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A lot of people find it counter intuitive that the death penalty is more expensive than life in prison. but this case is a perfect demonstration. the government is going to have to put on basically all its evidence again because they're going to have to show this jury why they think jodi arias deserves the death penalty. the defense will put on its case. this thing could go on for weeks again. it may not have a resolution, as well. it is just an endless process that should have ended in a plea bargain. >> this doesn't always happen. it's usually the jury comes up with the penalty? >> yes, it u...

>> they do, but -- >> how unusual is this? >> arizona has an unusual system. think about how difficult and expensive this is going to be. a lot of people find it counter intuitive that the death penalty is more expensive than life in prison. the government is going to have to put on basically all its evidence again, they're going to have to show this jury why they think jodi arias deserves the death penalty. the defense will put on its case. this thing could go on for weeks again. it is just an endless process that should have ended in a plea bargain. >> this doesn't always happen. it's usuall...

Of one redo. if this jury doesn't reach a death penalty decision, it will be life in prison. it won't go to a third jury. this is going to be a huge undertaking to try this case. >> mark, this motion for the defense calling for cameras to be banned in court, i can hear howls from the world of cable tv and court watchers and hln but given the number of jailhouse interviews that jodi arias did, do you think the judge is going to grant that request? >> i don't know if she's going to grant the request to keep cameras out. i think that, you know, this is a case that's drawn all kinds of interest. a...

That very t she's in tears, as has been the case many times over the past week. phil keating is live outside the courthouse now. what is this all about now phil? >> reporter: well, day four starting off with a bang, bill, and we even had a motion by the defense calling for a mistrial. what happened is william waters is a friend of casey, she's on the stand called by prosecutors to show like all of the other witnesses that the prosecution has called that casey anthony's behavior showed no change before and after kalee was killed but before the jury was in there, both appears for both -- attorne...

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