Prosecutors say they don't regret seeking death penalty for killer Jodi Arias for second time
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors in the Jodi Arias case say they don't regret trying again to send the convicted murderer to death row after jurors deadlocked on her punishment for a second time.
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery told reporters Thursday that "regret is a place in the past I can't afford to live in." He decided to seek the death penalty a second time in Arias' sentencing retrial, which began in October after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict at her first trial.
Because jurors deadlocked on her punishment again Thursday, Arias avoids a possible death sentence and instead faces life in prison.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutor Juan Martinez, who argued the case, says he would accept the decision. He says sometimes the outcome is "what the system provides you."