Jodi Arias Case



Jodie Aras Case

Background of the study

The topic is related to the Jodie Aras Case. The trial of the Case started on the 2nd January 2013, and the prosecution team presented their matter on the court. The defense team was also prepared that fought the case on behalf of the accused victim. The case is related to the murder crime. The accused person is the Jodi Arias that faced murder charge of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. The police teams were required to conduct an investigation for this murder crime. A particular scenario was also mentioned in the case on the basis of which murder took place. There is a need to take position on this crime and the punishment/non-punishment of this case. Therefore, all the issues and aspects related to this crime would be discussed in detail.

Position on the Crime and Punishment

The position on the Crime and Punishment is dependent on many factors. The trial of Jodie Arias Case has already taken place and the jury also provided their verdict on the case. It is a serious case as it is related to the first-degree murder case. The prosecution team of the case had strong evidence on the murder and the verdict was also dependent on this matter. Jodie Arias Case had also gained media attention to a very large extent. The case would go through the retrial but it must be protected from the media coverage. The bias in this case cannot be afforded at all. The position on the crime is a difficult issue because of several reasons. Here are the three reasons that have a lot of value which are:

The evidence against the Arias is very strong but the retrial can provide further opportunity for testimony of the convicted person.

The arguments provided from Arias also need to be examined in detail and it should also be compared with the previous testimonies provided by her after the initiation of the trial.

The jury must refrain themselves from any sort of bias during the retrial and must give their best efforts to study the case in detail. The media coverage should not influence their decision making.

It is a fact that the Arias was in a more defensive position in this case because her statements after the murder were further included as strong evidence for first-degree murder. It is no doubt that Arias accepted that she tried to save herself by shooting Alexander but this information cannot be the only source for the jury. The testimony of the Alexander's friends stated that they supported him and told the court that he was a good man. They said that it was Arias who wanted to take revenge from Alexander because of their previous relationship. They told that Arias murdered Alexander in jealousy as he left her and started looking for the new relationship. However, they again met each other and then this particular crime took place. Though, on the other hand, the defense team ...