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Jodi Arias was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, who was found with stab wounds, a slit throat and a gunshot wound to the head. Watch her full trial on CourtTV.com.

Ex-prosecutor reprimanded for appealing to jurors’ emotions
Ex-prosecutor reprimanded for appealing to jurors’ emotions

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former prosecutor best known for winning a murder conviction against Jodi Arias in the gruesome killing of her former boyfriend was reprimanded Thursday by the Arizona Supreme Court for violating an ethical rule at three other death penalty trials. Though the State Bar of Arizona alleged […] More

April 30, 2020

High-profile Arizona prosecutor appeals dismissal from post
High-profile Arizona prosecutor appeals dismissal from post

PHOENIX (AP) — A high-profile Arizona prosecutor challenged a decision to fire him after a 30-year career. Juan Martinez’s appeal of his termination was released Monday by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, The Arizona Republic reports. Martinez became well known when he prosecuted Jodi Arias, who was convicted of killing Travis Alexander in his Mesa […] More

April 22, 2020

Arizona appeals court upholds Jodi Arias’ murder conviction
Arizona appeals court upholds Jodi Arias’ murder conviction

By WALTER BERRY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld Jodi Arias’ first-degree murder conviction and life prison sentence in the 2008 killing of her former boyfriend. Arias’ lawyers had argued that a prosecutor’s misconduct and a judge’s failure to control news coverage during the case deprived her of […] More

March 25, 2020

Judges grapple with misconduct claims in Jodi Arias case
Judges grapple with misconduct claims in Jodi Arias case

PHOENIX (AP) — Appellate judges who will decide whether to reverse Jodi Arias’ murder conviction in the gruesome 2008 killing of her former boyfriend grappled Thursday with who was responsible for whipping up publicity during the salacious trial and whether alleged misconduct by a prosecutor should cause the verdict to be tossed.   A lawyer […] More

October 18, 2019

Court to hear appeal of Jodi Arias’ murder conviction
Court to hear appeal of Jodi Arias’ murder conviction

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers are scheduled to make arguments Thursday before the Arizona Court of Appeals as Jodi Arias seeks to overturn her murder conviction in the 2008 death of her former boyfriend. Arias argues a prosecutor’s misconduct and a judge’s failure to control news coverage during the case deprived her of the right to […] More

October 17, 2019

Prosecutor in Jodi Arias case reassigned to auto theft cases
Prosecutor in Jodi Arias case reassigned to auto theft cases

PHOENIX (AP) — The homicide prosecutor who won convictions in the Jodi Arias murder case and other notorious killings in metro Phoenix has been reassigned to handle auto thefts. Chief Deputy County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a statement Tuesday night that Deputy County Attorney Juan Martinez’s reassignment gives Martinez time and flexibility to resolve […] More

September 25, 2019