Monica is a legal commentator and practicing attorney with her own successful practice. She currently co-hosts The Agenda on KTAR and is KTAR's Legal Analyst. She has provided legal analysis on several national networks including HLN (shows including News Now, Happening Now In America, HLN After Dark, Evening Express, Raising America, Nancy Grace, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Dr. Drew), ABC's Good Morning America, Fox's The O'Reilly Factor, Neil Cavuto's Real World, Studio B with Shep Smith, and CNN's Headline News.
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GENERAL NEWS | Sep 25, 2015Legally Speaking: MCSO chief deputy retakes stand in contempt hearing that could last a while
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan was on the stand again Friday in the civil contempt hearing against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 21, 2015Breaking down the charges in the Phoenix Interstate 10 shooter case
On Friday, the people of Phoenix and Maricopa County breathed a collective sigh of relief when news broke…
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 3, 2015‘Deflategate:’ Tom Brady’s legacy is safe, but is Roger Goodell’s?
Another "Deflategate" chapter has closed, but the book is far from being finished. Federal District Court Judge Richard…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 13, 2015Legally Speaking: ‘Deflategate’ judge holding steady to settlement course
Who is going to back down? That appears to be the question that both NFL fans and nonfans are asking when it comes to "Deflategate."
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 21, 2015Legally Speaking: Now it’s up to the jury to decide Jerice Hunter’s fate
A jury will be deliberating whether or not Jerice Hunter of Glendale committed first-degree murder of her young daughter.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 16, 2015Legally Speaking: Jerice Hunter could pay dearly for being bad mom
Will Jerice Hunter be convicted of first degree murder for being a bad mother to Jhessye Shockley?
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 14, 2015Legally Speaking: A look at Jodi Arias’ life at the Perryville Women’s Prison
The question has been answered; Jodi Arias has been. She will never again experience life as a free woman (unless of course she wins her inevitable appeal).
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 12, 2015Legally Speaking: Decision day for Jodi Arias has arrived
We can finally close the chapter, though not the book, on the Jodi Arias trial…or can we?
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 26, 2015Legally Speaking: Trial for missing child Jhessye Shockley begins
The trial of State v. Jerice Hunter commenced Wednesday in Judge Rosa Mroz's courtroom.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 6, 2015Legally Speaking: Jodi Arias mistrial raises questions but system not broken
New information has come to light in regard to the holdout juror and many are asking whether the non-verdict can be vacated or whether the holdout could be prosecuted or sued.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 6, 2015Legally Speaking: Q&A after a mistrial in the Jodi Arias retrial leads to many questions
On Thursday Jodi Arias' life was spared after a jury couldn't come to a unanimous decision in the penalty phrase of her retrial.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 6, 2015Legally Speaking: Taking you inside the courtroom as the second Jodi Arias mistrial was read
This resulted in a mistrial, a non-verdict, and transferred the responsibility of deciding Arias' fate to Judge Sherry Stephens.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 4, 2015Legally Speaking: Post-verdict, Jodi Arias’ life will look like this
While a jury struggles to determine her fate, the possibilities for Jodi Arias' future are clear -- death row at Perryville Prison in Goodyear, Arizona or life in prison. Well, unless they hang. Then her future is either natural life in prison or life with a possibility of parole after 25 years.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 4, 2015Legally Speaking: Deadlocked Jodi Arias jury forces judge to read impasse instruction
Tuesday afternoon, Judge Sherry Stephens read the Jodi Arias jury a modified impasse instruction.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 3, 2015Legally Speaking: Why are the deliberations in the Jodi Arias case taking so long?
The State v. Jodi Arias jurors finished Day 3 of their deliberations with no verdict. This brings their deliberating time to approximately 16 hours.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 26, 2015Legally Speaking: What happens now in State v. Arias?
The State v. Jodi Arias trial entered a new phase Wednesday -- deliberations. These will mark the conclusion of a trial which began back in December 2012.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 25, 2015Legally Speaking: Fighting for life or death, closing arguments start in Jodi Arias case
The attorneys in the retrial of the penalty phase in State v. Jodi Arias started their closing arguments.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 24, 2015Legally Speaking: The end for the Jodi Arias retrial? Jury instructions coming
Judge Sherry Stephens will read the final jury instructions to the jury on Tuesday morning and then Kirk Nurmi and Juan Martinez will have their last opportunities to convince them to see the case from each of their views.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 20, 2015Legally Speaking: Walking away from property debt? Think again
Do you have vacant property and can no longer afford it? Wondering if "walking" on the property would be a better option?
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 18, 2015Legally Speaking: Decision time coming up for Jodi Arias jury
The end of the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial is in sight and the time is ripe to discuss exactly what punishment she could get.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 28, 2015Legally Speaking: Jodi Arias is winning and here’s why
Don't feel sorry for Jodi Arias. Even though she's in jail and on trial for her life, she has racked up many victories. And continues to do so despite the odds.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 19, 2015Legally Speaking: What is on tap next in the Jodi Arias case?
In her ruling, Judge Stephens lists all the various pleadings and then goes through the 17 areas the motions to dismiss are based upon.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 14, 2015Legally Speaking: Should Jodi Arias go free or should Judge Sherry Stephens hold the course?
A lot has been said and written about Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens, who is at the helm of the State v. Jodi Arias trial.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 8, 2015Legally Speaking: Jodi Arias’ request to keep her testimony secret is denied
The Supreme Court of Arizona denied Jodi Arias' request for stay on Thursday. In late October 2014 Judge Sherry Stephens ordered the public and the media be removed from the courtroom for the testimony of a secret witness, who was later determined to be Arias.