arias admitting she killed travis alexander. and yet she testified in her own defense for weeks. as if she still thought she could talk her way out of trouble. we saw her crying on the witness stand. the reason she was crying is because she cries for herself. there was one point juan martinez wanted to drive home in his closing arguments to the jury. she s such an ornate liar. it was that jodi arias had spent the last four months running a con on them. are you going to buy the lies? are you going to believe what she tells you? if his summation defense lawyer kirk nurmi didn t ask for an acquittal. even he seemed to acknowledge that jurors were likely to convict jodi of something. if miss arias is guilty of any crime at all, it is the crime of manslaughter and nothing more.
in his summation, defense lawyer kirk nurmi didn t ask for an acquittal. even he seemed to acknowledge that jurors were likely to convict jodi of something. if miss arias is guilty of any crime at all, it is the crime of manslaughter and nothing more. and he pointedly reminded the jury that this wasn t a reality show. that their decision shouldn t be about whether they approve of the woman whose sexual escapades have been part of their daily routine for four months. nine days out of ten, i don t like jodi arias. it was a phrase that resonated, if not with the jury, then certainly with his client, who responded via twitter. nine days out of ten. that sounds about right. if you think it s strange that a murder defendant would laugh it up via social media even while a jury deliberates her fate, then