[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I think that's why he's not objecting hardly at all and is very soft-toned when he does. He's a pretty smart guy - I think he will handle her well and bring out the facts that all of the information from Arias about partner-domestic abuse is heresay as to Alexander's actions and, while I wouldn't put up with it, much of the name-calling and yucky things Travis Alexander said in text, VM ? or emails ? seemed related to their sex-game fantasy talk, from what I could glean from hit or miss watching. I heard that from one of those lawyers on HLN and he seemed to link it to 50 Shades of Grey-type stuff that some women apparently like or at least allow and that it is popular with many women.

Anyway, the LENGTHY seminar in domestic-abuse issues that expert witness is giving us is boring to me as most people in today's world are informed as to the depths of its horrors but it is important that Martinez makes certain the jury understands there really is every chance that Arias displayed a good deal of that type of behavior toward Alexander, per previous testimony and evidence and his friends testimony, by stalking him, controlling him with her sex, degrading him verbally and in writing and often showing up wherever he was, refusing to leave, driving 1000 miles to get to him and not wanting to let him go, his tires getting slashed and other statements Alexander revealed directly to his friends and family.

And hopefully he can get that witness to agree that any reasonably prudent layperson such as a jury contains, could conclude that Alexander didn't die until he indicated to Arias he was taking another women on a trip with him instead of Arias. And further, couldn't the manner and timing of his death show ultimate evidence of domestic-partner abuse, starting with stalking, controlling ways, premeditation and rage killing just as easily as it shows self-defense? And that there is no evidence Alexander did any of that to Arias except dirty language in VM, texts/email when "carrying on" about sex? Juan Martinez is a little firecracker but I think he well knows he can't brutalize this witness as he did the others. I'm hoping to see a JM with a scapel rather than a bludgeon on this witness and we'll have to wait and see if he can be a skilled surgeon in addition to a marauder.

I was disappointed in Juan yesterday; I think attacking her isn't the way to go. As you mention, he could use her as his expert witness, unless he’s already tried that and she just refuse to go there, but then that would make her look bad. They say that an attorney should never ask a question he doesn’t know the answer to, so I’m assuming he’s already asked her plenty of questions that we haven’t seen.