Phoenix jury deciding penalty for convicted murderer Jodi Arias
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Jodi Arias looks toward the jury entering the courtroom during the sentencing phase retrial in Phoenix
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Jodi Arias looks toward the gallery during the sentencing phase retrial in Phoenix
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Sister of Travis Alexander sobs as she hears a hung jury verdict in Jodi Arias sentencing trial in Phoenix
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Jodi Arias watches the jury enter the courtroom for her sentencing phase retrial in Phoenix
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Judge Sherry Stephens gives additional instructions to the jury during the Jodi Arias sentencing phase retrial in Phoenix
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In this May 1, 2013 file photo, Jodi Arias sits in the courtroom during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Potential jurors for the penalty retrial of Arias are being called back to court as attorneys whittle down the group to an impartial panel that will determine whether the former waitress receives the death penalty or life in prison. Arias was convicted of murder last year in the 2008 killing of her ex-boyfriend (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool)
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An x-ray of Travis Alexander's skull is used in the Maricopa County Superior Court room of Judge Sherry Stephens in Phoenix
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Convicted murderer Jodi Arias was spared the death penalty Thursday after jurors deadlocked on whether she should be executed or sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.
It marked the second time a jury was unable to reach a decision on her punishment — a disappointment for prosecutors who argued for the death penalty during a nearly seven-year legal battle. It means the judge will sentence Arias on April 13 to either life in prison or a life term with the possibility of release after 25 years. (AP)
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