May 22, 2013

Jury deliberates life or death for Jodi Arias

Legal panel weighs in on case

Kelly's Court

  • On Today's Docket: Jodi Arias Pleads for Life

    As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias will spend her entire life behind bars or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says asking for the death penalty is like "asking for assisted suicide."

     

    Arias told KSAZ reporter Troy Hayden Wednesday she changed her mind about favoring the death penalty over life after a tearful meeting with family members on the day she was convicted of first-degree murder, realizing that her death would only cause them more pain.

     

    Following her conviction, she said she preferred the death penalty to spending the rest of her life in jail in her first post-verdict TV interview last week with KSAZ's Hayden.

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Show Notes

  • May 22, 2013

    IRS Official Pleads the Fifth

    The director of the IRS division that singled out conservative groups refused to answer questions Wednesday at a House hearing on the program, as a Democratic lawmaker warned there would be "hell to pay" if the agency stonewalls Congress on its investigation.

  • May 21, 2013

    Recovery Efforts After Oklahoma Twister

    The Oklahoma City medical examiner's office says the death toll from a massive tornado that churned through Oklahoma City Monday and destroyed homes, businesses and an elementary school with a direct blow, has been downgraded from 51 to at least 24.

  • May 20, 2013

    Freedom of the Press?

    The Justice Department obtained a portfolio of information about a Fox News correspondent's conversations and visits as part of an investigation into a possible leak, The Washington Post reported Monday -- in the latest example of the government seizing records of journalists.