Jodi Arias Trial Update Today: Convicted murderer Jodi Arias declined her last chance to address a jury the in her sentencing retrial. This was the last chance Arias had to address the jury who will determine whether she will be sentenced to death or to life in prison or death in the killing of her former boyfriend Travis Alexander.

According to reports, Arias said she wanted the courtroom cleared before she would make comments to jurors. Arias insisted she wouldn't make any remarks if she could be seen and heard from a remote viewing room. Arias cited potential personal safety threats. But Judge Sherry Stephens of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge said an appeals court barred Arias from addressing the jury from behind closed doors.

Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder on May 8, 2013 in the June 2008 death of Travis Alexander, but the jury couldn't reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence the former waitress to death or life in prison.

People who face the death penalty after conviction have the right to make statements to jurors before sentencing in Arizona.

A new jury has been hearing testimony on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death.

Alexander was found murdered in the shower of his Mesa, Ariz., home in June 2008. Alexander's throat had been violently slit, he was stabbed 27 times and shot in the head.

In Arizona, capital-murder trials have three parts. First, a jury has to find the person guilty of first-degree murder. Jodi Arias was found guilty on May 8, 2013. Second, jurors decide whether there were any aggravating factors. The jury found that the murder was committed in an especially cruel fashion one week later. The third is sentencing. Under Arizona law, Jodi Arias' murder conviction stands, but prosecutors can pursue a death sentence in the penalty phase with a new jury. If the second jury fails to reach a verdict, the death penalty would be removed as an option. Judge Stephens would then sentence Jodi Arias to either life behind bars or be eligible for release after 25 years.

An appeals court decision last week overturned a ruling that closed the courtroom as Arias' first witness testified. Her lawyers previously said the witness would testify only in a closed courtroom.

Lawyers are scheduled to make closing arguments Tuesday.