APNewsBreak: Jodi Arias' defense costs to Arizona taxpayers tops $2.5 million so far
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jodi Arias' defense costs to Arizona taxpayers have topped $2.5 million and will continue to mount during a second penalty phase aimed at determining her sentence.
Maricopa County spokeswoman Cari Gerchick said Monday that is the amount billed so far by Arias' two court-appointed attorneys after she was found unable to pay for her own defense.
Prosecutors have declined to provide their costs to try the case.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jury selection for the penalty retrial began Monday and is ongoing.
Arias was convicted of murder last year in the 2008 killing of her ex-boyfriend but jurors were unable to agree on a sentence.
Prosecutors have one more shot with a new jury to secure the death penalty, otherwise Arias will face life in prison. The case is expected to last into December.