Why This Expert Believes The Travis Alexander Verdict Was A Miscarriage Of Justice

A jury found jodi arias, 32, planned the killing of travis alexander, 30, a motivational speaker and salesman. Initially blaming the killing on intruders, arias later said she had killed him in. An arizona jury wednesday found that arias was exceptionally cruel when she murdered travis alexander in 2008.

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That verdict makes arias, 32, eligible for the death penalty in the next phase. There was one female juror who refused to sentence arias to death for killing her boyfriend travis alexander, leading to an impasse and the hung jury. Eleven of us strived for justice for travis, but to no avail, one of the jurors said in a group audio news conference this morning. Ualberta law expert explains why he doesn't believe the murder conviction will stand and calls on the federal government to (finally!) revamp canada's criminal code.

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This week's travis vader murder verdict offered a vivid illustration of some of the best and worst features of canadian criminal justice. Investigators first tied jodi arias to the travis alexander murder scene through a bloody handprint discovered outside his bedroom. But perhaps the most chilling evidence in the case was the discovery of a digital camera, which was found in a washing machine in the basement of the victim's home. Defense attorney kirk nurmi told the jury that there were reasons to doubt that alexander suffered greatly during in the attack, which lasted one to two minutes. He noted that arias testified.

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