Should Jodi Arias Get the Death Penalty?

A jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder yesterday for killing Travis Alexander at his Mesa home in 2008.Arias' conviction means she could be sentenced to death for her crime.See also:-Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder-Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias' Kinky Death-Penalty Trial-Jodi Arias' 10 Most Pathetic Tweets...

By Matthew Hendley

May 9, 2013

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A jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder yesterday for killing Travis Alexander at his Mesa home in 2008.

Arias' conviction means she could be sentenced to death for her crime.

See also:
-Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder
-Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias' Kinky Death-Penalty Trial
-Jodi Arias' 10 Most Pathetic Tweets

Now, the trial goes into the "aggravation" phase, in which the jury decides if Arias' killing of Alexander -- complete with cutting his throat, shooting him in the head, and stabbing him a couple dozen times -- was heinous, cruel, and depraved.

If they say the "aggravating factor" exists, the case will move on to the death-penalty phase.

Do you think Arias should get the death penalty?

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