Could Lee Anthony face charges for obstruction of justice? PART TWO

[bunnyphoenix1]

Am i behind the times or what here- You mean to tell me that before they can make someone talk in court, you can ask for immunity so they can't convict you of having anything to do with the crime? Is this in all states- Well i think this will be a bad move to do for Lee- because if he says something against himself, this could help Casey. So in other words, anyone can ask for immunity and they get on the stand and say they helped with a crime, the jury cant convict them at all??????? I think this is crazy. So if they dont grant him immunity, he dont have to talk? Cant they make him talk with a supeona?

It's not as bad as you think...it's a way of getting around people taking the 5th. You used to be able to say, "I'm not going to answer as it may incriminate me"...the law there says "you can't take the 5th, but we can't use what you say in the box against you". It doesn't stop them from charging him with any/all evidence they have/had from outside his court testimony in Casey's case.

 

[LiveLaughLuv]

Am i behind the times or what here- You mean to tell me that before they can make someone talk in court, you can ask for immunity so they can't convict you of having anything to do with the crime? Is this in all states- Well i think this will be a bad move to do for Lee- because if he says something against himself, this could help Casey. So in other words, anyone can ask for immunity and they get on the stand and say they helped with a crime, the jury cant convict them at all??????? I think this is crazy. So if they dont grant him immunity, he dont have to talk? Cant they make him talk with a supeona?

In plain english without legal mumbo jumbo; changes in Florida statutes cited, the Anthonys request for immunity may be difficult to obtain due to these changes:

http://www.justicecoalition.org/news...6/VAaug~10.pdf

The recently concluded 2006
session of the Florida
legislature resulted in several
new laws directed toward new
crimes, sexual predators, and
the new frontier of criminal
activity in cyberspace...
"snip".......

In the past, Florida law has
provided immunity or
protection from prosecution for
certain offenses committed
by the perpetrator’s family
members. The legal term for
this crime is “accessory after
the fact.” A new Florida law
removes this immunity
protection for the most serious
felony crimes. Now, if an
offender commits a capital, life,
first, or second degree felony,
and a family member has
knowledge of the commission
of the crime and maintains or
assists the perpetrator, he/she
can be charged as an accessory
after the fact.
Another new law is also
directed at individuals who
provide false information to
the police. This law makes it a
first degree misdemeanor
(punishable by up to a year
in the county jail) for a person
to knowingly and willfully
give false information to a law
enforcement officer who is
conducting a missing person
investigation or felony criminal
investigation as long as they
had the intent to mislead the
officer or impede the
investigation.

 

[songline]

Originally Posted by songline
If the cat was let out of the bag, (which it was)
I think it would come from the "A" family's team. (which it was)

But I do not think LEE need to get locked up even if he did know something;
I think they all knew something.
I do not think he did anything at all regardless to Casey's CODE.
He too would have the same right of 5th amendment.
"Not incriminating himself"
He does not have to throw his sister under a bus.

While my family are all Stand up kind of people:
I would never throw any of them under a bus if I knew anything.

I think we need to look to the professionals to get this job done.
I also think we need to stop attacking every member in Caseys family.

How can you say that? Are you considering the hundreds of hours and thousands upon thousands of resources that were wasted? To me, if this family knew anything at all or mislead LE in ANY way they all need to be incarcerated. It makes me ill to think of all of the nonsense coming from them about LE, Zanny, Jesse Grund, etc.

HF: I can say it because I have a mentaly challenged daughter and I would not and have not thrown her under a bus. Thank God I do not have a Casey.
but I have had enough hardships with things that she had done. I could not throw her under a bus.

Casey too has a family and blood is thicker then water.
Casy needs to get locked up. But not her family.

 

[FightTheOstrich]

Originally Posted by songline
If the cat was let out of the bag, (which it was)
I think it would come from the "A" family's team. (which it was)

But I do not think LEE need to get locked up even if he did know something;
I think they all knew something.
I do not think he did anything at all regardless to Casey's CODE.
He too would have the same right of 5th amendment.
"Not incriminating himself"
He does not have to throw his sister under a bus.

While my family are all Stand up kind of people:
I would never throw any of them under a bus if I knew anything.

I think we need to look to the professionals to get this job done.
I also think we need to stop attacking every member in Caseys family.




HF: I can say it because I have a mentaly challenged daughter and I would not and have not thrown her under a bus. Thank God I do not have a Casey.
but I have had enough hardships with things that she had done. I could not throw her under a bus.

Casey too has a family and blood is thicker then water.
Casy needs to get locked up. But not her family.

Blood is thicker than water. But, they have an obligation to Caylee who was defenseless and a minor. Right is right, wrong is wrong and justice needs to be served. Covering up a crime and hindering an investigation is quite a bit different from supporting KC. They could have supported their daughter and done the right thing @ the sametime. Most parents would have said to KC, "tell us what happened and we will support you if you help us find Caylee. Come clean and we will help you w/ an attorney etc...". Most parents would have encouraged her to take a deal to end this mess. If my child decided like KC to continue this charade I would stopped supporting her (financially, emotionally etc..). No more lotion and cards, no more jail visits.

 

[FightTheOstrich]

Originally Posted by songline
If the cat was let out of the bag, (which it was)
I think it would come from the "A" family's team. (which it was)

But I do not think LEE need to get locked up even if he did know something;
I think they all knew something.
I do not think he did anything at all regardless to Casey's CODE.
He too would have the same right of 5th amendment.
"Not incriminating himself"
He does not have to throw his sister under a bus.

While my family are all Stand up kind of people:
I would never throw any of them under a bus if I knew anything.

I think we need to look to the professionals to get this job done.
I also think we need to stop attacking every member in Caseys family.




HF: I can say it because I have a mentaly challenged daughter and I would not and have not thrown her under a bus. Thank God I do not have a Casey.
but I have had enough hardships with things that she had done. I could not throw her under a bus.

Casey too has a family and blood is thicker then water.
Casy needs to get locked up. But not her family.

Forcing a child to accept responsibilty and to face the music is not the same as throwing her under the bus. LA, GA, and CA are all adults. They had an obligation as citizens to follow the law. They chose not to. They should face the consequences.