08-13-2014, 05:44 PM
(08-05-2014, 01:24 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: That is the general consenus here too. Get it done.
She's a royal pain the ass, and that's one of the nicest things I can say about her. I actually feel sorry for Kirk Nurmi being stuck with her lies and antics for years on end.
Today, Arias asked for a delay in the penalty retrial. I sure hope she doesn't get it.
Snip:
Jodi Arias asked a judge Wednesday to postpone the second penalty phase of her murder trial. She also stated that she would no longer represent herself if one of her two attorneys is allowed to quit the case.
Judge Sherry Stephens previously granted Arias' motion to represent herself while her two court-appointed attorneys stay on as advisers.
However, one of those attorneys asked the judge on Wednesday to let him quit the case. Lawyer Kirk Nurmi explained in a motion filed last week that "a completely fractured relationship between counsel (and client) now exists."
The hearing on Wednesday marked the first time Arias had argued her own motions. She spoke softly while seated at a defense table alongside the two lawyers, one of whom occasionally whispered in her ear.
Arias asked for the delay to give her time to interview an expert witness she plans to call to testify and to review evidence.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez vehemently objected, noting the case has dragged on long enough. He said the ruling that allowed Arias to represent herself also said there would be no delays. "She agreed to those terms," Martinez told the judge.
Arias has tried to fire Nurmi several times, and he has sought to get off the case in the past after frequent clashes with Arias over strategy.
In response to his latest request, Arias told the judge that she would no longer serve as her own attorney and would allow her other lawyer, Jennifer Willmott, to argue the case if Nurmi was permitted to quit. "As far as I know, he has not done anything" lately to assist in the defense, Arias told the judge.
Arguments were then closed to the media and public, and it was not immediately clear if the judge issued a ruling.
A hearing is set for Aug. 22 on Arias' motion to postpone the retrial.
Full story: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jodi-arias-s...e-retrial/
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Now I'm wondering if the whole request to represent herself was really just a way of blackmailing the court into ousting Nurmi from her case. Who knows?