dr. richard samuels. frankly the prosecution annihilated him. stand up well on cross-examination. he seemed like he was more personally vested in the outcome of the case than he should have been. as an expert you want somebody to say, these are the facts, the circumstances, this is my diagnosis. the prosecutor juan martinez managed to get dr. samuels all twisted up, turned around and intimated, hey, you liked jodi a little too much. the second expert we saw take the stand, dr. alice laviolet focused a lot on the domestic violence areas and not necessarily on jodi's mental state so much. we have only seen her on direct. she's done an outstanding job educating the jury. she's more likable. and the jurors are rapt at attention. we have been talking to the court watchers reporting from inside the courtroom. they say, hey, this expert has come to the table with with the goods. the first expert, dr. richard samuels, not so much. he did not help the defense. >> i have to be honest with you. i have no interest in this trial. i haven't been following it.

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dr. richard samuels. he maintains she suffers from ptsd indonesia. just wrapped up his testimony.on domestic violence. joining us tonight, fox news legal analyst from a criminal defense attorney. former federal prosecutor. good to have you both here. let me start, if i may, with you. i mean, how much attention can you give the defense witness? wearing neon. >> and we are on the number 35, but here is the thing. the defense really needs the jury to believe this guy. he is a paid expert. he needs to explain why she has a problem with telling the truth whenever lips are moving because if the jurors do not believe her , she is going to get the chair. if they do believe her she has a shot. frankly, i don't think he's doing a bang a job. lou: your thoughts? >> that is a euphemism if i ever heard it. i think the ag completely stepped in the rink. his testimony was horrible. his entire reason for being there is a tell the jury why is that they should believe this woman she has been lying through our teeth. you would see that they think he is a complete. %-and i think he has made it woe th

dr. richard samuels fourth day of testimony. post traumatic stress does not -- is not a simple process. during a devastating examination he admitted that she lied during evaluation. joining us now, fox is legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. good to have you with this. >> i love this. good to be your. lou: former prosecutor, now criminal defense attorney. good to have you with us. let's begin with you. your reaction to what is happening with this so-called expert witness. this is taking psychology in all sorts of directions. >> absolutely. none of and that isn't a pro teeseven uncomfortable for the defense cannot basically their own expert witness turned into n impeachment witness which basically means that now their own expert is testifying about a variety of lies with the client has told, so this has got to be a difficult situation for the defense and it cannot be helping lou: and apparently the defense witness, expert witnesses now saying in his defense that it is not an easy thing to do to evaluate someone. >> listen

dr. richard samuels is back on the stand. the prosecutor will continue to cross-examine him. says jodi arias suffers from ptsd, and that's why she can't remember certain details about killing her ex-boyfriend. the next witness for the defense is expected to be a domestic violence expert. >>> she's a seattle college student who spent four years in an italian jail but could amanda knox go back to prison for her roommate's death? senior cnn international reporter ben wedeman has more on the case. >> reporter: an emotional amanda knox is led from an italian courtroom after learning she was free at last. the murder conviction against her and her former boyfriend overturned on appeal. that was october 2011. they had spent four years in prison for the 2007 sexual assault and murder of her roommate, british exchange student meredith kircher. it was a tabloid case that riveted the media, attracting an army of journalists to the medieval town of perugia where knox and kircher were studying italian language and culture. knox's tearful return to her family home in seattle, washington, se

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dr. richard samuels who is testifying on behalf of arias.he says even though arias admits killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander, she suffers from ptsd. so she can't remember any of those details. our ted rowlands is covering the trial from phoenix. and, ted, i understand that the judge is expected to rule soon on an issue that is related to dr. samuel's testimony. what is that about? >> yeah, we're going to have a hearing in just a couple minutes, suzanne. basically the defense in this case want dr. samuels to testify about what a crime scene can tell you about a crime, whether it was premeditated or if it was an act of passion. the defense believes that the crime scene is evidence that this is an act of passion because it was so messy, if you will. and they want samuels to talk about it. the prosecution says that is completely nonsense that this guy is not, a, qualified to do it. and there's nothing really there, it's junk science. so the judge will hear from both sides in the next 15 minutes and expected to rule from the defense, so th

dr. richard samuels is testifying on behalf of jodi arias. he's had a lot to say.t's all about memory lapses and how they are understandable because arias suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. she admits to killing her boyfriend in 2008 but e says it was in self-defense. you can watch that trial today on hln and cnn.com. >>> two teenagers accused of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl during a booze fueled night of partying in august learned their fate on sunday morning. the high school football players for steubenville's big red never took the stand but maintained their innocence throughout. the judge found them guilty on all counts. poppy harlow was in court for the entire trial and has the story. >> reporter: the mother of the 16-year-old victim spoke out for the first time since trent mays and ma'lik richmond raped her daughter saying this after court ended. >> it didn't matter what school you went to, what constituity yd in or what sport you played. human compassion is not taught by a teacher, a coach or a parent. it's a god given gift instilled in all of

dr. richard samuels, he is a psychologist.as suffers from, suffered from ptsd immediately following the killings and also, a disassociate which would help explain the memory gaps that she suffered at the time of the murders and then the weeks and days following. so at this point, judge stephens called a recess to give juan martinez time to talk to the doctor. and the court is due back in session. the court will resume at 1:00 local time. the jury due back at 1:15 local time. >> let's go back to yesterday. we mentioned prosecutors called her explanation, they used the phrase, impossible scenario. what was that about? what were they talking about? >> well, this scenario relates to that 62 seconds between those two cell phone photos that were recovered at the scene. there was a photo taken of travis alexander at the time of the murder in the shower. then about 62 seconds later, there was a photo taken, they believe, accidentally, showing a portion of his bloodied body. arias testified that during that time, travis became abusive

dr. richard samuels. but this jury still engaged. they are very engaged. they're a good jury. >> okay. i nt to go to my next list, then, because the requests for additional benefit of the doubt just keep coming. number one, before she even got into this courtroom, she was at least three times a liar to law enforcement officials about what happened at travis alexander's home, and she would change her story upon learning they knew more than she thought they knew. number two, she contends that she shot him first, and then forgets all about the rageful stabbing. the m.e. says it was more likely that he was stabbed first and then finished off with a shot. and then she reports that an old boyfriend, bobby, was reported to the police when he was mean to her, but travis, who she contends was always mean to her, never reported to the police. jose baez, i want you to step in now, because we are now asking for additional benefits of the doubt from these jurors. you had a client, casey anthony, who got a lot of benefit of the doubt from jurors. where do you see when we get to this point in the tri

dr. richard samuels, a psychologist hired by the defense.s even though areas admits to shooting and stabbing her boyfriend, she suffered from ptsd and can't remember what she did. >> the memories don't form because chemically, it doesn't work. >> physically? physically speaking it's not possible at times? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the prosecutor wants the jury to believe that her testimony that she has no memory of committing the crime is just her latest lie. he wants the 32-year-old put to death for the murder of mormon businessman travis alexander. plans to attack the credibility of the psychologist who spent much of his career as a sex therapist. here's bizarre behavior any therapist would struggle to explain. jodi arias doing a headstand in the interrogation room before she's charged. she nosnoops through the trash d sings a tune by pop star dido. ♪ i can't blooet until you're resting here with me ♪ >> reporter: when the detective returns and says she's about to be arrested, areas wants her purse to do some primping before this now

dr. richard samuels he admits he made that based on one of those many lies.f the ptsd test, arias was still telling that dramatic tale she did on this interrogation tape. >> actually didn't see it. i heard it. first. >> reporter: that two intruders broke into travis alexander's home and killed him in front of her. >> my diagnosis of ptsd was based upon the fact that she met the criteria as listed in the diagnostic and statistical manual. >> reporter: samuels tried to convince the jury that lie didn't matter because shooting and repeatedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend was still so traumatic to her, it caused ptsd and made her forget committing the crime. >> can you be sure jodi is not lying to you about the event on june 4, 2008? >> not with 100% certainty, i can't say that. my job would be a lot easier. >> reporter: jodi arias could face the death penalty if this jury does not buy her story of self-defense. up next, what may be the final witness for the defense, a domestic violence expert who will say arias was a battered woman, even though she never reported th

dr. richard samuels.e is a psychologist that the defense brought forward to present and talk about ptsd. he produced a slide show presentation to talk about you who the brain reacts during stressful events but juan martinez, the prosecutor attacked arias defense team for not revealing it beforehand. the judge did eventually allow the slide show however, but martin says samuels plans on testifying on matters he is isn't qualified to address. that will be whether he believed arias committed a premeditated crime. >> these were never mentioned by the, this individual when we conducted the interview. what he did indicate as part of his report was that he believed this was not a premeditated act and it was in self-defense. the court already ruled he can not express those views. >> reporter: martinez has a real beef with samuels saying samuels is neither qualified or allowed to classify this as a certain kind of crime, namely the crime of passion which is the line the defense appears to be taking. jury is told t

dr. richard samuels is pivotal to jodi arias' defense.st who made $250 an hour evaluating the 32-year-old admitted killer diagnosed her with ptsd. he says the stress of shooting and repeatedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend, travis alexander, caused her to forget committing the crime. >> right, made it up right now. speculated. >> nope. clinical judgment, sir. >> reporter: he's had a tough few days on the stand. he was even forced to acknowledge arias lied to him during the ptsd test. back then she said she was so traumatized because she had to watch helplessly as masked intruders killed alexander. she later admitted she did it but claims it was in self-defense. >> perhaps i should have readministered that test. >> reporter: the defense team did their best wednesday to rehabilitate their expert witness by arguing arias' lies do not invalidate the test. >> the fact that she's talking about intruders, does that change her score in any way? no. >> reporter: he's trying to convince the jury she lived through a traumatic event, just not the one she

dr. richard samuels says he diagnosed the 32-year-old admitted killer with posttraumatic stress disorderatedly stabbed her ex-boyfriend travis alexander. >> people who are involved in causing harm to another can get ptsd. as a result of the harm they have caused. >> reporter: as a result of the stress of killing someone, dr. samuels says arias developed amnesia, and can't remember committing the brutal crime in june of 2008. a story she told repeatedly on the stand. >> i have no memory of stabbing him. >> reporter: wait, there's more. he can explain all her lies after the day of the crime like leaving a voice mail for a man she just killed and told the jury she was creating an alternative reality to escape the horror of what she did. >> by creating her alternative reality it's as if it didn't happen. and it reduces the level of stress. >> reporter: prosecutor juan martinez believes arias is a cold-blooded killer, who methodically planned the murder of her ex. on cross-examination he portrayed the psychologist as gullible, just the latest man to fall for her charm. >> there's an appearanc

dr. richard samuels diagnosed jodi arias with posttraumatic stress disorder and killing her ex-boyfriende can't remember it. >> i have no memory of stabbing him. >> reporter: but the psychologist admits arias lied to him during that ptsd test. back then she was saying two intruders murdered alexander and later admitted she killed him but claims it was in self-defense. >> she experienced the trauma even though she was telling the story different from what happened so this test reflects her internal struggle, her internal emotional state and in my opinion is perfectly valid. >> reporter: but martinez would have none of it. he accused dr. samuels of being a hired gun who didn't administer the test correctly. >> for $250 an hour you say you weren't paying enough attention to put whatever else was needed on -- >> i reviewed the report numerous times and must admit i missed it. >> reporter: then misinterpreted the results to help the defense. >> the 75 doesn't mean anything. >> right, it doesn't mean anything, that's why they threw it in there, right? >> you're misinterpreting -- >> i studied

dr. richard samuels said on the stand right now?rtainly plausible someone can have memory loss after a traumatic event but that doesn't change the fact there was evidence of premeditation in this crime as well as trying to conceal it after the fact. so i don't think that the fact that she may have suffered memory loss is necessarily related to her guilt or innocence. i think it is just a phenomenon that occurs when someone experience as traumatic event. jon: also, doctor, she remembers things nobody else is able to remember. she remembers that travis kept a gun which nobody else has talked about. she claims to remember that travis had a thing for young boys. nobody else talked about that. but she can't remember anything about murdering him. >> exactly right. she has changed her story so many times and all her theories are unsupported. there seems to be no evidence or witnesses to corroborate her explanations for what happened. jon: all right. adam housley, our reporter, arthur, found some really interesting videotape. it's video of

dr. richard samuels, psychologist who started talking about ptsd.isten to what he said. >> people who suffer from stress producing trauma will frequently not recall what happened for a certain period starting at the beginning of the trauma until sometime thereafter. which could be measured either in hours, or even days, and -- >> now we get the ptsd defense trying to explain the gaps in her memory or the inconsistencies in her answers. you think this might hold water with the jury? >> well, this is what you're seeing now is the actual defense of this case. they had to put jodi on in order to put these mental health experts on, otherwise they wouldn't be able to testify as a matter of law. so they went through these 18 days, and i guess they came out, they may feel they survived it or not, but it's all going to depend on how convincing these mental health experts are going to be. what a lot of people don't realize, this is a death penalty case and the first thing you do in a death penalty case is try to save the client's life. so, that sometimes will

dr. richard samuels.e was on the stand as you mentioned, jon, talking about post-tramatic stress disorder and that was he thought she was dealing with and would explain the fact that she is having memory issues. the problem is, once cross-examination began with the prosecutor he got him to admit really she kind of lied to him which throws out the whole idea that he was able to determine she had post-tramatic stress disorder. take a listen to this interchange. >> what you are telling me is that the validity or the, this test really is only as good as the person who is telling or filling it out, right? >> that's true. >> so if they're lying, then the test is not very good? >> that's correct. >> and in this case we do have a circumstance where you know that the defendant's lying and she lied on the test, right? >> well, her answers didn't reflect what we ultimately discovered. >> right. so she lied, right? >> yes. or her answers may have been consistent with the story she was telling. >> reporter: once again

dr. richard samuels can return to the stand.s wants to testify that arias killed her ex-boyfriend, travis alexander, in a heat of the moment and did not plan it. that detail, if proven true, could save her from the death penalty. arias admits she killed alexander, but she claims it was in self-defense. >>> china is criticizing the pentagon's plan to install new missile defense batteries against north korea's growing nuclear threat saying it doesn't help the situation. meanwhile, a key member of congress is questioning the stability of north korean leader kim jong-un. congressman mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, appearing on cnn's "state of the union." >> you have a 28-year-old leader, who is trying to prove himself to the military, and the military eager to have a saber rattling for their own self-interest. >> some analysts are now openly questioning whether or not kim jong-un is even in charge of north korea or if it's the military that's really in control now. >>> louisiana governor is uninjured i

dr. richard samuels, the psychologist who diagnosed arias with ptsd facing sharp scrutiny after admittingrias lied to him repeatedly during his evaluation. >> do you have a problem with remembering what i said? >> no, i don't have any more problem than you do, sir. >> reporter: the courtroom battle between a defense witness, psychologist richard samuel, and prosecutor juan martinez escalated during samuel's third day on the witness stand. >> i do not assume that it was a lie. >> generally speaking if an individual lies to you about something that you consider irrelevant, then it's no harm, no foul, right? >> it depends upon what the issue was related to. she had attributed it to this made-up story. >> you don't know that, do you? >> no, i don't. i'm speculating. >> right. made it up right now. speculating. >> no clinical judgment, no. >> reporter: samuels was hired to explain how jodi arias, who's facing a possible death sentence, could have forgotten stabbing her boyfriend, travis alexander, almost 30 times, leaving behind this incredibly bloody skricrime scene. samuels testified that he

dr. richard said -- richard samuel struggling to stand by his posttraumatic stress diagnosis. >> what you me is that the validity or this test really is only good if the person who is filling it out. >> that's true. >> so if they're lying to the test is not very good. >> that's fair. >> in this case we do have a circumstance where you know the defendant is lying and she has lied on the test. >> that reflects what we ultimately discovered. >> so she lied to or ride? >> yes. or her answers may have been consistent with the story she was telling. lou: joining us to sort out what the witness was trying to say, fox is legal analyst and author of the newly released book, a matter of trust. look at this. the tell you. by the way, a new series release i can do this. >> my tent polk. >> congratulations. and i just want to start with a very simple question. heather hansen, criminal defse attorney, joining us. to the light have you back with this. give us, first and your reaction tohat we all just witnessed there on the stand. >> it was bad. martinez crossed him very well. he lost it. he has 30 year