Jodi Arias to learn of her fate at sentencing hearing

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PHOENIX (AP) – The nearly seven-year legal saga of murderer Jodi Arias is set to draw to a close with her sentencing.

The sentencing Monday is largely a formality after a jury was deadlocked on whether to give her the death penalty. The mistrial removed the death penalty as an option.

The only decision left is whether the judge will allow the 34-year-old Arias to be eligible for release after 25 years or serve the rest of her life behind bars.

It’s not known if Arias will speak to Judge Sherry Stephens before she hands down the sentence. Family members of victim Travis Alexander can also address the court.

Arias killed Alexander in 2008 in what prosecutors said was a jealous rage.

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