The Jodi Arias murder case has hit a snag when a juror was sacked after it was found that she had a prior arrest. Does this mean that the convicted murderer has a better chance of escaping the death penalty?

Juror No. 3, identified as Melissa Lenette Garcia, reportedly was charged for issuing bad checks which caused her to be booted out of the pretrial jury to determine if Jody Arias should die for the murder of boyfriend Travis Alexander, reported Radar Online.

"Maricopa County jail records show Garcia, 36, was arrested on November 28, the day after Thanksgiving," it said. "Her mugshot is online on inmate search websites, but no other details about her case were published."

This wasn't the first time a juror involved in the death penalty hearing in connection to the Jodie Arias murder case was kicked out. Back in October, another member of the panel was dropped after talking to a reporter.

In another report, the convicted murder might escape jail time altogether on a technicality.

This, after a judge is considering to hear the defense's case that she should escape the death penalty at the very least "because a key investigator mishandled the victim's laptop."

"A similar argument of police misconduct led the Arizona appeals court to rule Thursday that the Debra Jean Milke case must be dismissed," it said. "Milke served two decades on Arizona's death row after she was convicted in her young son's 1989 murder."

Even death penalty jurors would reconsider the Jodi Arias murder case if they do decide that she should get the ultimate sentence. "If Arias gets the death penalty, this case could come back with a new trial ordered. If she just gets life, it might not because of the lower scrutiny to the case," said Lawyer Beth Karas who followed the case since day 1.