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I'm not a big Rush Limbaugh fan, but he was covering how the Arias and Zimmerman trials are, from his attorney's perspective, "Trials by Media", and therefore both had incurred trumped up charges... interesting parallel.
I'm speechless! Juan Martinez is an example for many prosecutors!
I have a tremendous respect for the man and what he has done not only for the Alexander family but also for the families of other victims!
You should be ashamed for saying this all about a person who got justice for a murderer who confessed of slicing someone's throat and who is a monster!
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Oh, great, is someone posting regurgitated junk from one of those fraudulent websites again?
Juan Martinez is an absolutely incredible prosecutor with a stellar track record. Just watch a bit of any other trial and it's obvious that he's in a class of his own.
Juan Martinez is amazing. I would hate to commit a crime in Arizona and have him prosecute me. I would beg for a plea deal. Martinez doesn't miss one thing, he turns over every rock to see what's under it. When he started on the gas cans I told hubby he's going to send someone to Walmart in California and then he went as far as checking out the company that distributes the gasoline and brought them to court to testify.
If you have watched the Zimmerman trial closing arguments ... Zimmerman's attorney O'Mara had four minutes of silence in the courtroom and then tells the jury "that’s how long Trayvon Martin had to run.”
This was a good move by O'Mara but it didn't have the impact on me that Juan Martinez did when Juan had the courtroom sit silent for two minutes, as he told jurors to imagine the amount of time the attack took. The two minutes "must have seemed like more than two lifetimes," Martinez said. "Only death could relieve that pain. Only death could relieve that anguish. And that is especially cruel."
Another interesting parallel between the 2 trials is how BOTH coroners CHANGED their testimony from their original autopsy reports, then tailored their testimony to serve the prosecution.
Dr. Shiping Bao, the coroner in Trayvon Martins case, changed his opinion three weeks ago.
In addition, Bao’s testimony took an unexpected turn during cross examination when he told the court he can’t remember anything about the autopsy and was relying on his notes.
Juan Martinez is amazing. I would hate to commit a crime in Arizona and have him prosecute me. I would beg for a plea deal. Martinez doesn't miss one thing, he turns over every rock to see what's under it. When he started on the gas cans I told hubby he's going to send someone to Walmart in California and then he went as far as checking out the company that distributes the gasoline and brought them to court to testify.
If you have watched the Zimmerman trial closing arguments ... Zimmerman's attorney O'Mara had four minutes of silence in the courtroom and then tells the jury "that’s how long Trayvon Martin had to run.”
This was a good move by O'Mara but it didn't have the impact on me that Juan Martinez did when Juan had the courtroom sit silent for two minutes, as he told jurors to imagine the amount of time the attack took. The two minutes "must have seemed like more than two lifetimes," Martinez said. "Only death could relieve that pain. Only death could relieve that anguish. And that is especially cruel."
Better commit no crime but if someone is stupid enough to do so than do it in Florida because this prosecution team is what you need....and a defense team like Zimmerman which may not be a guarantee of getting off but it will increase your chances.
Better commit no crime but if someone is stupid enough to do so than do it in Florida because this prosecution team is what you need....and a defense team like Zimmerman which may not be a guarantee of getting off but it will increase your chances.
I still haven't gotten over the 'knock knock joke' ... I literally groaned with that opening line from Zimmerman's attorney.
Also ... available now ... hot off the press ... a new book "Killer Girlfriend" The Jodi Arias Story by Josh Hoffner and Brian Skoloff. A movie, a Bee Gee song and now a book.
That book looks really tasteless. A local author, Shanna Hogan, has her book Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story coming out in September. But is there really anything we don't know about Jodi Arias by now, that we can learn from a hastily written and published book? LOL. I'll wait for Juan Martinez's memoir instead.
Another interesting parallel between the 2 trials is how BOTH coroners CHANGED their testimony from their original autopsy reports, then tailored their testimony to serve the prosecution.
Dr. Shiping Bao, the coroner in Trayvon Martins case, changed his opinion three weeks ago.
In addition, Bao’s testimony took an unexpected turn during cross examination when he told the court he can’t remember anything about the autopsy and was relying on his notes.
I had disagreed with the ME/prosecution in the Arias case. To this date I still believe that Travis was shot first and then stabbed. Taking into account Jodi's size and Travis's kickboxing training; it never made sense to me that he was stabbed first. There were two fatal stab wounds - but Travis could have still moved after either one. The bullet wound, on the other hand, would have been enough to impair anybody. Possibly his hands could have flailed - but he would have been impaired and not able to protect himself from Jodi's knife attack. If it was the other way around; I think Jodi would have suffered some physical damage.
As a hunter (not anymore) I once removed a heart from a deer with a high powered rifle and watched the animal run five hundred yards down a hill. Some animals will fall in their tracks - but some can still run until the brain runs out of oxygen.
Perhaps Juan structured the order of events to proclaim 'excessive cruelty', to help with obtaining the DP in the penalty phase? That would be the only reason I could think of. After all it was Juan who insisted she stole the gun, and pre meditated to shoot Travis, so why should she stab first if she brought the gun?
So many unanswered questions. Does anyone know if the books have any new details?
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