A different jury convicted Arias in 2013 of first-degree murder in the death of Travis Alexander after a lengthy and sensational trial.
An Arizona jury has reached a decision in the sentence for Jodi Arias in the murder of her former boyfriend Travis Alexander.
A different jury convicted Arias of first-degree murder in 2013 after a lengthy and sensational trial.
However, that jury became deadlocked when determining Arias' sentence. A sentencing retrial was then ordered.
Earlier this week, Arias' attorneys claimed that the jurors determining her punishment said that they were deadlocked. The lawyers asked for a mistrial, the Associated Press reported.
However, neither the prosecution nor Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens confirmed that the jury actually was at an impasse.
Stephens said she would not declare a mistrial and instead read the jury additional instructions, according to the AP.
The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool, File / AP
Alexander was found dead in his home in Mesa, Arizona, in June 2008. His throat had been slit, he had dozens of stab wounds, and had been shot in the head. Prosecutors argued that Arias killed Alexander after he ended their rocky relationship.
After she was convicted, Arias said in an interview that she preferred the death penalty over life in prison, the AP reported.
Her attorneys during the sentencing retrial attempted to win the jury's sympathy by claiming she was a victim of abuse as a child and at the hands of Alexander.
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