Casey Anthony: Defense team files flurry of papers, WESH says
posted by halboedeker on Jul 16, 2009 8:43:13 PM
<snipped> Lots of action on the Casey Anthony front. Or as WESH-Channel 2 anchor Martha Sugalski put it: "This afternoon, her defense team filed a flurry of new court papers."
Defense attorney Jose Baez wants law enforcement interviews with bounty hunter Leonard Padilla and his workers kept from the public. WESH's Bob Kealing termed the defense's move "significant" because a Padilla employee spent a week with Anthony "and allegedly heard her say some potentially damaging things."
WFTV-Channel 9 touched quickly on the latest developments. "More paper shuffling in the case against Casey," anchor Martie Salt said.
WESH noted that in another motion, Baez seeks access to Texas EquuSearch records.
How many new pages were released today?
The defense received nearly 1,400 pages of evidence from the state -- "bringing the total number of pages now to 8,000," Kealing said.
The defense received "800 pages of documents, much of which focused on ex-fiance Jesse Grund," Salt said.
Motion To Delay Check Fraud Trial http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/RESPONSEDOC.pdf Discussion: State files motion to proceed with check fraud charge
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Motion For Documents From Texas EquuSearch http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/MILLERDOC.pdf Discussion: Texas Equusearch Volunteers' Identities Sought By Anthony Defense
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Jose Baez discusses Casey defense team
Updated: Friday, 17 Jul 2009, 8:38 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 17 Jul 2009, 8:38 AM EDT
<snipped> Jose Baez sat down with FOX 35 reporter Holly Bristow to talk about the defense team.
Baez has teamed up with several nationally renowned experts to help him save his clients life. Andrea Lyon is a law professor from Chicago. She’s known as the "angel of death row" because she has never lost a death penalty case.
High profile New York attorney Linda Kenny Baden specializes in forensics. “There are ranges of the spectrum where you have science presented in the courtroom that completely relies on empirical data and then you have an area of science that relies on a person’s opinions and beliefs. That is where the area of false convictions comes up that's where false interpretation comes up and that’s where scientists become advocates,” said Baez.
UPDATED: New Motions Filed In Casey Anthony Case
Posted: 5:52 pm EDT July 16, 2009
Updated: 2:26 pm EDT July 17, 2009
<snipped> Late Thursday afternoon, the defense in the case against Casey Anthony filed motions to delay Casey's check fraud trial and to keep Leonard Padilla from talking about their conversations while he was involved in Casey's case.
The defense also received 800 pages of documents, much of which focused on Casey's ex-fiancé, Jesse Grund. The documents included Grund's personnel file from the Orlando Police Department and lab reports on evidence from Casey's car.
Those documents have not yet been released to the public.
Document: Casey Anthony Repaid Allegedly Stolen Money Anthony Is Accused Of Fraud, Homicide
POSTED: 3:31 pm EDT July 21, 2009
UPDATED: 4:31 pm EDT July 21, 2009
<snipped> A document filed among 100 others last week indicates that Casey Anthony has paid back money she allegedly stole from a friend.
In a court document filed by Jose Baez last week, Bank of America acknowledged a $664 check received from Baez's office in reference to the Amy Huzeinga case. Baez denies he's the one who cut the check, but he would neither confirm nor deny that the check came from Anthony.
The bank told Baez "it is to be noted that Bank of America did not take this payment in lieu of criminal prosecution." Prosecutors want to move forward with the check fraud case while waiting for the murder trial. Baez and company have asked for a delay arguing the death penalty case is occupying all of their attention.
The state attorney's office and a Bank of America spokeswoman in Atlanta would not comment on the check payment. Huizenga's lawyer Kirk Connell could not be reached for comment.
Judge orders transcription of meeting
Updated: Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009, 6:01 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009, 6:01 PM EDT
<snipped> We may finally learn just how Casey Anthony’s attorney is getting paid. On Tuesday Judge Strickland granted a state motion requesting that a court reporter transcribe everything that was said in a side bar conference during a hearing held back on March 25th. On that day, Casey Anthony, her attorney Jose Baez, prosecutors and the judge headed into a side room for what's called an in camera meeting. The hearing that day was on a state motion asking them to reveal how Casey Anthony was paying for her lawyers. After the hearing the judge said everything was okay by the rules.
The state attorney's office wants this private meeting transcribed for the trial and Tuesday’s order from the judge says the court reporter must have that typed up and in to him by 5 pm Thursday.
Prosecutors in Casey Anthony case want transcript
5:09 PM EDT, July 21, 2009
<snipped> Prosecutors assigned to the case against Casey Anthony are asking a judge to order a transcript of a side bar conference from a hearing on March 25.
The transcript would be used for "purpose of trial," according to a court document filed today by Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick.
It's unclear what information would be used for trial.
At the March 25 hearing, prosecutors wanted Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, to reveal how the case was being funded and questioned whether he had any conflict of interest. They wanted to ensure he was not playing two roles for Anthony: defense attorney and story agent.
That would be a conflict of interest, Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton argued at the hearing.
Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland met with Baez and the prosecutors in a closed meeting to discuss whether there any conflict of interest.
Strickland returned to court and announced he found no conflict of interest.
The judge has not ruled on the state's request for the transcript.
Baez Cuts Check In Fraud Case Defense Seeks To Delay Anthony's Check Fraud Trial
POSTED: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
UPDATED: 7:23 pm EDT July 21, 2009
<snipped> Casey Anthony's attorney has repaid a bank for checks Anthony is accused of stealing in an apparent effort to put off her check fraud trial.
According to a letter from Bank of America dated July 10, defense attorney Jose Baez mailed the bank a money order to reimburse them for funds Casey Anthony allegedly stole. A bank official said the bank has no intentions of dropping its criminal case against Anthony.
Baez sent a money order for $664.25, the exact amount Anthony is accused of stealing.
The defense team is no longer commenting publicly about the case, but Local 6 reporter Mike DeForest said based on court documents, it appears that Anthony's lawyers may have mailed the money order to the bank in hopes of getting Anthony's check fraud case postponed until after her murder trial.
In court documents requesting the delay, the defense points out that Huizenga has been reimbursed for the theft by the bank, and the bank has been reimbursed by the defense.
"There is no urgent need to resolve the alleged check forgery case," the defense's court filing said.
Document: Casey Anthony Paid Back Stolen Money
Posted: 5:32 pm EDT July 21, 2009
Updated: 6:03 pm EDT July 21, 2009
<snipped> In the case against Casey Anthony, the defense team filed paperwork that says the money Casey took from her friend, Amy Huizenga, was paid back.
The letter from Bank of America says Jose Baez's office turned over a money order for more than $650. Checks that were allegedly stolen from Amy Huizenga came from Bank of America.
Despite the payment, Casey will still stand trial for check fraud. No trial date has been set.
Hope, help fade for the missing Cases grab the spotlight, but resources for finding missing children and adults dry up and fade away as money and interest wane.
July 22, 2009
<snipped> Long before Caylee Marie Anthony, Jennifer Kesse and Jessica Lunsford became household names in Central Florida, 20-year-old Tiffany Sessions walked out of her apartment near the University of Florida and never returned.
Like the more recent disappearances, Sessions' case made national headlines. Hundreds of people volunteered to help find her.
Eventually, Sessions' relatives became advocates for missing persons. Her mother even directed a nonprofit dedicated to the issue.
But earlier this year — a month after the 20th anniversary of Sessions' disappearance — that organization folded because of a lack of money.
The Central Florida-based Missing Children Center also closed recently.
2nd Headline: Police work with some groups Today, a year after Caylee Anthony was reported missing, missing-persons organizations large and small serve in a variety of ways. Some distribute fliers, launch ground searches or lend a listening ear. Others focus on prevention efforts.
Caylee's case brought Texas EquuSearch and Kid Finders Network to Orlando. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement works closely with A Child is Missing, a South Florida-based group whose key function is to deliver phone alerts about missing people.
Orlando police Sgt. Barbara Jones said that was the first time OPD worked with Child Watch. She commended the group for its work on that case.
Law-enforcement officials say the services some missing-persons organizations provide are beneficial because exposure is key.
But investigators cautioned that not all missing-children's organizations are created equal.
Some are legit and provide valuable assistance to families and law-enforcement. Other groups or people, however, may have intentions other than simply finding a missing person.
Only two Florida nonprofits are AMECO members: A Child is Missing and the Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction.
3rd Headline: Fundraising proves difficult Times are tough for many nonprofits of all missions, said Maria-Elena Augustin, programs coordinator for the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management at UCF.
Current cases also influence public sentiment. Sessions said Casey Anthony's indictment on a first-degree-murder charge in the death of her toddler daughter doesn't translate well for missing-persons groups.
Founding members of some groups, thrust forward by emotion and often well-intended, don't have the business acumen necessary to run a nonprofit, said Sherry Friedlander, executive director of A Child is Missing.
"They'll set up a foundation ..., and the money is generally wasted," she said.
4th Headline: Anthony case made impact Sherri and Dennis Milstead, founders of Kid Finders Network, learned it first-hand. After the Milsteads volunteered in Caylee's case and featured her photo on their mobile billboard, the couple received harsh criticism.
"We took such a beating from the case in Orlando, it really put a hurting on us," Sherri Milstead said. "We're still being trashed over it."
Today the Milsteads' billboards are parked. Kid Finders, she said, doesn't have any money.
5th Headline: What should they do? B.J. Jimenez, whose nephew Zachary Bernhardt disappeared from his Clearwater home nearly nine years ago, said organizations like hers — the A-Z Missing Children's Outreach Center — exist because needs are not being met.
Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said they launched their nonprofit to help families understand their rights and provide them with information on the resources available to them.
"We basically had to figure out on our own what to do," the Anthonys said via an e-mailed statement. "There is so much going on that they do not know what to do or who to trust. We had no idea what community resources were available to us, or what our rights were."
The Anthonys' goal is to help families get emotional, financial and spiritual help.
Zachary, she said, would no longer be the 8-year-old depicted in original fliers but a 17-year-old youth. She wonders who has seen his age-progressed photo. She wonders who will look for Zachary now.
"If his picture's not out there, how's anybody going to know? ... It doesn't go away with us. We need this. The families and our children, we need this."
George, Cindy Anthony Ordered To Court Friday Anthonys Have Not Produced Evidence Requested By State
POSTED: 3:48 pm EDT July 23, 2009
UPDATED: 4:50 pm EDT July 23, 2009
<snipped> As part of its investigation, the state has ordered the Anthonys to turn over certain evidence. In the hearing, the judge is expected to ask why the Anthonys have not turned over the material.
Their attorney, Brad Conway, said this is just a timing issue and the Anthonys are not at odds with the state attorney's office.
Conway said, "The state has requested certain documents stored in the Anthonys' computer and it's not going as quickly as the state wants. The Anthonys' computer has been down, and they have not been able to produce certain documents."
Conway would not say what the documents are, but he said he's confident he can turn over that information before Friday's hearing.
VIDEO: George, Cindy Anthony Ordered To Court Friday 1:35 Judge Stan Strickland orders Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy, to court Friday. http://www.wesh.com/video/20158449/index.html
Anthonys May Be Back In Court Friday
Posted: 4:54 pm EDT July 23, 2009
Updated: 5:31 pm EDT July 23, 2009
<snipped> The case against Casey Anthony is headed back to court Friday. Casey's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, could be back in an Orange County court for a hearing Thursday.
The State Attorney's Office wants a judge to force George and Cindy to provide more information about their daughter.
The attorney's office says the Anthonys are not being cooperative. Lawyers in the civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony are also making similar claims.
State Wants Documents From Anthonys Prosecution Could Seek To Hold Caylee's Grandparents In Contempt
POSTED: Thursday, July 23, 2009
UPDATED: 5:19 pm EDT July 23, 2009
<snipped> The Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, said the subpoena for the documents was issued a few weeks ago. Conway said the prosecution apparently wanted the documents more quickly, but he plans to hand over the documents Friday morning.
The state could ask a judge to hold the Anthonys in contempt of court for failing to turn over the documents.
Conway said the Anthonys have no problem producing the documents, and this is just a dispute over timing. He said he is preoccupied with other clients and the Anthonys have had a hard time producing the documents because their computer has been down.
Conway said he is working with the state to resolve the issue.
This request from the prosecution comes one week after defense lawyers for the Anthonys daughter, Casey Anthony, launched an attempt to get all statements made by bounty hunter Leonard Padilla and his associates thrown out of court.
It is unclear if the documents the prosecution has requested are related to Padilla or another matter.
UPDATED: Hearing In Anthony Case Canceled
POSTED: Thursday, July 23, 2009
UPDATED: 12:46 pm EDT July 24, 2009
<snipped> The hearing was scheduled after the state attorney subpoenaed Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, but never received documents from them.
Leaving the courthouse today, the Anthonys' attorney, Bran Conway, said the issue had been resolved.
"Provided the state attorney's office with the documents that they subpoenaed," Conway said. "The normal routine, things happen. The state and I worked together to provide what they asked for and there are no problems, no issues."
Conway said the subpoena for the documents was issued a few weeks ago.
It is unclear if the documents the prosecution has requested are related to Padilla or another matter.
State wants records of Casey Anthony's parents, private investigators Hearing canceled after lawyer for Casey Anthony's parents dropped off documents at State Attorney's office.
10:18 AM EDT, July 24, 2009
<snipped> Prosecutors want records of correspondence between George and Cindy Anthony and their private investigators, a source told the Orlando Sentinel.
It's unclear if that is what the Anthonys' attorney, Brad Conway, just turned over to the State Attorney's Office.
The State Attorney's Office would not reveal what they wanted from Casey Anthony's parents, but a source told the Sentinel prosecutors want documents related to the Anthonys' private investigators. The Anthonys have worked with two investigators -- Dominic Casey and Jim Hoover.
Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick and Anthony family attorney Brad Conway notified Strickland this morning that the hearing would be canceled.
George and Cindy Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway (right), arrives at the State Attorney's Office. (RED HUBER, ORLANDO SENTINEL / July 24, 2009)
Court Hearing In Anthony Case Canceled Evidence Sought By Prosecutor Delivered
POSTED: 9:43 am EDT July 24, 2009
UPDATED: 10:16 am EDT July 24, 2009
<snipped> Brad Conway, the attorney who represents the Anthony family, arrived at the courthouse around 9 a.m.
"I'm going to give the state attorney's office what they need. I expect the hearing to be canceled," Conway said.
"The state has requested certain documents stored in the Anthonys' computer and it's not going as quickly as the state wants. The Anthonys' computer has been down, and they have not been able to produce certain documents," Conway said.
Stay with WESH 2 News and WESH.com for further details.
Anthonys Provide Documents, Hearing Cancelled
Posted: 4:54 pm EDT July 23, 2009
Updated: 11:40 am EDT July 24, 2009
<snipped> Judge Strickland wanted to know why he shouldn't hold the couple in contempt of court for refusing to give up information stored on a family computer when it was due earlier this month.
Conway hand-delivered what could be evidence in the case against Casey Anthony.
"Why is it taking so long for these documents to be turned over the attorney's office?" WFTV reporter Mark Boyle asked.
"There's not an issue there. Just sometimes it takes time to get things together," Conway replied.
However, Conway blamed the Anthonys' broken computer.
"Whose computer were the documents stored on?" Boyle asked.
"Mark, I'm not going to comment on that right now," Conway replied.
Conway would not give any specific details about what was on the documents. He was in and out of the State Attorney's Office within one hour.
Anthony hearing canceled
Updated: Friday, 24 Jul 2009, 1:17 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 23 Jul 2009, 2:55 PM EDT<snipped> The hearing was a Rule to Show Cause Hearing involving her parents George and Cindy Anthony. Their attorney, Brad Conway, arrived at the Orange County Courthouse Friday morning morning and turned over documents the state requested. "The hearings canceled. Everything is done. Everything is settled. Provided the state attorneys office with the documents that they subpoenaed," said Conway to reporters as he left the courthouse.
A short time later Judge Strickland’s office was notified by Conway and the state prosecutions office that the hearing was canceled.
Conway said he doesn't know when the next hearing in the case will be held.
Prosecutors Receive Evidence From Anthonys
Friday, July 24, 2009 10:10:10 AM
<snipped> George and Cindy Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, turned over evidence requested by the State Attorney's office Friday morning.
Prosecutors previously said the Anthonys had not turned over some evidence in the case against their daughter.
It is still unknown to the public what prosecutors were looking for.
Conway said the couple was not able to produce the information earlier.
