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Effect. dan springer is outside the courthouse. >> let me talk about the aggravation phase. if this is first-degree murder conviction, the prosecution and defense will present very short arguments as to whether or not they think there was an aggravating circumstance which would lead to the death penalty. we've been told by the prosecution what that aggravating circumstance is they believe took place. the crime was done in a cruel, had heinous and depraved american. that's something they'll argue if first degree conviction. if not, the jury is released and sentencing is a later day. >> shepard:...

They were all stoic. showed no reaction at all. and perhaps that's because they've got so much work ahead of them over the next day or maybe days. erin? >> all right, casey wynan, thank you very much. day or days, that is the penalty phase he's referring to of the jodi arias case. it is set to begin tomorrow around 1:00 local time, arizona time. arias is now looking at three possible sentencing scenarios. one is death by injection, the other is life in prison without parole. the third is life with possible parade, up to 25 years. "outfront" tonight, a defense attorney, michael jackson's lead d...

In a criminal case for that long is to make the jury look at her and think, okay, she is guilty. are we really going to execute this woman? are we going to look her in the eye and say she has to die at the hands of the state? that is the only issue left and we'll start to know the answer tomorrow. >> a little more technical information is critical as well as we move into the next phase. our producers are letting us know the decisions have been made in terms of timing as to how we move forward. the aggravation phase will ultimately lead us toward life in prison or death, and there are some thin...

Or she could get second degree murder, or manslaughter which omened -- mentioned as another 20 years. if she is found guilty of first-degree murder, they will seek the death penalty. what will happen if that's the case is they will immediately go into a phase of the trial in which they call the aggravation phase, which they will decide or present arguments to whether there was an aggravating circumstance which could lead to the death penalty. that will take place presumably if she's found guilty of first-degree murder today. the jury may up eight men and four women. this was a long trial. they...

People yelling and cheering. it was a pro travis alexander crowd and there was something about jodi arias that just turned so many people off during the course of this trial. her 18 days on the stand did not endear herself to the public. although there were website devoted to supporting her, clearly the sentiment outside the courthouse was against her and happy for this guilty verdict. i would say the judge said at 1:00 tomorrow they'll start the aggravation phase. we know what aggravating circumstances the prosecution will seek and that's cruelty. in other words, travis alexander suffered ext...