By Michael Kiefer The Arizona Republic
 
The jury is out in the legal community as to whether Jodi Arias helped herself or hurt herself in her 19 days on the witness stand.

Did the jurors get to know her too well to send her to death row? Or did they see her as a craven killer who is lying to save herself?

But there is consensus that 19 days is an unprecedented amount of time for a defendant to stay on the stand, especially considering that defendants usually do not testify at all.

Arias, 32, has been on trial in Maricopa County Superior Court since Jan. 2 for the 2008 killing of her secret lover, Travis Alexander. Alexander, 30, was found dead in the shower of his Mesa home with a bullet in his head, nearly 30 stab wounds and a slit throat.  Read more at AZCentral.com

We'll check in with former criminal prosecutor and legal commentator, Loni Coombs, and get her take on Jodi's testimony and whether or not it's enough to keep her from getting the death penalty.

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