04-22-2013, 10:20 PM
Defense team is nervous. Hoping that both of these motions are denied. To me, they smell like "do-over" wishes to compensate for the unbelievable self-defense claim and the failures of Samuels and LaViolette.
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PHOENIX - Accused Murder Jodi Arias’ defense team is busy with some last minute moves to save her life, including a request to allow jurors to consider lesser charges.
Defense Attorney Kirk Nurmi filed a request on Sunday to add Manslaughter by Sudden Quarrel or Heat of Passion to the jury instructions.
The manslaughter charge typically carries a seven year sentence for defendants with no prior record such as Arias.
The defense is also requesting they be allowed to call another witness to impeach or discredit the prosecution’s expert witness.
In court documents, Attorney Kirk Nurmi writes it is “necessary and critical to Ms. Arias’ defense after this court allowed the state to present new evident during rebuttal via its witness Dr. Janeen DeMarte.”
DeMarte also Arias has borderline personality disorder.
It’s this diagnosis Arias’ defense team cites is new information and gives them the right to call another witness.
Nurmi listed Dr. Robert Geffner as the defense team’s surrebuttal witness. Geffner is a psychologist with 28 years of experience.
He is also the Founder and President of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute in San Diego and often speaks out against domestic violence.
Criminal defense expert Brent Kleinman says typically the prosecution has the last word, but in a death penalty case such as Arias’ the judge will likely allow the new witness to avoid appeals.
Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_pho...z2RFUdywBv
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PHOENIX - Accused Murder Jodi Arias’ defense team is busy with some last minute moves to save her life, including a request to allow jurors to consider lesser charges.
Defense Attorney Kirk Nurmi filed a request on Sunday to add Manslaughter by Sudden Quarrel or Heat of Passion to the jury instructions.
The manslaughter charge typically carries a seven year sentence for defendants with no prior record such as Arias.
The defense is also requesting they be allowed to call another witness to impeach or discredit the prosecution’s expert witness.
In court documents, Attorney Kirk Nurmi writes it is “necessary and critical to Ms. Arias’ defense after this court allowed the state to present new evident during rebuttal via its witness Dr. Janeen DeMarte.”
DeMarte also Arias has borderline personality disorder.
It’s this diagnosis Arias’ defense team cites is new information and gives them the right to call another witness.
Nurmi listed Dr. Robert Geffner as the defense team’s surrebuttal witness. Geffner is a psychologist with 28 years of experience.
He is also the Founder and President of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute in San Diego and often speaks out against domestic violence.
Criminal defense expert Brent Kleinman says typically the prosecution has the last word, but in a death penalty case such as Arias’ the judge will likely allow the new witness to avoid appeals.
Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_pho...z2RFUdywBv