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statement during the sentencing portion of the trial and he said he would plead for a lenient sentence, he would offer evidence that she was a person who was a good friend, who was a talented arist, and that she had had an abusive childhood. interestingly, none of that evidence was offered by the defense, leaving, as you say, the only person left to present evidence is the defendant, jodi arias. a bizarre situation in a murder case. the defense attorney rested his case. he said, i'm not going to present any mitigation evidence when the judge refusedo declare a mistrial. >> i can only ask you if what is happening right now really is preparation for a massive appeal, because there are so many strange twists na have happened right at the 11th hour of a proceeding in the united states which is the most dire, a proceeding in which the state decides to take a human life.

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