07-16-2013, 04:05 PM
Well, today's hearing resolved nothing.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens said she wanted to set a trial for September but was unable to do so Tuesday. The next conference in the case will be held Aug. 26.
Attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott previously asked for an extension because they will be out of the office during certain weeks in July and because Willmott has five other criminal trials scheduled for this summer. Furthermore, they asked for more time to prepare their case for mitigation, the evidence they hope will convince a jury to choose life over death.
The judge and the attorney did not discuss the motion to vacate the Arias aggravator, which determines if she's eligible for the death penalty.
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens said she wanted to set a trial for September but was unable to do so Tuesday. The next conference in the case will be held Aug. 26.
Attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott previously asked for an extension because they will be out of the office during certain weeks in July and because Willmott has five other criminal trials scheduled for this summer. Furthermore, they asked for more time to prepare their case for mitigation, the evidence they hope will convince a jury to choose life over death.
The judge and the attorney did not discuss the motion to vacate the Arias aggravator, which determines if she's eligible for the death penalty.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/...pdate.html