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Constitutional. the whole idea in a death-penalty case is the jury sees everything, and understands that the crime is so heinous, that the death penalty has to be imposed. but on the issue of the aggravator, you know, i think shes facing a strong probability of a death penalty here. because if this jury wanted to cut her some slack, ashleigh and give her something less, they had a lot of options. they could have come in with second-degree murder, manslaughter, heat of passion situation. and was ...

In prison. those are basically the only two options right now, is that right? >> there is a possibility that if she doesnt get the death penalty she could get 25 years. as i understand the arizona law, the judge would have an option of giving her life in prison, life without parole, or 25 years if she doesnt get the death penalty. but obviously the key task in front of the jury now is to deal with the question of whether she should be executed. >> ashleigh, is there, as well, ashleigh, this has ...

Dramatic material that you hear in this case. because it is no longer, if they decided shes guilty, it is no longer a case of did she, but more a case of is she or isnt she worthy of the death penalty. this is the time when that mitigation specialist who has thus far been essentially silent in this trial becomes very prominent. this is the woman who was visited her i think over a dozen times in prison over the last four and a half years, collecting thoughts, collecting anecdotes, collecting fact...

time will tell. >> and mississippis governor is under fire. 200 pardons in his final days. new information on who was set free and what these convicted killers are now allowed to do. we also understand that these are unconditional pardons, which means that their constitutional rights are restored. were going to find out a little bit more about that. apparently, theyre going to be able to vote and own guns. >> 2011 was so last year because 2012 got some stocks on a tear. the dow climbin...

>> strange, it was five years on the anniversary. digging deeper. a lot of legal experts are following the trial. that includes jean casarez from our sister network true tv. i talked to her for a short time before the program. so, jean, van der sloot was expected to plead guilty today to the murder of stephany flores. he asked for time. is it possible hes going to end up pleading not guilty and go forward with the trial? >> i think it is possible, i really do. originally his attorney had said th...

Tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> strange, it was five years on the anniversary. digging deeper. a lot of legal experts are following the trial. that includes jean casarez from our sister network true tv. i talked to her for a short time before the program. so, jean, van der sloot was expected to plead guilty today to the murder of stephany flores. he asked for time. is it possible hes going to end up pleading not guilty and go forward with the trial? >> i think it is possible, i really do. origi...

Doesnt agree with the aggravators. thats for the simple murder. he got his communication, his lines crossed. there have to be aggravators if youre going to plead guilty to qualified, a second-degree murder. >> im confused. qualified murder is what? >> i think its akin to second-degree murder. intent to kill but not a premeditation. its not a felony murder. the maximum you can serve is 35 years in prison. its not life in prison. >> thats what he said he needs more time to decide whether or not he...

Doesnt agree with the aggravators. thats for the simple murder. he got his communication, his lines crossed. there have to be aggravators if youre going to plead guilty to qualified, a second-degree murder. >> im confused. qualified murder is what? >> i think its akin to second-degree murder. intent to kill but not a premeditation. its not a felony murder. the maximum you can serve is 35 years in prison. its not life in prison. >> thats what he said he needs more time to decide whether or not he...

>> strange, it was five years on the anniversary. digging deeper. a lot of legal experts are following the trial. that includes jean casarez from our sister network true tv. i talked to her for a short time before the program. so, jean, van der sloot was expected to plead guilty today to the murder of stephany flores. he asked for time. is it possible hes going to end up pleading not guilty and go forward with the trial? >> i think it is possible, i really do. originally his attorney had said th...

jobless numbers, all these candidates on the stump today in new hampshire and south carolina say they can do better on the the job front than president obama. some are making claims about their own job-creating records that dont stand up to scrutiny. their case against the administration today got harder to make because new job numbers came out, unemployment fell again last month, down .2 to 8.5%. the economy gaping 200,000 jobs, 50,000 more than expected. these are decent, not spectac...