This book follows the case of a thirty-three year old white woman charged with the death penalty for the brutal slaying of her ex-boyfriend and at the time, lover or sex partner, Travis Victor Alexander. The killing occurred in Mesa, Arizona on June 4, 2008. It is so rare that a woman who falls in to this demographic of our population would be facing death row. Even though the jury found Jodi Arias guilty of Premeditated Murder and/or Felony Murder, and even though the jury found Jodi had murdered Travis in an especially cruel way, this same jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on the death penalty issue. Eight jurors found no sympathy for her but four jurors did. These four jurors felt Jodi's life was worth saving. The hung jury led to Judge Stephens granting a Mistrial on the death penalty issue only. Now what? No matter what happens in the second mitigation phase, Jodi's long road in her appeal process will begin. She may be looking at death row, prison for her entire life, or the possibility of parole when she is around fifty years old. This book discusses the twists, turns, and curve balls Jodi is famous and infamous for. She may even go free. The legal process can be a mine field of loopholes for a creative appellate attorney. We must not forget this unique and unpredictable defendant with that notable name. Yes, it's Jodi, Jodi, Jodi. But we may never really know who the real Jodi Ann Arias is?
About the Author: Kim D. McGuire, a Naples, Florida resident continues working as an advocate for child abuse and domestic violence. Her first book is titled Without Recourse? Finding Your Voice! Ms. McGuire grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kim has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and a Master of Arts Degree in Theatre and Dance from the University of New Orleans. Kim went on to earn a Juris Doctorate Degree from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans. Ms. McGuire first practiced law in Louisiana in criminal and appellate law, and then in California in the areas of entertainment and appellate law. Kim served as a Law Professor and taught entertainment law in California. She serves on the referral panel for the California Lawyers for the Arts. In California, Kim also became a mediator. Ms. McGuire became a Mississippi lawyer and worked in Youth and Chancery Courts to represent and protect children's rights. Kim became a forensic interviewer being trained in the "Finding Words" protocol through the National Child Protection Training Center, which is one of the few which courts have admitted into evidence. After being displaced from Biloxi, Mississippi because of Hurricane Katrina, she found herself in Mobile, Alabama. She became an Alabama attorney and worked as a contract attorney for Legal Aid Services of Alabama in Mobile. Kim has also been appointed to represent children in Baldwin County Juvenile Court and adults in Mobile County Probate Court in Alabama. In 2009, Kim became licensed in the District of Columbia. Besides her law credentials, Ms. McGuire has a very impressive background as an actor, dancer and choreographer. Her Actor's Equity theatre credits include productions in New York, Los Angeles and regional theatres. Ms. McGuire is a member of the Equity theatre company, Theatre West in Los Angeles and starred in Los Angeles Storybook Theatre for children for four years. She co-starred in John Waters' Cry Baby with Johnny Depp, a Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment film. Her television credits include co-starring as a series regular in David Lynch's ABC Television sitcom On The Air as well as guest starring roles on Dream On for HBO and New York Undercover. Ms. McGuire is a member of all the acting unions, including the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences where she is a frequent Blue Ribbon Panel Judge for the Emmys. She has been featured on Regis & Kathie Lee as well as magazine articles in Vanity Fair, LA Style and German Vogue.