UPDATE: regarding the Jodi Arias trial - JURY deadlocked / MISTRIAL on penalty phase

[Tx4obama]

UPDATE !!!

UPDATE: Jury could NOT come to unanimous decision. Mistrial. Jury has been dismissed.

A new Jury will be picked for 'only' the penalty phase.

The guilty verdict and the 'aggravation' found' verdict will stand.

Court will resume on July 18th

[Tx4obama]

1. A thread regarding the jury from yesterday, below

Wednesday: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022886180

[madinmaryland]

2. OJ is going to be released. I don't recall the name Jodi Arias, but she must be involved

somehow with OJ.

[kestrel91316]

3. I thought she was already convicted.

[premium]

4. She is convicted,

this is the penalty phase deciding on whether or death.

[Iggo]

6. Penalty phase.

This time they get to vote on whether she lives or dies.

Now that's entertainment!!!

[Morning Dew]

5. Hung jury on the penalty phase

retrial with new jury (penalty phase only).

[Tx4obama]

7. Starts on July 18th

I feel so bad for the Travis Alexander family

[malaise]

9. Why? Hanging her won't bring him back

I'll never understand why people want the death penalty for any human being

[Tx4obama]

12. Jury could have picked death penalty or 'life in prison' and all of this would have been over...

now the Alexander family will have many more months of this mental anguish.

None of them live in Arizona - this trial has been a huge hardship on them.

[JI7]

13. either way she wont be going free

so at least they know that.

[Tx4obama]

14. If the jury picks 'life' - Judge will pick 'life with no parole' or 'life with parole after 25 yrs'

[malaise]

16. Got yah

[JI7]

8. this shit is never going to end

[Tx4obama]

10. Both sides will be able to present evidence to the 'new jury'. Could take months.

The new Jury won't be picked until July 18th.

Then with all presentation of evidence we might be looking at September or October (?) before a final penalty phase verdict

[hrmjustin]

11. I say give her life in jail.

[premium]

15. I agree,

without parole.