10/23/14 (Retrial) Day 3 - Much of the same

10/23/14

Ugly Sweaters are in!

I don't think I've ever followed a trial that had so many pauses and sidebars in it. Recesses, we can't forget those. The judge loves them.




All the parties enter and the court goes right to sidebar

Flores takes the stand for his recross by Nurmi. His goes over all his experience as a police officer.
Nurmi is questioning Flores about testimony he gave during a previous court hearing, in which he mentioned speaking with Dr. Horn about Alexander's autopsy. Nurmi is pointing out Flores previously testified that Horn told him Alexander had been shot first. Yesterday, Horn testified he does not recall any such conversation with Flores and has always believed Alexander was stabbed first.

Nurmi is questioning the sequence of events when JM objects. 

This trial is sucking the life out of him

Sidebar
All the shower photos come up.

5:22::36 - Travis is facing away from the camera.

5:23:30 - Travis is facing the shower. His eyes are closed.

5:24:30 - Travis is facing the shower. His eyes are closed.

5:24:52 - Travis is facing the shower. His eyes are closed.

5:24:56 - Travis is facing the shower. His eyes are still closed.

5:25:00 - Travis has his hands above his head. His eyes are closed.

5:25:16 - Travis is leaning against the shower wall. His eyes are closed.

5:26:56 - Travis is in the shower, facing away from the camera.

5:27:12 - Travis is in the shower, facing away from the camera.

5:27:18 - Travis is looking at the camera. He has no visible injuries.

5:27:28 - Travis is facing the shower. His eyes are closed.

5:29:12 - Travis is facing the camera. His eyes are open.

5:29:20 - Travis is looking at the camera.

5:30:30 - Travis is sitting in the shower.

5:31:14 - The bathroom ceiling.

5:32:16 - Travis on the floor, bleeding.

5:33:13 - Baseboard with what appears to be blood on it.

Nurmi points out that Jodi could have stabbed Travis at any of those times, but she didn't.

The judge calls a ten minute recess

Amanda Webb is called to the stand. Webb is an employee of Walmart. Prior to coming to Arizona, Arias purchased a gas can at a Walmart in Salinas, California. Webb identified that item on a receipt shown to her by Martinez.

Nurmi and JM go back and forth with this witness over those stupid damn gas receipts. Some on twitter said that Nurmi slammed down his file after this questioning was over with. Very dramatic was how it was described.

1 juror question: With the change of building was there a new asset protection manager at the new location? answer: no. Was the same audit performed at the new location? Yes. Nurmi says "you don't know that all the info was transferred correctly since you didn't work at that store" she agrees.

Sidebar..again.

The state calls Yreka police officer Kevin Friedman to the stand. Friedman said he investigated the reported theft of a .25 caliber gun by Jodi Arias' grandparents on May 28, 2008, just days before the murder. "It seemed very strange that so few things had been taken," Friedman said.

Grandpa's gun cabinet

Juror question: Were any fingerprint obtained from the gun cabinet? It was attempted, but they found no usable prints.

The judge calls for a recess. Looks like the recess lasted around 2 hours.

The judge just told the jury they would not be needed again until Monday. She said "something else has come up." Before dismissing the jury, the judge told Juror No.17 to stay behind. The judge did not say why. The judge is now in chambers with the attorney's. It remains unclear what is going on, but Flores just told us Juror No. 17 was not dismissed. The attorney's are leaving. Court is over for the day. No explanation given. The retrial resumes Monday.