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zero. >> how bizarre was this whole sentencing hearing today in the scheme of things? and you've heard and watched a lot of these kinds of hearings. >> well, what was really unusual was how much evidence the prosecution put on, even before one of the victims testified. there were fbi agents, there were psychiatrists. i mean, this was almost like a mini trial. and i think it served several purposes. in part, it was to make the proceedings completely appeal-proof, but also, i think, to show the community just how horrendous this situation was. and in case anyone had any doubt that life plus 1,000 years was an inappropriate sentence, anyone who followed today would think that he was lucky to get away with this sentence. >> the court-appointed lawyers that were surrounding him, could they have done more to reign him in from saying some of these obnoxious statements that he made? >> not that i could tell.
today and having my privacy has helped immensely. i ask everyone to continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. >> shepard: the three survivors released a statement through their legal team today saying amanda gina and michelle are relieved by today's plea. satisfied resolution of the case and looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a close in the near future. garrett continue any is continueny is live in our new york newsroom in a minute garrett? >> have a chance to hear from three women next thursday at ariel ariel castros sentencing hearing where prosecutors said they are also going to be putting on what they are calling a mini trial, essentially laying out what life was like for those three women during their years in captivity. the prosecutor laid out what ariel castro's future will hold. >> by the terms of this agreement, this man is going to prison for the rest of his life. he is never coming out except failed in a box or a
bit ago in atleboro, massachusetts, former new england patriots star aaron hernandez was in court for a probable cause hearing in his first degree murder case. this was him arriving just a short time ago. we know the prosecution issued a continuance of that hearing on specifically that. that didn't happen. what does this mean? we'll get to it in a second. the prosecutors trying to lay out evidence here against this former nfl star in the death of his friend, odin lloyd, back in mid-june. we also learned just a short time ago, a suffolk county grand jury is looking into the double homicide of two men in boston last july. a source tells cnn prosecutors are presenting evidence that could tie hernandez to those shootings. let me bring in our criminal defense attorney, darren kavinoky. so the probable cause hearing didn't happen. continuance happened. what does that mean? >> so a probable cause hearing, it's like a mini trial. but it takes place just in front of the judge. there's no jury there. but live witnesses come in and testify and are subject to
on appeal, that her first-degree murder conviction issing did to be reversed. i don't see her ever waiving that right to appeal. i think she's going to say no. go ahead, try to kill me because it's all coming back, anyway. >> this is a very unusual and rare process in arizona. different from most other state, at least i know. >> yeah. >> how do you go about getting a jury to rehear just the facts about whether she ought to get the death penalty. >> what's going to happen is the state and the defense are going to have to both sides are going to bring the new jury up to speed on everything that happened in what we call the guilt phase, which is the first phase of the trial. you're going to see sort of a mini trial. you're not going to see the abbreviated version we saw in the sentencing phase, they have reexplain and introduce the evidence that came in. it will be a much longer process. >> so you're talking another month? >> another six weeks. you're going to have to pick a
the phase. >> they have to do a mini trial again to get jurors up to speed? >> you have to do a voer deer and jury selection that could take weeks to find death penalty authorized jurors to sit there then you go through a mini trial. you have the opening statement. >> it could take months and months? >> yeah, from here. we are not going to do that. >> if the jury is hung again the judge cannot give a death sentence. it will be a life sentence. >> the judge could also decide parole possibly down the road. >> the judge could decide a real life sentence or a life sentence with eligibility of parole. >> the family of travis, they have been through so much already. do you think the prosecutors are going to try to cut a deal with arias and might arias be open to that? >> she has no leverage at this
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there could be a verdict on this sometime during "studio b." the jury will get th likely in the next couple of minutes and they could return a verdict very quickly. if there is not an aggravating factor, that's it. the jury will then be excused and jodi arias will then be sentenced sometime in the next 30 to 60 days. if there is an aggravating factor, the very same jury will come back and as early as late today, begin the penalty phase into jodi arias, kind of like a mini trial where the families of both arias and alexander will testify and the prosecution could play the interview where jodi arias said she wants to die. listen. >> i said years ago that i would rather get death than life and that's still true today. i believe death is the ultimate freedom, so i'd rather just have my freedom soon as i can get it. >> the prosecution is wrapping right now. the jury will get it. we expect the jury to decide very quickly, shep. >> shep: trace gallagher, thanks a lot. now with us from phoenix, ryan
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 of death penalty verdict? >> that's right. we don't have a sense of how long it's going to take. they describe it as a mini-trial. our understanding is that the prosecution in addition to the medical examiner can call up members of travis alexander's family, friends, witnesses. there's going to be closing statements from both sides.
afternoon, do you have any sense of how long the sentencing phase will go? >> i know that uninimity is required for any kind of death penalty verdict? >> that's right. we don't have a sense of how long it's going to take. they describe it as a mini-trial. our understanding is that the prosecution in addition to the medical examiner can call up members of travis alexander's family, friends, witnesses. there's going to be closing statements from both sides. if the jury decides that the prosecution has proved its case, this was an extremely cool murder it moves on to the penalty phase. the defense will get their chance to present mitigating factors why her life should be spared. she has two choices, 25 years to life which means the possibility of parole after 25 years or life
>> okay, okay, danny and sunny hostin, thank you. again, that happens in less than two hours, this mini trial, penalty or death phase beginning in phoenix. we'll take you there. back in cleveland, as one of the kidnapping victims recovers at home, her grandmother spent all these years wondering is my baby alive. coming up next, you'll hear the emotional message to amanda berry. >> amanda, you hang in there, honey. you be strong. i'm praying for you. and i love you. where tonight we've switched their steaks with walmart's choice premium steak. it's a steakover. it's tender. good flavor. it just melts in your mouth. mine's perfect -- man! we're actually eating walmart steaks. to tell you the truth -- they're pretty good. are you serious? that was a good cut of meat! [ earl ] these are perfectly aged for flavor and tenderness. i would definitely go to walmart to buy steaks. walmart choice premium steak in the black package. it's 100% satisfaction guaranteed. try it.