You will notice that Mason is not proclaiming that LE "illegally" recorded GA. This is a minor point , but a rather huge one. George was not charged with anything, was not the suspect nor targeted subject of an investigation, and was not in a location where he had a reasonable expectation of privacy. Mason is seeking to spin something in the press as an underhanded dirty move by LE showing bad faith or bad cops, when it is in truth a perfectly valid and legal investigation technique that has held up in court in the past. This isn't some "secret" unrevealed recording that the defense just discovered during deposition. It's been there all along.
Indeed, iirc, the Anthonys felt that they were illegally or at least immorally recorded when they were interviewed by police and the federal agents. In the civil depo mom answering to a clip they played proclaimed that was a cruel thing LE did to her, she was furious over it. I understand her having a poor understanding about the rules and discretion afforded to LE. Pop being former LE , he knows LE was well within their rights to record any and everything he said. I do get that the pattern of Jose , is according to Judge Strickland, feigning ignorance, or possibly he actually is unaware of many common procedures and police tactics. However, Mr. Mason normally forgets his bona fides in any public remarks. He enjoys mentioning the amount of years he has been a lawyer, very early on, directly after hello ( see 9:40 mark in third video below). For him to leave the listener with the inference this was some wrongdoing on the part of LE to record statements from George is absurd. Thankfully,he will not be in in spin city in Judge Perry's courtroom. This is chapter seventeen, How To Control The News Cycle. From start to finish, top to bottom, that is what his public remarks are. Spin. It is not that he doesn't understand. It is that he believes the listener does not.
If he gets in a courtroom and condescends to the jury this way, we'll see how that works out. We'll just see! Mr. Hornsby reviewed his case record for us and to be kind, it is not impressive. If you don't believe me just go ask his most recent client in a dp case. He is sitting on death row!
Theme song for mom and the defense
"Reason To Believe"
If I listen long enough to you, I'll find a way to believe that it's all true
knowing that you lied, straight faced while I cried
still I look to find a reason to believe."
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Truth by assertion is common for politicians and this defense team, imo.
"A lie told often enough becomes the truth. "
Lenin
Russian Communist politician & revolutionary (1870 - 1924)
I have a friend who is a realty broker, years ago he designed advertising calling himself the Condo King, had never sold a condo in his life. Guess what? It worked. He is an expert .........
now.
I agree with you and the others, Mason likes to spin and he has a poor understanding of the case history so he often gets facts wrong while he does so.
I am with Mr. Horsby on this, thoroughly unimpressed.
MOO
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Mr. Mason would do well to listen to his own opinion on the mistake it is to make public comments.
Defense attorney Cheney Mason said claims made by Casey Anthony and Baez that Caylee was alive will now work against them at trial.
"Then all the talking, all the press interviews and the parents going on this show and that show and the lawyer going on different shows establishes they have no credibility whatsoever," Mason said. His first impression was wise. I guess reflection is not his strong suit.
In the recent interview with a morning show, George says even he is still being investigated in response to a question about do mom and pop believe that everything was looked into that could have been. He knows the bus is gunning for him, he seemed to have no concern over that.
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George is simply flavor of the month, first it was Zanny, then Ricardo and Amy, Jesse, Kronk, now George, and God help which ever one of them whose cell phone pings were recently released after Linda Drane Burdick found them to have not yet been released in discovery. With the location being so close to the Anthony home, if the cell pings are George's , on the day of the computer searches for chloroform, or household weapons, neck breaking, etc. that will be the news cycle. The pings may be quite inconsequential, pertaining to a minor witness in the case, and the defense is proclaiming them to be equal to the writings on Mose's stone tablets. I am so thankful for the Florida sunshine laws and that we will get to see them for ourselves. No selling ice to the Eskimos here, Mr. Mason. Thank you very much. Who is next?
You just can't make this stuff up!!!
Tony and Jesse, buckle up, friends they still are gunning for you two. All day long, imo.
