The FINAL (?!) Jodi Arias thread (Penalty Phase retrial verdict)

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Jury coming in now.

 

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Arguments so far about a defense witness have been without jury. Now the 14 jurors from Chattanooga are being sworn in

he reserved his ruling on the first motion and allowed the witness on the second

Judge says Batey has a new attorney on his team for the trial.

 

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vandytrial - Judge will allow defense expert to testify, but will allow State to proffer outside the jury first.

 

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Batey pleads not guilty to the charges. Deputy DA Thurman takes podium to give state's opening statement. #vandytrial

 

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Thurman's opening starts same as it did in previous trial: Showing how good things were going for woman before June 23, 2013. #vandytrial

 

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State: surveillance shows after rape the victim "had been dumped like a piece of trash laying face down in the hall" #Vandyretrial

 

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State: Vandenburg met with victim the next day and they had unprotected sex. #Vandyretrial

 

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: Thurman: "They almost got away with it. Almost." #Vandyretrial

 

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Thurman suggests Vandenburg did not use condom in order to destroy evidence. #vandytrial

 

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Thurman says players met the next day to plot cover up, decided they wouldn't tell anything that happened. #vandytrial

 

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Rape kit of victim wasn't done until nearly three days after alleged crime occurred back in 2013 #VandyRetrial

 

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: Thurman outlining how Vandenburg tried to delete messages, videos sent to friends. It didn't work. Police found images. #vandytrial

 

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Thurman: Batey violated the "very principles of human decency." #vandytrial

 

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: Courtney Teasley delivering the opening statement for the defense.

 

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If you have not listened, oh my this atty.'s opening is a big mistake...

 

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#vandytrial - Batey's new atty giving opening statement. (Former atty still on the team) Atty Teasley talks about new experiences at college

 

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Before the alleged rape happened defense says Batey was drinking "Lime A Ritas" - they say he blacked out #VandyRetrial

 

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Teasley says Batey had too much to drink at party, had to be helped back to his room by Quela Royster. She'll likely testify. #vandytrial

 

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Defense: 45 second video of rape occurring never shows Cory Batey #VandyRetrial

 

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: Teasley says woman was holding on to Vandenburg when carried into dorm. Defense tried to argue this at first trial. #vandytrial