Arias trial: Witness claims Jodi Arias was not battered woman

Testimony has resumed in Jodi Arias’ murder trial as a defense attorney attacks the credibility of a prosecution witness who says the defendant wasn’t a battered woman and doesn’t suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Clinical psychologist Janeen DeMarte is testifying as a prosecution rebuttal witness after the defense rested its case.

Arias’ attorneys portrayed her as a domestic violence victim who killed her one-time boyfriend in self-defense.

DeMarte is working to discredit defense experts who diagnosed Arias with PTSD, amnesia and battered woman’s syndrome. She explained Arias suffers from none of the disorders but had a borderline personality disorder.

DeMarte resumed testimony Thursday.

Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in Travis Alexander’s 2008 killing.

Defense attorneys rested their case Tuesday after about 2 1/2 months of testimony aimed at portraying Arias as a domestic violence victim who fought for her life the day she killed her one-time boyfriend.

Arias once lived in the Coachella Valley living in Palm Desert.

Arias claims self-defense but faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in Travis Alexander’s 2008 killing.