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Juan Martinez, who served as a prosecutor in the Jodi Arias murder trial, has filed for consent to disbarment. The State Bar of Arizona announced Friday that a judge accepted the filing...
Jul 17, 2020 · PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona prosecutor known for winning a conviction in the Jodi Arias murder case agreed Friday to be disbarred in an ethics case in which he was accused of leaking the identity of an Arias juror and sexually harassing female law clerks in his office.
Aug 13, 2020 · Juan Martinez’s career unravels after Jodi Arias trial. Subscriber Exclusive. Encounters with women during Jodi Arias trial helped unravel top prosecutor’s storied career. The Arias...
- Martinez Plagued by Controversy in Recent Years
- Reassigned and Eventually Fired from County Attorney's Office Over Complaints
- Martinez Known For Role During Arias Trial
- Arias Defense Lawyer Also Disbarred
- Legal Experts Speak Out Following Martinez's Disbarment
In recent years, Martinez has been the target of a number of misconduct accusations. In July 2019, FOX 10 reported that Martinez is due to face a disciplinary hearingas a result of an ethics complaint that was filed in March of that year. The complaint accused Martinez of leaking information to a blogger he was having an affair with, communicating ...
In September 2019, officials with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office reassigned Martinezfrom the Capital Litigation Bureau to the Auto Theft Bureau. "Given the Arizona Bar proceedings involving Mr. Martinez, I felt it was important to assign him a caseload that would be more flexible and allow him to take time when needed to focus on resolving t...
Martinez rose to prominence following the trial of Jodi Arias over the death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa. According to an Associated Press report in 2018, prosecutors say Arias attacked Alexander after he wanted to end their affair and planned a trip to Mexico with another woman. Arias has acknowledged killing Alexander but claimed it w...
Martinez is not the only lawyer involved in the Arias trial to be disbarred. In November 2016, the Associated Press reportedthat Kirk Nurmi, who was Arias' defense lawyer, filed a consent agreement to accept his disbarment. Nurmi was accused of violating attorney ethics rules by revealing in his book the content of confidential conversations he had...
Brian Foster, an attorney who provided legal analysis to FOX 10 during Arias' trial in 2013, spoke about the latest developments on July 17. "He fought this thing tooth and nail and when he realized he couldn't win, he finally consented and threw himself on his sword and said I will voluntarily surrender my license," said Foster. Foster said Martin...
Jul 17, 2020 · After a 30-year career as a prosecutor, high-profile lawyer Juan Martinez has agreed to be disbarred. The disbarment comes two days after a November trial had been scheduled involving a State Bar...
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Troy Hayden sat down with Jodi Arias' Prosecutor Juan Martinez in his first interview since the trial concluded. Juan talks about his surprise at the interes...
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Feb 16, 2016 · Conviction: The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars | By Juan Martinez. In his new book 'Conviction' Prosecutor Juan Martinez tells his story of putting Jodi Arias, a notorious...
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