The judge overseeing a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border has scheduled oral arguments on a motion to dismiss damages and civil penalties.
The judge overseeing a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border has scheduled oral arguments on a motion to dismiss damages and civil penalties.
If you live in Maricopa County, chances are a convicted sex offender is living within a few blocks of you. In fact, here at FOX 10 in downtown Phoenix, we've got 185 known sex offenders as neighbors.
If you live in Maricopa County, chances are a convicted sex offender is living within a few blocks of you. In fact, here at FOX 10 in downtown Phoenix, we've got 185 known sex offenders as neighbors.
It's either life behind bars or the death penalty for Jodi Arias. Depending on what the jury decides, her life behind bars is going to change dramatically one way or another.
It's either life behind bars or the death penalty for Jodi Arias. Depending on what the jury decides, her life behind bars is going to change dramatically one way or another.
If found guilty, Jodi Arias faces the death penalty. If she is sentenced to death, she would join a very small group. Only three women sit on Arizona's death row, each guilty of a terrible crime.
If found guilty, Jodi Arias faces the death penalty. If she is sentenced to death, she would join a very small group. Only three women sit on Arizona's death row, each guilty of a terrible crime.
Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get life or death for killing her...
Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get life or death for killing her boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences.
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told FOX 10 that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told FOX 10 that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
It's either life behind bars or the death penalty for Jodi Arias. Depending on what the jury decides, her life behind bars is going to change dramatically one way or another.
It's either life behind bars or the death penalty for Jodi Arias. Depending on what the jury decides, her life behind bars is going to change dramatically one way or another.
Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt.
Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt.
Jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias were brought to tears Thursday, visibly shaken by dramatic statements from the victim's family members as they described how their lives were ripped apart.
Jurors deciding whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will get the death penalty heard the victim's brother describe Thursday how he was hospitalized for ulcers, lost sleep and separated from his wife after his brother was killed.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is responding to critics who said Jodi Arias has a "cushy" jail cell. He's giving the public a firsthand look at her living conditions.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is responding to critics who said Jodi Arias has a "cushy" jail cell. He's giving the public a firsthand look at her living conditions.
Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first-degree murder, but a judge denied the request, according to court minutes obtained Thursday.
Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first-degree murder, but a judge denied the request, according to court minutes obtained Thursday.
Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial spent Wednesday deciding whether the former waitress should be eligible for the death penalty after they convicted her last week of murdering her lover. And it was a resounding yes.
Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial spent Wednesday deciding whether the former waitress should be eligible for the death penalty after they convicted her last week of murdering her lover. And it was a resounding yes.
Jodi Arias is back in a Phoenix jail after spending the weekend on suicide watch at another lockup. The penalty phase in her trial begins Wednesday.
Jodi Arias is back in a Phoenix jail after spending the weekend on suicide watch at another lockup. The penalty phase in her trial begins Wednesday.
By BRIAN SKOLOFF Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias' effort to get the death penalty option in her murder case temporarily set aside was met Friday with a swift rejection from the Arizona Supreme Court in a one-sentence response denying the motion filed just hours earlier.
Arias is charged in the June 2008 stabbing and shooting death of her lover in his suburban Phoenix home. She claims self-defense, while authorities say she planned the attack in a jealous rage. Testimony has been ongoing since early January.
After failing to win a mistrial or stay of the death penalty option in the lower court earlier this year, her defense attorneys sought relief Friday from the state's highest court, which quickly rejected it. Her trial is set to continue Monday with the death penalty still on the table if prosecutors can secure a first-degree murder conviction.
Arias' attorneys argued in early January before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens, who is overseeing the trial, that the lead detective on the case perjured himself during a pretrial hearing aimed at determining whether the death penalty should be considered an option for jurors.
Mesa police Detective Esteban Flores testified at the hearing that based on his own review of the scene, and a discussion with the medical examiner, it was apparent that Alexander had been shot in the forehead first. Arias then repeatedly stabbed and slashed him 27 times and slit his throat, he said.
However, shortly before the trial began, the prosecution changed its theory of how the killing occurred, stating that Arias first stabbed Alexander, slit his throat and in a final savage salvo, shot him in the head. Their story aimed to undercut Arias' claim of self-defense by noting the sheer brutality of the attack.
Arias' attorneys claim she shot Alexander first to fend off his attack on her, but the bullet didn't stop him, forcing her to continue to fight for her life by stabbing him, which they are hoping could lead to a conviction on a lesser second-degree murder charge or even an unlikely acquittal.
Contrary to Flores' testimony at the previous hearing, a medical examiner later told jurors the gunshot probably would have incapacitated Alexander. So given his extensive defense wounds, including stab marks and slashes to his hands, arms and legs, it wasn't likely the shot came first.
The detective later acknowledged that he misunderstood the medical examiner in his mistaken testimony, but he never admitted committing perjury.
Stephens denied the mistrial motion and testimony continued.
Prosecutors declined comment Friday. Defense attorneys have not responded to a telephone message from The Associated Press.
Arias, 32, has been on the witness stand for nine days, describing in painstaking detail specifics of her life in the years leading up the killing -- from an abusive childhood to dead-end jobs. Yet when asked to detail events from the day she killed Alexander, Arias drew a blank, noting there were "huge gaps" in her memory from that day.
She has said she only remembers shooting at him, putting a knife in the dishwasher and disposing of the gun in the desert as she drove from Arizona on her way to Utah to see a friend. And she immediately began planning an alibi "to "throw the scent off for a little while."
Arias' grandparents reported a .25 caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California house about a week before the killing -- the same caliber used to shoot Alexander -- but Arias claims to know nothing about the burglary. She says she brought no weapons to Alexander's home on the day she killed him, again attempting to undercut the prosecution's theory of premeditation.
During her cross-examination Thursday, the exchanges grew so heated that the judge admonished Arias and prosecutor Juan Martinez to stop talking over each other. Arias smirked at times, while Martinez stammered in frustration.
"Do you have memory problems, ma'am?" Martinez asked.
"Sometimes," Arias replied.
Martinez hammered back, noting it's puzzling that she can't remember such crucial details to the case, yet "can tell us what kind of coffee you bought at Starbucks sometime back in 2008."
Arias first told authorities she knew nothing about Alexander's death. She later blamed it on masked intruders before eventually settling on self-defense. She now says she remembers Alexander in a rage, body slamming her and chasing her around his home.
She said she grabbed a gun from his closet, and fired it as they tussled. She had no explanation for the multiple stab wounds and slit throat.
However, according to court records, she previously told police before her trial began that Alexander was unconscious after she shot him, but then "crawled around and was stabbed." death penalty still on the table if prosecutors can secure a first-degree murder conviction.
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:00:29 GMT
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello's family followed the pastor Wednesday as he led her white cloth-draped coffin to the altar at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:55 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:55:01 GMT
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:27 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:27:26 GMT
Black and Hispanic men are more likely to be stopped in the Bronx and Brooklyn than other boroughs, according to an analysis of police street stop data released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Black and Hispanic men are more likely to be stopped in the Bronx and Brooklyn than other boroughs, according to an analysis of police street stop data released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:10:42 GMT
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police.
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police. The incident Monday night involved two men, who police say, had met at the Bowery Mission and went out drinking together in the East Village. Roman Gornell, 39, was arrested on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:23 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:23:21 GMT
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race.
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race. A poll released Wednesday placed Weiner in second place behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a Democratic primary.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:10 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:10:21 GMT
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:42 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:42:24 GMT
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
