Criminal Defense Attorney for Casey - Linda Kenney Baden

[Snaz]

Haven't read anyones comments yet, but I'm not surprised by this recent development. We all knew it was coming.
In the beginning all these slugs saw were $$ signs. Now that the well has dried up they're scattering like the roaches they are. Nobody wants to represent the scum known as casey anthony unless there's substantial money involved. They could care less about her.

I just hope this doesn't cause any set backs or delays. That's the last thing this case needs.

Reagan, I agree with your comments about the "slugs". But I really don't think HHJP will let anything delay this case beyond the scheduled trial in May of 2011..... I think he would deny a motion to withdraw for any specific attorney before he would let that happen.

I can't help but feel that if Finnell's motion for expenses to be covered is not granted, she will be the next to bail.....

JMO

 

[Snaz]

Has anyone seen LKB's actual Motion to Withdraw yet?

 

[ZsaZsa]

I like and am going to "go" with Bill Scheaffer's statement yesterday, which was;

In his analysis, Scheaffer said,"We've seen a number of attorneys who have been involved in this case who have advanced some personal interest of their own in representing Casey, that after exhausting that, have left the case."

The End for LBK.

So whoever has a book coming out shortly or wants to be interviewed on all the Crime shows will be the next to volunteer to work for 'nothing'... :innocent:

 

[Kimmer]

My feeling is that with the implication of witness tampering along with the motions that the JAC have filed which clearing shows they are watching every dime that they are paying to this case, that these are the reasons for her withdrawl and even though publicly she may claim KC is innocent, I think that she knows she is guilty....And I peronally do not think the State of Florida will ever accept a plea from KC & Company, I think that they want her sentenced to death and we know her defense team will never plea to that so I feel we will see a trail in May 2011.

 

[RR0004]

Update
10/22/2010
Motion to Withdraw
as Counsel (Linda K. Baden, Esq)

Figures...my internet service was on the fritz...and I miss THIS!!
Omg...and praise be.

 

[faefrost]

Didn't Ms KB realize, when she first agreed to represent KC Pro Bono that she was going to have to fly to Florida each time in order to do so? :innocent:
Feeble excuse..

It's just that. An excuse. The one legitimate reason LKB and AL can publicly put forth that the judge will not question and will grant pretty much out of hand. I am sure that the finances have absolutely nothing to do with the real reasons that these two attorneys left beyond the calculation that they did not think they could make back the money spent in travel from book sales and speaking engagements on the back end after trial. They got out because they saw the writing on the wall. They did not like the way the case was proceeding under JB and CM. They felt the case was doing more harm to their personal reputations and marketability than continued participation would gain them. And quite frankly a substantial part of it was probably that they both felt that the defendant herself was not listening to them, their advise etc, if not that they were actively being blocked from direct contact with and advising of the defendant by other council.

 

[RR0004]

She posted 2 blogs today on Huffington Post, must be a parting gift:

Conviction: Unvalidated Science in the Courtroom

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-kenney-baden/conviction-unvalidated-sc_b_772226.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-kenney-baden/juan-williams-is-he-hidde_b_772034.html

She's been busy with her other client too:

http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=16134

http://www.pressconnects.com/articl...ach-plans-to-file-federal-discrimination-suit


Her twitter: http://twitter.com/kenneybaden

Good thing the Oak Ridge folks are invoved in this case. I'd like to see someone go up against them.
I sure hope the lab in PA is above reproach...don't want to see them named in any appeal.

 

[RR0004]

bbm. This one gets my FIRST vote, but ALL of the above choices work too!

"Bear in mind" (props to HHJP), Ms. Baden has a reputation she wants to uphold. She's had her "questionable moments" in court, but overall this is one very sharp, educated lawyer. She LOVES to nail experts in forensic cross examination. She LOVES to "get 'em", so to speak. When there are indeed "holes" in evidence/testimony, etc. she pounces like a tiger. I have seen her during a trial (many moons ago) and she was ON IT. Impressive stuff. This case is different, though. I just could not imagine her intellectually pouncing on the forensics here. JMO, but I think she couldn't find a weak toehold and she couldn't find evidence of contamination. There was no "meat on the bone" for her. Off to greener pastures (?) and another not-as-lopsided case. Plus, you can't put a pricetag on a professional reputation in this arena. When it's POOF, it's really POOF.

JMO....

That's why the whole "her work is done" doesn't make sense. Her skills are best displayed at trial.
Did she sit in on the depositions down in Tenn.? If she didn't, that speaks volumes.

 

[joypath]

GRRRRRRRRR I hate when I lose a great post but....trying again!


Putting all personal opinions aside:truce:, this competent lady is an ethical practitioner. Given that fact, :twocents:I'm wondering/thinking/feeling/believing:twocents: that the recent incidents regarding the PI and the witness are just a bit TOO much for her to sweep under a carpet as "oopses" by the inexperienced :loser:JB:loser:. Financial reasons as an excuse let her out without giving up anything regarding the case AND she can still throw out a dig at "the system":furious: to promote change for a future! My other guess, she clued in the individuals who haven't figured out that a "TEAM" functions together, gave them the "bad" news regarding the OAKRIDGE & District 9 OME depos and unwrapped Cheney Mason's "Dr. G.'s gift to the defense":waitasec: as a lump of coal! Perhaps those 50 pages of FBI reports, yet unreleased to we, the people, are damaging/prejudicial to she, :loser:the inmate:loser:, also!

While I haven't previously speculated what CM thought the great "gift" WAS from Jan, my best "guess" is: HE ASKED and heard that she could NOT identify a COD within a 100% degree of medical certainty and thus he began the hallelujah chorus and :woohoo:whoopee. Betcha LKB choked on her coffee & bagel, babbled "you putz, NOBODY could and WTH is with 100% of scientific ANYTHING?. WOW I really hope Dorothy Clay Sims has some low volume earpieces to pick LKB's consulting if she participated via Dorothy Clay Sims' "doc in a box" computer system!:banghead:

 

[RR0004]

bbm
IIRC she went to Tennessee to the Body Farm recently..
BUT other than that...
When was the last time she came to Florida? To a hearing? To Depose expert witnesses? To visit her Client in jail?

Thanks...that's what I needed to know. So she went down there...deposed...but doesn't feel the need to attack the scientists' findings? She's gonna leave that for someone else to do? Huh?

 

[cleo612]

One question I have: on the Channel 13 site regarding LKB's departure it says she "will remain as a consultant and appear periodically". If money is her issue, she isn't going to get paid for her consulting nor her appearances, so how does her reason for her departure make sense?
Am I missing something?
For some reason, cannot get the link to attach!

It could be as simple as LKB not wanting her name to be listed as an "attorney of record" in case/or when the proverbial ethics committee(s) decide to sanction the defense team for their highly questionable tactics.

Being listed solely as a consultant to the defense would/could/should remove her from any legal liability that the defense team might face/be facing down the road.

 

[shotgun09]

I have this feeling that the depositions at the Body Farm were a big disappointment to the defense. Those guys at the farm must have had all their i's dotted, t's crossed, colored graphs clear and precise, CV's intact and up to date, and arms crossed on their puffed out chests, while questions were asked. I'm sure the defense left there with nothing they could use, other than their thoughts of "junk science" slowly making sense. Their client is cooked.

 

[Intermezzo]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Mason *can* leave. He's the only death qualified lawyer, right? Da Judge won't release him. He'll have to have fun right up to the bitter end.

Blaise (right?)

The new lawyer Finnell, from Jacksonville, is DP qualified..
Apparently she replaced Lyon as the DP expert. I guess Mason is not a DP expert.
I know Baez can't withdraw because he was a privately retained attorney who has gotten paid..or should I say paid himself out of the funds received from ABC for photos.
I am not so sure about Mason though, I think he can withdraw..he came on board Pro Bono and there is another DP qualified attorney on the case.

 

[Intermezzo]

The last time LKB was in Florida was with the rest of the defense team to examine the Pontiac under the watchful eyes of the state. JB made not one comment about THAT inspection publicly. He did however, start whining immediately about the taped calls he had with an inmate. One of many of JB's deflection tactics.

This in my opinion is when LKB made the decision she was leaving the case. Had the defense team found one piece of evidence in their favor, the media would have been notified immediately.

LKB will make money off this; she will be an analyst during the trial one way or another.

HMM
Would that be the first time she inspected the car?
She may have inhaled the Decomp smell in the car, and said " Oh Chit, I know that smell" just like George did.
:twocents:
You know I never thought of LKB being an analyst during the trial...but you may be right..Can she do that?

 

[Intermezzo]

I think that Dr. Henry Lee will be the next one to stage left ~ That crate of oranges can't last forever.

Maybe he's getting a new crate...Florida oranges are in season starting November....

 

[joypath]

HMM
Would that be the first time she inspected the car?
She may have inhaled the Decomp smell in the car, and said " Oh Chit, I know that smell" just like George did.
:twocents:
You know I never thought of LKB being an analyst during the trial...but you may be right..Can she do that?[/quote]




Short answer: YEP! She CAN NOT "chit chat" about any information she knows from her direct experience within the case, however! And her "offer" to be a consultant is a courtesy offer, falling in the category that our suggestions here are only ICA's "boys" might give then more attention! :dance:

 

[Snaz]

The new lawyer Finnell, from Jacksonville, is DP qualified..
Apparently she replaced Lyon as the DP expert. I guess Mason is not a DP expert.
I know Baez can't withdraw because he was a privately retained attorney who has gotten paid..or should I say paid himself out of the funds received from ABC for photos.
I am not so sure about Mason though, I think he can withdraw..he came on board Pro Bono and there is another DP qualified attorney on the case.

BBM

Cheney Mason is a death-qualified attorney....

Cheney Mason, Casey Anthony’s death-qualified attorney, was the first to arrive at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, ready to inspect nearly 100 pieces of evidence.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...thony:-Defense-wants-evidence-to-stay-private

 

[faefrost]

HMM
Would that be the first time she inspected the car?
She may have inhaled the Decomp smell in the car, and said " Oh Chit, I know that smell" just like George did.
:twocents:
You know I never thought of LKB being an analyst during the trial...but you may be right..Can she do that?

I could be wrong on this, but I suspect that they will not be able to call LKB as an expert witness at trial, simply because the SA cannot depose her due to her attorney client privilege. I would imagine that the court would instruct them to use an expert not so bound. But she probably can function as a behind the scenes consultant or analyst.

 

[countzero]

HMM
Would that be the first time she inspected the car?
She may have inhaled the Decomp smell in the car, and said " Oh Chit, I know that smell" just like George did.
:twocents:
You know I never thought of LKB being an analyst during the trial...but you may be right..Can she do that?

Wet noodle me again .... LKB was last in Orlando in March 10 for the indigent hearing. She was "present" via Skype for the defense inspection of evidence 7-13/14-10.

[ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109309"]Defense finds something new in old evidence? - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community[/ame]

 

[tragco]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Mason *can* leave. He's the only death qualified lawyer, right? Da Judge won't release him. He'll have to have fun right up to the bitter end.

Blaise (right?)

Well, if he's pro-bono I think he can.

I was originally thinking they would just appoint a public defender (and extend the trial date), but apparently there are others on the team that are death qualified.

I give Mason, oh, about 3 months. I think that will be part of his New Year's Resolution/gift to himself- to begin 2011 by saying bye-bye to this unwinnable, disaster prone trial.

I don't think he's having fun.