So I was just listening to Beth Karas say at exactly the same time I was wondering how when making a collect call from jail, JA was able to leave such a LONG voicemail.
"Were you crying when you were stabbing him? How about when you cut his throat, were you crying then?"
"The difference between a Stumbling Block and Stepping Stone is the Character of the individual walking the path"
In M1 cases, if the jury comes back w/ death is that just a suggestion for the judge to consider or is that the sentence?
@summers, I think that if the jury comes back with the DP it's a 'recommendation' to the judge, and technically, she can overrule it, but it's unusual that a judge would do that. At least that's how it works in other states. I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Ah, just saw MadameX's explanation. That's my understanding too; she said it better.
"A Supreme Court ruling in 2002 required that jurors, rather than judges, decide whether sufficient aggravating factors existed before the death penalty can be imposed. In Arizona and most of the other 31 states that have the death penalty, jurors also decide on the sentencing, the only time in criminal prosecutions when the penalty is applied by average citizens."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/us...alty.html?_r=0
Ha! I was looking on psychologytoday.com to find the article they're talking about on Dr. Drew's show.
There is a virtual smorgasbord of articles about Jodi: http://www.psychologytoday.com/searc...&x=-963&y=-195
I guess that confirms what we already knew... she's batshit crazy.![]()
Thanks MadameX, just read the article you posted and it answers my question. THX!
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