOOO! She misspelled a word, arrgghhh, rips the sheet off the pad, and, after ripping it to shreds, tosses the pieces in her toilet next to her bunk and flushes it, not once, but three times. (A speaker in the distance is heard saying “ARIAS! Stop flushing your loo or you’re going into lockdown!!!”). She sits down yet again, now with only a nub of a lead pencil with no eraser, and patiently starts writing again.

    Imagine how long it took Jodi to write that 12-page letter. Probably weeks and then one or two days to re-copy it by hand ever so neatly. For some reason, that makes me smile. Hope she is losing it just a little each passing day. 🙂

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:23 pm

      I’m disappointed in you, pura.

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      • puravidacostarica2 says

        October 25, 2013 at 11:44 pm

        Why? I don’t feel guilty about wishing her a swift slide into insanity. She’s already halfway there, IMO. I am willing to bet that Nurmi was, once, on her side. But all attorneys, regardless of their specialty, have their limits. Nurmi should have fought harder to get off the case. So I agree that Jodi should be granted her request, even if it means another year or two of leisurely reading law books, twirling strands of her hair, and imagining herself as the next great female jurist when she gets out. 🙂

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:26 pm

      The girl is fighting for her LIFE! She deserves as we all do the best attys and someone who is ON HER SIDE. She does not have that. I know the difference. My atty was ON MY SIDE. Hers should be too.

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      • Bobbi says

        October 26, 2013 at 1:31 am

        Who was on TRAVIS’ SIDE while HE was fighting for HIS life? Travis didn’t deserve to die, so why does Jodi deserve the best attorneys that money can buy? I can’t imagine that there are many OTHER accused murderers who are afforded a 2 million dollar defense. Once again, Jodi is playing the poor victim…….blaming everyone else but herself!

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      • edb says

        October 26, 2013 at 1:36 pm

        How did that work out for you Dear?

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    • Tracey says

      October 28, 2013 at 6:51 pm

      That was hysterical. Thank you. We need to get an actress to play it out on youtube.

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  21. Teresa says

    October 25, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    The sex tapes caused her to have a psychological fit? Why’d she keep them? This is just another attempt to avoid the inevitable!

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  22. steve says

    October 25, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    jodi has had nothing but time to find any crack in the system to exploit. She got to hang out with Debra Milke, the queen of appeals, for a couple months and pick her brain. And love the jodi letterwriting image Pura 🙂

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    • puravidacostarica2 says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:50 pm

      Thanks, and good point, Steve, about Debra Milke. (For some reason, when picking a gravatar, someone out there already took puravidacostarica, so I guess I’m now puravidacostarica2!) Call me ‘rica. TT only calls me “pura” when she’s disappointed in me. 🙂

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  23. edb says

    October 26, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Poor Jodi,
    She must be having another melt down, Gypsy is the new hot item.
    Kurt Nurmi spoke the truth and gave his best for her evilness, Please let it rest, remember she would want the death penalty?

    Life had choices and she made hers, just like dog poop some times you step in it, but always scrape it off and go forward, Nobody wants, nor cares about her pitiful ways, Christmas cards from Jodi will not be needed, and keep her Damn hair. Perhaps she can do society justice and take responsible actions for her sick and demented ways.

    Hope she takes the time and just make a list of how many people she has done wrong, starting with your family, inclusive of everybody that knows the name of Jodi Arias, she gives women a bad name, not the favorite best friend, nor daughter, nor Sister any body would claim.

    The GREAT STATE OF ARIZONA has paid a high price for her existence, she stated her defense team of not taking her phone calls, maybe they learned some bad habits about lying from her!
    She should leave Jenifer, Sherry, Juan, and Esteban alone, they had enough pain just doing their respected job.

    Her actions for the Alexander Family will never have justice.

    May she can be strong and request a Death sentence with out haste, nor delay, beg the State for a Pay Per View Televised Execution, the funds to be used for Travis Alexander Foundation. Her consideration is time sensitive, her name has lost impact, but not her crime is forever in our memory.

    Wishful thinking.

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  24. loriflack says

    October 26, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Wow ~ that letter must have taken a loooong time to construct and then print out like a typewriter, but with half a pencil.
    Also, I remember how she initially smiled when Nurmi first said he didn’t like her 9 out of 10 days….

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  25. steve says

    October 26, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    sorry Rica will remember that. During the trial as soon as Alyce took the stand KN sat as far away from them as he could. We commented on how he wasnt in the *girls club*. I still think the solution is to drop the dp and move on. Saves the taxpayers money and the qualified attys dont have to skip town. How about jodi using twitter to spread her word while wanting the new potential jurors acct info to moniter. And are appeals process tougher for a life vs death sentence?

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  26. Stella says

    October 26, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Since I’m paying for her murdering ass, drop the DP & send her off without parole!

    I can’t believe the Milke thing either or that the Temple killer is getting another retrial too, sheesh.

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    • tamaratattles says

      October 26, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      I agree that the family needs to get over themselves and agree to LWOP. There is no need for them to put themselves through anymore than they already have.

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      • puravidacostarica2 says

        October 26, 2013 at 10:57 pm

        But how do we know it isn’t Jodi holding things up by demanding a right to appeal her conviction?

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  27. Tango says

    October 27, 2013 at 2:22 am

    Of course he tries to avoid her calls, can you imagine how many times she probably calls him?! She just wants to control everything to the bitter end, even if it means making errors. I am sure if Nurmi hadn’t reeled her in over and over this trial could have been an even bigger mess. She doesn’t realize that Nurmi wanted to win, he was using his legal judgement to help her because that helps him.

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    • peachteachr says

      October 30, 2013 at 1:51 pm

      That was my exact thought, Tango. I bet she called and called until his office was driven to near insanity. You know, she really, really wants those books for her friend. They’re a gift, don’t you know? I also wonder if it’s the Alexanders or JA who won’t go along with LWOP. If she agrees to LWOP, she doesn’t get to file appeals.

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  28. calipatti says

    October 28, 2013 at 1:56 am

    TT,
    I did read most of the 12 pages. Yes she wants her books/ gifts passed on and she wants a new attorney.
    I got the feeling Jodi believes that with a different attorney she will somehow have a better outcome.

    She has no one to testify for her character which is the biggest aspect that could help her now. She holds Nurmi responsible for that instead of herself.
    Jodi talks about Travis being a pedifile, and not being a virgin, that’s done. She seemed desperatly reaching in her writings to me.
    I also wish the family would drop the DP also.

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  29. JoJo says

    October 28, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    I watched and read about this trial every day. I wasn’t registered to comment here then, but wish I had been since I have all sorts of opinions on it.
    Re this latest, if her wish is granted, Nurmi and Arias both get their wish. His requests to be removed, though, far outnumbers her fivefold in seeking a removal. In fact I believe she threw a hissy fit the last couple times he tried to get off the case. Having a modicum of knowledge in the legal arena, I felt deeply sorry for him being forced to defend her; at same time, it was so obvious after his 4th attempt to remove himself, his defense was less than heartfelt. That being said, he should have been granted his request after he left the PD office; one more 4 mo. extension of that trial date to appoint a willing attorney would not have crushed the legal system.
    And, baloney on her psychological meltdown of having the sex tapes etc. being public; her psycho and logical meltdown happened shortly after she met Travis.

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  30. Sandra says

    October 28, 2013 at 10:38 pm

    So JA has written yet another manifesto from prison. Any idea what was in the first one (written during the trial)?

    She can write whatever drivel she likes, but just because it is written down does not make it true. Remember all the lies she wrote in her journals? This is just more of the same, more lies, more accusations, more self-serving tactics. I don’t believe a word of ANY of the distorted crap she has committed to paper with her stubby little crayons, or has bleated from her lying mouth.

    Lying is the only way she can function. She lied during the trial, she lied in her journals, she lied to the police, her parents, friends, acquaintances, lawyers and pets, in fact, anyone or anything that has ears. And she still continues to lie. Twelve more pages of lies.

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    • JoJo says

      October 28, 2013 at 11:03 pm

      I cannot agree more with you. As much as I originally thought that if any case was deserving of the DP, this was one, I’ve come to conclusion that justice will be best served by taking it off the table. The average is 20+ years on death row and the costs to the public is astronomical and probably outweigh LWOP. I think justice will be served well and cold by this person living the rest of her delusional life in a cell and eventually fading into obscurity, as opposed to the publicity and fandom of fighting a death sentence for a generation!

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      • lori says

        October 29, 2013 at 12:04 am

        Exactly!

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  31. Joyce Williams says

    October 29, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    I don’t believe Arias wrote the letter in its entirety. One, much of it was written by her BFF, Ms. Wilmouth. The whiny, self-serving tone and snarky comments, though, are vintage Jodi. Two, the letter proves that Arias can’t even PAY anyone to like her. The state of Arizona just doesn’t have that much money.

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  32. Anastasia Beaverhausen says

    October 29, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    She should accuse him of lying because I’m pretty sure it’s 10 out of 10 days he doesn’t like her, not 9 out of 10.

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    • puravidacostarica2 says

      October 29, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      Bwaahaahaaa

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  33. Joyce Williams says

    October 29, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    I’m watching the MacNeill trial on and off…mostly off. It’s SO BORING. I miss our Juan Martinez. I hope he’s writing a bazillion dollar book on the Arias case. Everything’s that been published so far is a re-hash of the HLN coverage.

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  34. JoJo says

    October 29, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    NOW I’M PISSED. As irritating as that Nancy Grace can be, and as bouncing off the walls as she was on HLN during the Arias trial, I still respect her, although I can’t watch much of her for any length of time. After all, she does want the usual suspects, i.e., dirtiest of the dirtbags dealt with harshly.

    BUT, after seeing her on WWHL last night in that ‘cute’ little hammer/gavel game of name that #hashtag or whatever it was…..she actually tweeted something akin to “#prettygirlskilltoo”??? or whatever it was but it was a compliment to Jodi Anaconda Arias??!!! Hell, I clutched my non-existent pearls…damn Nancy wha wha what?

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  35. peachteachr says

    October 30, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    Dr. Kristina Randle and the Arizona Republic have written interesting things on the Alexander trial this week. Dr. Randle is a criminal pyschiatrist and she dissects the Arias letter and the AR wrote an article ripping Juan Martinez a new one. I don’t have twitter but I read that they are really against the author of the JM article. I’m interested in what we all think.

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