Juan Martinez Jodi Arias

Ex prosecutor known for role in jodi arias trial is now disbarred.

Juan martinez jodi arias. File in this april 13 2015 file pool photo jodi arias left looks on next to her attorney jennifer willmott during her sentencing in maricopa county superior court in phoenix. Merkow upheld the county attorney s decision to fire martinez who garnered international fame for his prosecution of jodi arias. Fox 10 s justin lum reports. Juan martinez has been plagued by ethics controversy in recent years.

Jodi arias listens to prosecutor juan martinez addresses the jury on wednesday may 15 2013 during the sentencing phase of her trial at maricopa county superior court in phoenix. Juan martinez in 2016 alleged wrongdoing by convicted murderer jodi arias prosecutor juan m. The state bar which investigates lawyers also accused martinez of leaking information to a blogger during the jodi arias murder trial and lying to investigators about having a sexual. In february of 2020 martinez was placed on paid.

Fiery prosecutor juan martinez reveals how jodi arias sealed her fate with one mistake arias was convicted of first degree murder in 2013 for killing ex boyfriend travis alexander in 2008. Martinez wasn t enough to get her a retrial but it was enough to leverage martinez out of his job. Jodi arias prosecutor juan martinez fired martinez was accused of leaking a juror s name in the arias case to a blogger with whom he was in a sexual relationship and then lying to investigators.