A single holdout on the jury saved Jodi Arias' life Five days into deliberations, one juror holding out against death saved Jodi Arias' life Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1G54VTs Tanisha Sorenson, one of Travis Alexander's sisters, reacts Thursday as she hears there was a hung jury in Jodi Arias' sentencing-phase retrial in Maricopa County Superior Court. There's an old court adage that it takes only one juror to stop a trial, and in the end, that is what saved Jodi Arias.