Judge Stephens denied a defense motion to sequester the jury. The defense also requested sequestration of the new jury. That was also denied.
Arias’ motion for individualized voir dire by defense counsel was also denied. I don’t understand this, I thought the defense’s right to question the jury was a given. Best I can determine the defense wanted to do a preliminary voir dire with prospective jurors before they were even accepted into the pool. That request was denied.
Jodi’s request to have a new attorney appointed to replace Nurmi was also denied.
Sadly for us, one defense motion was granted and that is keeping the cameras out of the courtroom. One still photographer will be allowed it. It is unclear if reporters will still be allowed in the courtroom. I assume that they will be. That will cause a scramble for seats!
No word on a start date. The retrial of the sentencing phase should take about 2 months.
Do any of these rulings surprise you?
Thank GOD no cameras. No audience for the Murdering FAME WHORE. LOL Fantastic. I bet she’s steaming pissed. The coolest thing Judge Stephens has done in this whole Circus.
RE: Vior Dire Motions will read I just DL’s the .pdfs..
It is the defense team is who asked for no cameras. Which is hysterical.
They were expecting a denial as per the other rulings LOL.
From the Voire Dire Ruling;
“Since jurors will be questioned in small groups, the defendant’s concern that one juror’s statement might color an entire jury panel’s outlook is minimized. The Court acknowledges that it may be necessary to question some jurors individually. The Court’s procedures will allow for that to occur as deemed necessary by the Court.”
I have the 8 orders of the VD proceedings if you want them.
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I agree with most that it is a smart move by Judge Stevens but… I will miss yapping at the TT Multitudes. McDaniels was close but Ms Arrias is evil incarnate and I LOVE me some Juan. So i will miss watching him go at her and Ms Wilmott and KurtNErmy. I will also miss youse guys but there will have to be coverage of some sort so maybe all is not lost.
Oh honey, they can stop us from watching, but they can’t stop up from yapping! We will still YAP! I’ll do a daily highlight recap or something.
No cameras for the narcissist? No more Razzie Award nominated speeches? No more hawking T-shirts during the plea to save her life? Nobody watching every doodle she makes? That’s worse than the death penalty for that preening, laughing psychopath.
I’m happy. It’s the worse thing that could happen to her.
Nurmi must have been Hitler in a previous life….
Thank God there’s no cameras or I might lose my job! I’m a law junkie anyway but this case really got me hooked. I hope this judge is a little firmer with Jodi this go around. I understand why she was soft on her before but she’s already got a conviction. Time to tighten the reigns.
It seems like the original trial took forever. Maybe this will help the trial go smoother and the jury will reach an agreement.
this has dragged on so long i cant remember if the def asked for a change of venue..move to another city where nobody knows her name? If such a place exists. What was decided about potential jurists email and twitter and facebook stuff? Do the def get to examine? that?
Well, the defense had always wanted to delay the sentencing trial until January and it looks like their delay tactics are working. Betcha Jodi is aiding and abetting the defense delay by filing all these motions. We’ll be lucky to get the next phase starting in January at this rate…
Agree that eliminating the live camera feed will help reduce Jodi’s addiction and narcissism if the world isn’t glued to her every utterance and scribble, no matter how absurd they may be.
Has there also been a moratorium on media interviews? Arias is jonesing to get back on TV.