Here’s the latest Jodi News Update (#106) for October 2021:
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Some of you may have already noticed at Justice4Jodi.com that the balance of the JAA Appellate Fund has jumped substantially this year. This is thanks to the collective efforts of many awesome people who donated since last spring. Around that time, an anonymous supporter of Jodi’s pledged to match every dollar donated to the fund until the end of this year, up to $35,000, for a doubled increase of $70,000.
Sometime in late August, along came another angel donor and topped off the match to bring it up to its now doubled amount of $70,000! This person basically shocked the hell out of everyone, including Jodi, who is humbled, amazed, and grateful.
Jodi’s appeals have now entered the PCR (Post-Conviction Relief) stage. She was appointed new counsel this year and they are just beginning to get their feet wet on this wildly complex case. Because of the volumes and volumes of reports, transcripts, and records, PCR is expected to take several years to complete. This gives Jodi a moderate buffer of time to continue raising money for her appellate fund.
Depending on what transpires during PCR, the funds in the Appellate trust will be needed for different things. One possibility would be to retain new trial attorneys. If her conviction is overturned, this doesn’t meant there would be another trial, but she would still need new lawyers to represent her. If her conviction is upheld, the funds will be needed to retain a lawyer (or lawyers or a law firm) to guide her case through the labyrinthine federal circuits.
Jodi’s defense during the previous trial and pretrial phases cost millions of dollars. Therefore, the fund will continue accepting donations at Justice4Jodi.com to enable her to fight her wrongful conviction and position her to retain the most competent legal counsel available.
In the meantime, Jodi’s personal efforts to raise money for her appeals continue through the production of her art, which is sold at ArtbyJodiArias.com. Her art admin supports her efforts by running this “side hustle” of sorts on her behalf and taking none of the funds. The time and effort he devotes to this process (filing the taxes, trips to the post office every week to ship art) are an invaluable contribution.
If you are interested in another way to contribute to the cause, any purchase at ArtbyJodiArias.com is a legitimate way to support Jodi. Her art is also featured on Instagram @ArtbyJodiArias.
Jodi and her family want to thank everyone who pulled together this year to help her along in her formidable legal fight. She is grateful beyond words.
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APPELLATE FUND UPDATE:
The JAA Appellate Fund total currently stands at $170,144.95 — so let’s be sure to keep the momentum rolling so the fund total can push on towards the ultimate target of $250,000. That in turn will help towards covering all the legal fees associated with appealing Jodi’s wrongful conviction. All donations via Justice4Jodi.com go directly to the fund. It is also the ONLY website authorized to collect donations.
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Remember… each day that passes takes us one day closer to Jodi’s release date.
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SJ
Team Jodi #WINNING <<<
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