2010.03.18 New High Powered Attorney Cheney Mason Joins DT *MERGED*

[Truthwillsetufree]

"You can pretty well predict there's going to be a life sentence, either a plea and get it over with or have a circus trial and then be convicted and get life," Mason said.
You've got to love those defense lawyers talking out of both sides of their mouths.

Is that what he was talking out of?:blushing:

 

[MD MOMMY]

Is that what he was talking out of?:blushing:

I thought he was talking out of his "other cheek" actually:sick:

 

[gamom]

He actually said that????? Do any of these attorneys know the phrase "No, comment at this time?" Just let me put my ego right out there. KC thinks she's walking and he's talking life sentence. Big difference. JMO

If I could have it my way, the only "walking" KC would be doing is down death row

 

[lauriej]

I noticed Mason did his "hard of hearing" shtick when Kathi B. asked her first question. Wonder if Baez had anything to do with that.

..i VERY much doubt that baez had anything to do with how mason conducted himself...

..mason, appeared to assume, that everyone-----the judge included----would break into applause just b/c he entered the room.

..his IN court and OUTside of court----"what? i'm old.haha ha..." got VERY old , in about 5 seconds.

..if this is the BIG case that he's going to use to ride off into the sunset -------cannot WAIT--------to see him , hearing aid and all ( hey---he---brought it up) fall flat off his horse.

 

[Whisperer]

Mason hasn't changed his mind at all about getting a million. Just because a lawyer is pro bono doesn't mean he doesn't get paid

Typically, a lawyer does pro bono on very small cases not huge cases like this. He doesn't get his lawyer's fees BUT he gets all the money back that he alledges it costs him which is huge compared to his fees. This is a joke and a scam and the entire Anthony case, her family and defense sicken me.

 

[debbie0604]

http://www.wftv.com/video/22878634/index.html

interview with reporters.
He is intimidating.

Hmmm.. watched the video... um.. did he use the word "commentate?" Is that a word? Did he mean to say "comment?"

Anyway... doesn't seem to be too intimidating to me... but that's just my opinion.

 

[The World According]

Here is an extensive interview by Tony Pipitone with Cheney Mason and another attorney about defense strategies before Caylee's body was found (article from November 2008). Makes interesting reading now.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18025942/detail.html

Also see Mason talking about the prior claims that Caylee was alive giving Casey, GA, CA, and Baez "establishes they have no credibility whatsoever."!

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18268796/detail.html

I love a man with a flexible mind.

Good stuff!!
:croc::croc::croc::croc::croc::croc::croc::croc::croc::croc:

 

[Tuffy]

Hmmm.. watched the video... um.. did he use the word "commentate?" Is that a word? Did he mean to say "comment?"

Anyway... doesn't seem to be too intimidating to me... but that's just my opinion.

I listened, and caught that too. He did say "commentate." I would have sworn that was not a word, so I had to look it up. Apparently it is a word according to Merriam-Webster:

Etymology: back-formation from commentator
Date: 1794

transitive verb
: to give a commentary on

I was ready to call him out on making up a word too! Oh well, I guess I learned something today.

I didn't think he came across as intimidating either. He came across as a bit abrasive toward the press, but not too bad. I think he handled himself better than JB has.

 

[LiveLaughLuv]

A hair pulled from the car trunk was consistent in length and color with Caylee's hair, showing signs of decomposition, Pipitone said. DNA tests reveal the hair came from Caylee or any of her maternal ancestors, from her mother to her great-grandmother, Pipitone said.

"Is that not evidence of death?" Pipitone asked Mason.

"I don't believe it necessarily is. They can certainly argue it, but I don't think it proves it's a death. It's proving it's an old hair with some tissue that has decomposed," Mason said.

"He's good. He's tearing apart the state's case here, and basically says there is no case," Pipitone said.

"Every case is circumstantial," Rahter said. It has to be caught on videotape, right? Otherwise, it's circumstantial. Right? So here you have the smell of a dead body, you have chloroform in the trunk, you have somebody who's continually covering stuff up, making up lies, spewing stuff forth and somebody that's missing. You prove it like every other case."

"Without the body, the state is really in a hole," Mason said. "Really, really bad without the body."

A challenge but not impossible, the former prosecutor said.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18025942/detail.html


There is now a body, skeletal remains found with duct tape, three pieces layered over Caylee's nose/mouth/head area. I wonder if CM still has the same thoughts.

I have never heard of a hair with some tissue decomposed that didn't come from a deceased person. This is the spin, it will come down to the battle of the experts, IMO...defense attorney's have the ability to double talk, try to confuse the jurors on evidence produced. They have the ability to rationalize things away. I'm just hoping that those who sit on this jury will in fact have justice in mind for a two year old girl, taken way before her time. I feel Inmate Anthony's parents are going to play a huge part in how the jury perceives this family. Inmate Anthony never acknowledges her parents, they go way out of their way to try and get her attention and Inmate Anthony bypasses them each and every time. I think CA's mothering will come into play. I feel the prosecution will use jealousy, rage and this alleged physical altercation on June 15, 2008, as the catalyst that shoved Inmate Anthony over that point of no return.! This can be the only way CM can go. He will have a trial, he will finally tell Inmate Anthony, sorry darlin, the evidence is stacked against you, you need to plead guilty and we can get you a LWOP sentence vs a death penalty sentence..

Even if this is a dream of mine, I truly know, the outcome will be another conviction for Inmate Anthony, those jurors will get justice for this precious child, Caylee Marie. I'm just torn on what will her sentence be. I don't really want her to die, I want her to be tortured behind that cage for the rest of her sorry life. No other children, the most imporant aspect, no partying...as far as drugs or sex, that can be gotten behind bars...:waitasec:

 

[debbie0604]

I listened, and caught that too. He did say "commentate." I would have sworn that was not a word, so I had to look it up. Apparently it is a word according to Merriam-Webster:

Etymology: back-formation from commentator
Date: 1794

transitive verb
: to give a commentary on

I was ready to call him out on making up a word too! Oh well, I guess I learned something today.

I didn't think he came across as intimidating either. He came across as a bit abrasive toward the press, but not too bad. I think he handled himself better than JB has.

Wow...well I've learned something new too! As far as his abrasive demeanor with the press, I think it's all puff. JMO.... I have to agree with RH... same circus, different ringleader.

 

[FeelSoOld]

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18025942/detail.html

Here's another snip from the article you linked to, LiveLaughLuv:

If the case did get to a jury, Pipitone asked Mason if he thought her attorneys would put her on the stand.

"Knowing what I know at this time, there's not a snowball's chance you know where I put her on the witness stand," Mason said.

"Why is that?" Pipitone said.

"Well, because there's so much to cross-examine her about," Mason said.

"Do you just say, 'The defense rests.' Don't even put on a defense?" Pipitone asked.

"There's a good chance that would be the case," Mason said.

End of snip

I do hope his defense strategy won't be the same one he speculated he would use when he was interviewed in November, 2008. :waitasec:

 

[Macushla]

snipped......

I do hope his defense strategy won't be the same one he speculated he would use when he was interviewed in November, 2008. :waitasec:

Sure would save us FL taxpayers a lot of money though, wouldn't it?

 

[FeelSoOld]

Sure would save us FL taxpayers a lot of money though, wouldn't it?

What would save you guys even more money is if someone could get it through KC's head that she'd be better off begging for a plea deal and avoid a trial completely. :twocents:

Of course not one lawyer in this case wants a plea deal. That would steal the thunder from them taking the case to trial.

 

[strawberry]

My prediction is he will resurrect the accident theory. He will point to Cindy's parenting, to KC saying she was more afraid ("absolutely petrified") of her mother's reaction than if she ever saw her daughter again (YM's words) and the nanny story. He will say she tried to make it look like a kidnapping by putting duct tape on her after the fact. Ugly coping will come out and voila! But it's all BS of course. IMO

 

[Just Jayla]

My prediction is he will resurrect the accident theory. He will point to Cindy's parenting, to KC saying she was more afraid ("absolutely petrified") of her mother's reaction than if she ever saw her daughter again (YM's words) and the nanny story. He will say she tried to make it look like a kidnapping by putting duct tape on her after the fact. Ugly coping will come out and voila! But it's all BS of course. IMO

Yes, I think this is a possible avenue for them. This would require some heavy involvement from LKB as the forensics pro, and she'll need to dispell the chloroform in the trunk as being Caylee-related. AL could probably tackle Dr. G. as AL is experienced in breaking down experts, and try to breakdown the time of placement of the tape.

Then there's the diary, don't know how much weight that will carry, unless there are missing pages that remove any question about when it was written.

The state could argue that KC was absolutely not scared of CA, as is apparent by the fact she stole from CA, stole from SP, and never seemed to care about the consequences then. Diary of Days does not help her a whole lot either.

Funny, I think a lot of things that we give weight to here may not be the same things the state gives weight to-We'll have to wait and see. One thing is for sure: if KC says it was an accident, this would seal the deal on Zenaida's case-No Zenaida, never was, KC lied and implicated Zenaida Gonzalez and then refused to clear her when her picture was shown to KC.

 

[The World According]

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18268796/detail.html

Go to the above site and read what Cheney Mason had to say in Dec. 2008. Go down to the section on Experts Discuss Discovery Of Remains.

 

[autumnlover]

While we can all certainly point to Mason's past words and shake our heads at his hypocrisy, I, for one, hope that this jury will be able to see through the legal smokescreens put up by the defense and see the truth for what I believe it is: KC planned the murder of her daughter and carried it out without a moment's regret or remorse. I know I will be sickened by the defense as I was during the OJ trial but I had faith that justice would win out. We all know what happened there. We could all wake up one day and hear the defense not only saying that KC is innocent but we should hang our heads in shame because she was an excellent, caring and nurturing mother who always put her daughter first. :sick:

 

[Bree0372]

Here is something else interesting.

Lookee here:

http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20907922/detail.html

On page two there is a representation--in a legal document--filed by an officer of the court--that Cheney Mason made a phone call on behalf of Dominic Casey in the ZFG civil lawsuit when DC was resisting being deposed.

Wouldn't that be considered a conflict of interest? That he was once the PI's attorney?

I wonder if CMason remembers what he's stated early on?

Now to see where he leads Inmate Anthony? I'm leading toward my underlined sentence! Either way, the end result will be a conviction! JMHO

From the statements above to what he stated yesterday, we're looking for an acquittal, we will walk out with Inmate Anthony, paraphrased...okie dokie! :angel:

Justice for Caylee

This guy reminds me of Geragos, minus the sunglasses and cell phone attached to his ear. Well, he may have a slight edge on Geragos. :waitasec:

My other question and this is probably the wrong place (I apologize in advance if it is): Why does Casey need/deserve to have so many attorneys represent her (particularly, at our expense)? I can see one or two, but 4-5?

 

[LaLaw2000]

I am very late posting to this thread, but I just have to say that I do not care for Mr. Mason at all. He grated on my nerves. I cannot say that there is even one person on Casey's defense team that is even remotely likeable.

I have faith in Judge S. Strickland that he will keep the court proceedings on course and will chastise (sp?) as needed.

JMO

 

[doogiesgirl]

Nelson Ivan Serrano on death row after being defended by Cheney Mason.

You don't know how badly I want to exchange Nelson Ivan Serrano with CMA.

moo