There has been yet another delay in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial.

After returning from recess on Monday, Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens announced that the trial will be postponed until Thursday because of an emergency situation, CBS 5 in Arizona reports. She didn't give any further details.

According to legal expert Beth Karas, this type of delay in a court case is common, especially considering the nature of the Arias retrial.

"It could be something in the personal life of one of the defense attorneys, or Juan Martinez or the judge," Karas explained. "How unusual is it for the Jodi Arias case? It is very typical. This case moves at a snail's pace."

However, an inside source revealed to the news station that neither the jury nor the trial was the cause of the mysterious emergency hindrance.

Earlier that day, Micia Fonseca, a clinical psychologist who specializes in twisted sexual behavior, continued to testify on behalf of the defense. She had previously testified about murder victim Travis Alexander's inner conflict between his religious conviction and sexual desires. Defense attorneys are trying to convince the jury that Alexander was a sexual deviant who emotionally abused Arias.

Fonseca described Alexander as having a mastery of deception and a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" personality Monday morning. Fonseca also alluded that Alexander communicated impure thoughts about sexuality with minors, reports ABC 15 Arizona.

Also on Monday, state prosecutor Juan Martinez filed a motion to put sanctions against Arias' attorneys, alleging that a defense witness damaged a computer that could have been used as evidence in the case. The defense witness was expected to testify that Alexander's visited multiple pornographic websites. However, the prosecution's motion claims that the computer was damaged so that the state's computer expert could not re-examine it.

The motion also claims that the defense delivered computer files "to an individual named Tony," who was not involved in the case.

In May 2013, Arias, 34, was convicted of brutally murdering Alexander, 30, inside of his Phoenix, Arizona, home in June 2008. According to medical examiners, Arias stabbed him 27 times, primarily in the back, torso and heart. She also slit his throat from ear to ear, nearly decapitating him and shot him in the face.

Although Arias was found guilty of first-degree murder charges, the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on her sentencing. As a result, the jury in her retrial will determine whether she should be sentenced to death, life in prison, or life with a chance of release after serving 25 years.

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