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Fight continues over Casey Anthony 911 calls
6:47 p.m. EDT, June 18, 2010
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Anthony's legal team submitted its latest arguments today, asking to exclude 911 calls made by her mother in July 2008. The third in the series of calls is the one in which Cindy Anthony reports that her granddaughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, has been missing for a month. "There's something wrong," Cindy Anthony says during the call. "I found my daughter's car today and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car."
The new filings reflect statements made in depositions this week and recent comments Cindy Anthony made on national television to explain her reference about the car's smell. The defense argues the calls are hearsay and should not be allowed at trial. Prosecutors argue that the 911 calls should be used at trial because they show a progression of stories Casey Anthony fabricated to explain the disappearance of the toddler. Part of the state's argument is that Cindy Anthony's comments amount to "spontaneous or excited utterances," which may be allowed in certain circumstances.
Yet the thrust of today's defense filing is that Cindy Anthony made the 911 calls after hours spent learning new information, discussing matters with co-workers, meeting her husband and picking up Casey Anthony. It says she held discussions with co-workers "in obtaining suggestions as to her course of conduct. They, therefore, could not qualify as spontaneous or excited utterances." The defense reply cites recent depositions of Debbie Polisano, a co-worker/supervisor of Cindy Anthony, and Charles Crittenden, another co-worker.
Meanwhile, in the civil case brought by Zenaida Gonzalez against Casey Anthony, Orange Circuit Judge Jose Rodriguez agreed to allow the deposition of federal inmate Robyn Adams, a friend of Casey's. Casey wrote dozens of notes to Adams while they were both held at the Orange County Jail.
*More at link!
Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...y-911-calls-argument-20100618,0,1646148.story
6:47 p.m. EDT, June 18, 2010
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Anthony's legal team submitted its latest arguments today, asking to exclude 911 calls made by her mother in July 2008. The third in the series of calls is the one in which Cindy Anthony reports that her granddaughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, has been missing for a month. "There's something wrong," Cindy Anthony says during the call. "I found my daughter's car today and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car."
The new filings reflect statements made in depositions this week and recent comments Cindy Anthony made on national television to explain her reference about the car's smell. The defense argues the calls are hearsay and should not be allowed at trial. Prosecutors argue that the 911 calls should be used at trial because they show a progression of stories Casey Anthony fabricated to explain the disappearance of the toddler. Part of the state's argument is that Cindy Anthony's comments amount to "spontaneous or excited utterances," which may be allowed in certain circumstances.
Yet the thrust of today's defense filing is that Cindy Anthony made the 911 calls after hours spent learning new information, discussing matters with co-workers, meeting her husband and picking up Casey Anthony. It says she held discussions with co-workers "in obtaining suggestions as to her course of conduct. They, therefore, could not qualify as spontaneous or excited utterances." The defense reply cites recent depositions of Debbie Polisano, a co-worker/supervisor of Cindy Anthony, and Charles Crittenden, another co-worker.
Meanwhile, in the civil case brought by Zenaida Gonzalez against Casey Anthony, Orange Circuit Judge Jose Rodriguez agreed to allow the deposition of federal inmate Robyn Adams, a friend of Casey's. Casey wrote dozens of notes to Adams while they were both held at the Orange County Jail.
*More at link!
Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...y-911-calls-argument-20100618,0,1646148.story
