Elaine, there was a hung jury, so she can't use anything that happened in the retrial as grounds for an appeal. She could have used the allocution issue to appeal a death sentence. She can only appeal a death sentence or the guilty verdict.
She can only get the guilty verdict reversed and a new trial if there was an error in the first trial that would have caused the jurors to vote not guilty. The appellate attorney can only use the issues Nurmi brought up in his mistrial motions in the first trial and those issues have no merit.
She is not going to get another trial period. She will never get a death sentence.
I am sure Arias asked for a 30 day delay so Nurmi has a chance to file a motion asking the judge to overturn the guilty verdict. I believe he has 30 to 60 days to do that. Then as soon as she is sentenced, she can appeal the guilty verdict.
She can only get the guilty verdict reversed and a new trial if there was an error in the first trial that would have caused the jurors to vote not guilty. The appellate attorney can only use the issues Nurmi brought up in his mistrial motions in the first trial and those issues have no merit.
She is not going to get another trial period. She will never get a death sentence.
I am sure Arias asked for a 30 day delay so Nurmi has a chance to file a motion asking the judge to overturn the guilty verdict. I believe he has 30 to 60 days to do that. Then as soon as she is sentenced, she can appeal the guilty verdict.