03-07-2015, 10:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2015, 11:39 PM by Lunarscope.)
From our "Trial day 4" thread that may not coincide with other dates =trial day!
Posted October 28 at 9:26 it is a recap of the days events!
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From what we call "trial day 3" it is the beginning of Nurmi using the kitchen sink defense argument = say and do anything and everything while screaming mistrial and delaying at every opportunity, bellows about Juror 17 in chambers and JII smoke screening the discussion!
Next day Sunshine said,
Nurmi filed another motion to dismiss the DP yesterday. Â What a surprise.
@ It needs understood' JII uses assorted private chat rooms, and blog misinformation on its main page. That's the Juror 17 comments source, from a minions misinformation posted!
Posted October 28 at 9:26 it is a recap of the days events!
Slim Wrote:Court started off this morning with Judge Stephens listening to Nurmi complain about Det. Flores commenting publicly on information from sealed hearings, specifically his disclosure that Juror 17 was not dismissed at the end of the last court session. Judge Stephens admonished Flores not to make any comments pertaining to sealed proceedings.
Arias' mother was in court, but no other known family members. She was seated with another woman reported to be Donavan Bering's mother.
The morning consisted of Martinez continuing to question Flores under direct examination. Martinez attempted to use video taped testimony of Darryl Brewer regarding the gas cans for a trip to Mesa, but was met with an objection by Nurmi, who cited case law regarding the use of video. Objection was sustained and Martinez relied on court transcripts. Gas and car rental receipts were also shown. For the rest of the morning, the jury heard recorded phone calls between Flores and Arias, as well as voice messages and emails from Arias to Alexander after he was dead. Journal entries were also introduced.
Monica Lindstrom, a legal analyst tweeting from court says that if Martinez is relying on court records to introduce the testimony of Brewer, this means he will not be testifying in the retrial.
When the morning session was dismissed for lunch, Juror #12, an older man, was asked to stay behind in the jury box and the courtroom was sealed.
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From what we call "trial day 3" it is the beginning of Nurmi using the kitchen sink defense argument = say and do anything and everything while screaming mistrial and delaying at every opportunity, bellows about Juror 17 in chambers and JII smoke screening the discussion!
Slim Wrote:Today brought with it a bombshell in court, and that was Nurmi suggesting that Travis was shot while he was still in the shower, which completely tosses aside any mention of a dropped camera, body slam, race to the closet to grab an unloaded gun that accidentally discharged when Travis came at Arias like a linebacker. Oh me, oh my, whatever can Geebs be thinking now.
This came about during the cross of Det. Flores by Nurmi, who set off to impeach Flores for his 2009 testimony that paved the way for the death penalty. By impeaching Flores, the defense hopes to cast doubt on the State case. During this exchange, the jury was attentive and taking a lot of notes. Nurmi then went onto the series of shower photographs, displaying them one by one and having Flores take note of the time stamps on each one. Nurmi argued that Arias had many opportunities to kill Travis while his back was to her or when his eyes were closed. He ended this part of the cross by suggesting that Arias shot Travis while he was in the shower.
There was no re-direct from Martinez. From my perspective, Nurmi took a big chance by saying Arias could have attacked earlier. Thinking the worst of the worst, Arias had Travis sit down in that shower and held him there for almost a minute before beginning her attack and it was a very sick cat and mouse game that she played with her victim.
The next witness called was Amanda Webb, from Walmart, to reinforce the State's case of premeditation regarding gas cans. Martinez was brief in direct. In cross, Nurmi made an issue of the fact that there was no store address on the receipt and ended up eliciting an answer from Webb where she said she did not know which building the receipt came from. Nurmi slammed down some papers at the end of his questioning, which caught the attention of the courtroom.
Not to be outdone, Martinez mimicked Nurmi, not once but twice by slamming down papers close to the court microphone. Martinez then went through a tedious til by til daily report from Walmart. It seems to me that Martinez could have squelched the whole issue by just referencing the store number on the records and receipts for that day, but he did not.
Kevin Freedman, Yreka PD was called to testify about the burglary at Arias's grandparents home during which a 25 caliber handgun was stolen. On direct, Freedman noted that only this handgun was stolen while there were still many other firearms which could have been taken. The burglary was also unusual in that cash and a TV was left behind and each room seemed to have only one item stolen. On cross, Nurmi attempted to dismiss the TV as being old and bulky to carry. He doubted that burglars would take the time to gather up loose change, but the witness disagreed.
It was then time for the lunch recess. Surprise, surprise when Judge Stephens dismissed the jury after lunch. All except for Juror 17, that is. Off to chambers for a brief time, with everyone all atwitter once again. Flores is reported to have said to one courtroom reporter that the juror was not dismissed.
Guess we'll find out more about this later.
jojo999 Wrote:Seems that the defense heard that Juror #17 was to appear on HLN - UH OH another motion for mistrial - TOO BAD Juror #17 was Tara Kelley from the original trial!
Slim Wrote:A link to another recap of the day in court:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/understanding-the-travesties-of-unexpected-murder-trials/comprehensive-round-up-of-day-3-admins-of-news-site-10222014/601540656617794
cheryl1958 Wrote:I heard that one of her minions misinterpreted the fact that juror 17 from the previous trial was being interviewed on Nancy Grace, and reported it to defense as being this trial's number 17. So all the stops were bought out and new number 17 was seen in chambers. Nothing gets past her minions, they're watching and listening and are on the lookout for any tiny thing that could cause a mistrial.
Next day Sunshine said,
Nurmi filed another motion to dismiss the DP yesterday. Â What a surprise.
@ It needs understood' JII uses assorted private chat rooms, and blog misinformation on its main page. That's the Juror 17 comments source, from a minions misinformation posted!