Jodi Ann Arias shot and stabbed her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander to death

[Catfish]

Yeesh, that SMIRK. When she just watched Juan walk over to the defense - that is honest to God the first time I've seen her eyes move this entire trial. She looked him straight up and down.

[Chopstix]

I think impeaching her might be in the defense's favor. Her testimony, IMO, is pretty much putting the nails in the coffin.

[M Joy]

Travis' sisters look awesome today.

Come on with the journal entry!!

[AlisonL]

OMG! I fucking DESPISE THIS BITCH!!! GO JM!!!!!

[Justice11]

OMG, this is the greatest ever. Gold, it's gold!!!!!!!!!!!

nurmi's face is pissing me off.

My husband is laughing at me because I have the BIGGEST grin on my face. He's called me a weirdo for being 'so into this case'

JUAN TO THE RESCUE!!!

"YES OR NO MA'AM"

Thank you so much Juan. Seriously.

I think he is trying to piss her off, get her to lash out.
His start was EPIC.

Juan:



Nurmi:

This! All if it!!!!

Jodi is sooooo pissed at Juan!

[Pywackett]

It might be satisfying to see him get aggressive with her, but so far Jodi has held up well and frustrated a lot of his efforts.

I don't like the prosecution strategy here. Too emotional and disorganized.

I kind of agree. He has all day/week. He is a bit all over the place and the jurors heads might be spinning a bit. I would prefer him to be a bit more calculated and slow down, for he has already misspoken a few times. Maybe he is trying to wake up the jury before he gets to the real good stuff since its morning time.

[raisedbywolves]

She has. And this is genius to the prosecutions case. Once they call up the expert on battered women and domestic violence, according to Jodi's OWN WORDS, if she were a battered woman she would be visibly shaking in reaction to JM's examination. But she's not, she's almost confrontational back with him. So proof that the battered woman excuse/meek little Jodi was neither

She wants to claim the battered woman defense, but her own arrogance and pride just won't let her. She's so fucked up that her need to top everyone is gonna hang her!

[sheesh]

It might be satisfying to see him get aggressive with her, but so far Jodi has held up well and frustrated a lot of his efforts.

I don't like the prosecution strategy here. Too emotional and disorganized.

It's better to jump around in time against a liar ,

because they tend to remember the lies in chronological order.

And to force the witness to first admit something they don't want to.

He's headed into stalker behavior.

[McMama]

I am not legal savvy. What happens if he is successful in impeaching her?

[Harlette]

no fam today??? they didn't even save them a seat??

[songbirdsong]

It might be satisfying to see him get aggressive with her, but so far Jodi has held up well and frustrated a lot of his efforts.

I don't like the prosecution strategy here. Too emotional and disorganized.

If this is disorganized, what does that make Nurmi's time warp approach?

This is someone who claims to be abused and tewwified and twembling when angry men yell at her. Her attitude is noticeably more aggressive/argumentative/downright sassy than we've seen by far. She's not a kicked puppy. Bitch isn't afraid of anything but not getting her way.

[aaronsmommy]

Even if her testimony is thrown out... that means none of the 'abuse' gets thrown into play, and we just have to look at hard evidence. It's prosecutions to lose now.

[AlisonL]

no fam today??? they didn't even save them a seat??

I saw the fam there a bit ago. Who are the people in the chairs in front of the observers, right behind the duh-fense team??

[Sylvian]

"Effective cross examinations often seem to jump around. That's intentional. The cross is not going to go in a chronological order. Martinez seems to know exactly where he's going and what points he wants to make." - Beth Karas on her FB page just now.

[sheesh]

I am not legal savvy. What happens if he is successful in impeaching her?

Jury can consider if she lies in one instance, she lies in others/all.

[Kristinella]

I am not legal savvy. What happens if he is successful in impeaching her?

Edit: Nevermind. I have no idea.

[zeebee]

It's better to jump around in time against a liar ,

because they tend to remember the lies in chronological order.

And to force the witness to first admit something they don't want to.

It's true, he's trying to confuse her. She is pretty calm and collected, which I agree with peeps upthread that this could play against her. Plus that smirk.

I missed a lot though, I have been interrupted more in the last hour than I have been all week. UGH

[Lisa Porter]

Not meaning to change the subject during such a important part of the trial, but have you noticed Tanisha, his sister lately. I know she used to be a heavy meth user but she got clean. I see how much better she looks everyday of this trial and that meth look is starting to go away. Good for her. If nothing but one thing has come out of Travis death, maybe it was the motivating factor to get clean and see his death get justice.

[acertaingirl]

LOL "the chihuahua shakes"

[Kristinella]

Not meaning to change the subject during such a important part of the trial, but have you noticed Tanisha, his sister lately. I know she used to be a heavy meth user but she got clean. I see how much better she looks everyday of this trial and that meth look is starting to go away. Good for her. If nothing but one thing has come out of Travis death, maybe it was the motivating factor to get clean and see his death get justice.

She was for real on meth at one point?

[M Joy]

reading...reading...reading......

[Harlette]

Edit: Nevermind. I have no idea.

i bet her first appeal will be ineffictive counsel

[McMama]

I'm totally expecting her to fake a fainting spell or something at this point

[acertaingirl]

Is there another sister with T's family today? I don't think I have seen her before.

[raisedbywolves]

She was for real on meth at one point?

Yeah, then she got clean and got married.