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As this aggravation phase begins. they're going to have to determine whether jodi arias killed alexander in an extremely cruel way. we're going to hear a medical examiner testify tomorrow about that, we may see some of those graphic photos again that have been displayed earlier of the dozens of stab wounds of the bullet hole through his head, and the most graphic of all, his throat slashed wide open. we could go through all of that again. >> i know this starts tomorrow afternoon, do you have any sense of how long the sentencing phase will go? >> i know that uninimity is required for any kind o...

One juror who does not want to give her the death penalty? >> well, at the very least, that, anderson. now they're moving into the aggravation phase where they're going to show proof of cruelty, and that's what will justify a death penalty verdict. whether or not they can persuade 12 people, this will be their crucible now. of course, it does have to be unanimous. if they don't have a unanimous verdict, a unanimous jury saying that it was cruel, then they're not going to even wind up in the penalty phase. they will have to declare a mistrial and convene a new jury that will simply vote only on...

Commit suicide, was that she went on to trash travis alexander. travis alexander, her murder victim who is dead and buried, slashed from ear-to-ear, she went on to say that travis alexander is a big hypocrite. i don't understand that. she made a snide comment about his family, she trashed him. and this is all just moments after being convicted of murder one and slashing, stabbing, shooting death. she walks through one door, gets away from the jury, plops down in front of the cameras, sucking up the limelight. i'm stunned. >> a lot of people are stunned, and i know it's such a rare move to have...

Of a hyperbolic example of the death penalty machinery being broken. >> marcia, this next phase starts tomorrow for the defense. is it all about trying to find one juror who does not want to give her the death penalty? >> at the very least, that. now they're moving into the aggravation phase where they're going to show proof of cruelty, that's what will justify a death penalty verdict. whether or not they can persuade 12 people, this will be their crucible now. of course, it does have to be unanimous. if they don't have a unanimous verdict, a unanimous jury saying it is cruel, they won't wind ...

To hearing jurors coming out and talking to the media about their deliberations after a verdict like this. but what's going to happen is they've got to come back into court tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 local time, 4:00 eastern, to begin the aggravation phase of this case. and what the prosecution is going to try to prove is that this was an extremely cruel killing, and that would make jodi arias eligible for the death penalty. if the jury finds that, in fact, this was an extremely cruel killing, then it moves on to the penalty phase, which will decide life or death. that's when the defense will ...