Defense takes closer look at shower picBy Amanda Sloane
updated 6:27 PM EDT, Mon April 15, 2013
What do you see in Travis Alexander’s eye? Is it an image of Jodi Arias with both hands on her camera – no knife – as the defense claims? Prosecutor Juan Martinez says he just sees a dog : "I saw some ears and then I saw a snout."
The image, captured in the shower just moments before Alexander was stabbed and shot to death, was at the heart of a hearing Monday morning. The defense team wants their image enhancement expert to present it to jurors and tell them what he sees – Arias without a knife.
But Martinez says if you asked 10 different people what they see that you’d get 10 different answers.
The defense also asked for another mistrial in the case. Defense attorney Kurt Nurmi brought up again the fact that Martinez was spotted signing autographs outside of the courthouse. This time he asked In Session Senior Field Producer Grace Wong to the stand. She testified that no jurors were present at the time.
Nurmi also accused Martinez of intimidating defense witnesses. The judge said that while there’s a fine line between “zealous advocacy” and professional misconduct, she didn’t feel that the prosecutor had crossed that line. Especially since no jurors had witnessed any of the incidents.
Martinez also asked the judge to prohibit Arias from tweeting behind bars. A friend told HLN’s Nancy Grace that she’s the one managing the account on behalf of Arias, who is sending her the messages. The judge said she needed more evidence before she could do anything about it.
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