By Fernando Santos | The New York Times
There were cheers and hugs on the packed sidewalk outside the courthouse here on Wednesday as word trickled out of a verdict in the four-month murder trial of Jodi
A petite woman with bangs and glasses, Ms. Arias, 32, stood accused of shooting, repeatedly stabbing and almost decapitating her former boyfriend, Travis Alexander, five years ago. Nancy Grace of HLN, the cable news channel, who had done much to popularize the case on television, choked up as she delivered the news. “Guilty on murder one,” she said.
The trial has brought large crowds and a news media scrum to the Maricopa County Superior Court, as well as a live, online video stream of the proceedings and extensive coverage on cable television. Entered into evidence were sometimes salacious pictures, videos and text messages that depicted the couple’s tumultuous relationship, and coverage of the trial took on some of the aspects of a soap opera. Ratings soared.
Note: Rose Law Group FOunder Jordan Rose, has been appearing on CNN’s HLN Jane Velez-Mitchell show throughout the course of the Jodi Arias murder trial and providing her legal comments and opinions.
