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

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Woman who police say was raped is not in court. Prosecutors have said she has tests this week in grad program out-of-state. #vandytrial

 

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Judge asks if state can speed up surveillance video for next five minutes, until next moment of activity. ADA Jan Norman does so.

 

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Court room is very dark right now to show video. Some jurors intensely taking notes, another appears to be sleeping #VandyRetrial

uh oh one juror may have their mind made up since they are sleeping

 

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Harville says video now shows Batey going to bathroom with towel about 3:45 a.m. Batey then goes to let woman into dorm. #vandytrial

 

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Prosecutors said in opening statements Batey was with two women, one before and one after the rape. That's what Harville is getting at now.

 

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: Harville stopped mid-testimony for lunch break. Court will resume in an hour. #vandytrial

 

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jester

 

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: Batey's attorney, Courtney Teasley, arguing that intoxication should be able to be used as a defense for aggravated rape. #vandytrial

 

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Jury now being brought in in #Vandyretrial after lunch break and arguments about intoxication defense

 

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: Judge Watkins hasn't ruled on the issue of alcohol as a defense. Says he needs to read more case law. So stay tuned

 

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@Tennessean story about Vandy 'bro code,' people who saw something but didn't speak up: http://tnne.ws/1C6X09W#vandytrial

 

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Harville says dorm video shows the woman, wrapped in a towel, going to bathroom and from Vandenburg's room to friend's next door #vandytrial

 

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: Note: Judge has allowed for witnesses to refer to woman involved in case as a "victim" instead of "alleged victim." #vandytrial

 

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Court is back in session. State & defense discussing what defense can ask during cross-examination of Harville.

 

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Defense lawyer Worrick Robinson doing cross exam of Harville. Showing jury video of woman's apartment night of incident. #vandytrial

 

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oh my can't handle the male atty, he takes forever….

 

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#vandytrial - Cross exam of Harville going on. Robinson going over surveillance footage. Showing a lot of Vandenburg and Brandon Banks.

 

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Robinson says he's done with cross-examination of Lt. Harville. State now up for redirect.

: That's it for Harville. State calling G.L. Black, Vanderbilt official who I don't think testified a previous trial. #vandytrial

Norman asks Harville if there was an RA in the Gillette Hall dorm office. Harville says there was not.

 

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Black was director of office of student conduct at Vanderbilt in 2013. Now still with university as associate dean of students. #vandytria

Black talked to Cory Batey on June 25, 2013 in Black's office. Vanderbilt was investigating at the time. #vandytrial

 

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thletic department helped arrange interviews with nine people student conduct wanted to interview. #vandytrial