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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Hmm. Interesting to hear. Wonder why the State didn't go for the please - too easy a sentence after looking at those wounds? Any idea how much the victim's family has to say about this decision in AZ?
Well, I just heard that Jodi Arias represented herself through a petition to the court at one time, and then Nurmi and another appointed atty. talked her out of it. No limits on this woman's ego. |
Sometimes, I think these decisions are more about careers being made, color me cynical.
The story behind her being her own attorney is a little more involved. She had produced some letters that Travis had allegedly written, where he admits being a pedophile, and her attorney quit. The letters were rejected by the court as being fraudulent; they weren’t in Travis’ handwriting. After the letters were thrown out as evidence, Jodi asked for Nurmi back.
Sometimes, I think Jodi biggest mistake is believing that she was way smarter than she really is. Because she thought she was smarter than Einstein, she didn't look for any flaws in her plan. Nurmi's argument was if she's so smart, why did she make these stupid mistakes. I don’t think Jodi is a very logical thinker, she was just able to outsmart her mom and dad, and she thought she could outsmart everyone else. Lordy, I hope she’s wrong on that!