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[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Casey Anthony: She weighs in on start of check-forgery trial -- WESH reports that murder trial could cost $4 million
posted by halboedeker on Aug 25, 2009 5:18:01 PM
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Jose Baez, her attorney, has asked for a November 2010 date, "presumably after the murder trial," WESH-Channel 2's Bob Kealing reported.

Prosecutors want the forgery trial to start within three months, WKMG-Channel 6's Mike DeForest said. "Anthony has offered up her own suggestion when the trial should take place," he added. "Casey Anthony has suggested holding the forgery trial in November of next year, about five months after murder trial begins. The judge's decision about the check-forgery trial could come down at any moment."

The stations also explored the latest photos and documents released by the state. The state last week photographed the "la bella vita" tattoo that Anthony received shortly after her daughter disappeared.

"It's a fairly common tattoo," Kealing said. "Prosecutors will argue that Casey got it during the first week of July while Caylee was still believed to be missing. They will use it as evidence that Casey was not really looking for her daughter -- quite the opposite appeared to be enjoying her new life without a child to care for."

Or as WESH legal analyst Richard Hornsby succinctly put it: "She was so detached from her daughter that she didn't care."

In a later newscast, Kealing noted that the case has produced 10,000 pages of documents and repeated Orlando attorney Cheney Mason's prediction that the case could cost $4 million.

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...heckforgery-trial-start-in-november-2010.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

2,000 Pages Released In Anthony Investigation
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:39:25 PM
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Prosecutors released more than 2,000 pages of investigative documents and pictures to Casey Anthony&#8217;s defense team.

The state handed over 29 compact discs, which included aerial photos of where her daughter Caylee's remains were found, and pictures from a PhotoBucket account.

The other documents had FBI operating procedures for various divisions, such as the latent print operations unit.

In another development, the state asked the judge to let them go forward with her fraud case. The defense asked for that trial to be delayed until Anthony's murder trial is over.

They didn't rule on the issue.

Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/8/25/2000_pages_released_in_anthony_investigation.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Criminal Case Docket Updated!

CASE ACTIONS:

Docket Date---Defendant--------------------------------Docket Entry
8/21/2009---A---ORDER DEFENDANTS MOTION TO CERTIFY TIM MILLER AS A MATERIAL WITNESS COURT RESERVED RULING, MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND TO BAR PRIVLEDGED TESTIMONY, COURT RESERVED RULING, MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM (ANTHONY LAZARRO) COURT GRANTS RECORDS FROM PHONE CALLS FROM 6/1/08 - 12/18/08 TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT WITHIN 30DAYS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW.

8/24/2009---A---CORRESPONDENCE FILED (FAXED) FROM STEVEN PERRY SR

8/24/2009---A---NOTICE OF PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY

8/24/2009---A---SUPPLEMENTAL STATE WITNESS LIST FILED

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Judge Says Padilla Isn't Required To Shut Up
Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:20:12 PM
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A judge in the Casey Anthony murder case has issued two significant orders - one named Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller as a material witness and the other order denied a request for a gag order for bail bondsman Leonard Padilla.

Circuit Judge Stan Strickland did not issue an order forcing Texas EquuSearch to turn over the names and information of volunteers who took part in the search for Caylee Anthony.

Previously, Anthony's defense lawyers wanted to stop Padilla from talking to reporters and granting interviews. In arguments presented to Strickland, they contended that Padilla violated attorney-client privilege.

The court disagreed and declined to grant a gag order.

Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/8/27/tim_miller_material_witness_in_casey_case.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Anthony Loses Motion To Limit Padilla's Testimony
Defense Does Win Access To Search Records
POSTED: 11:58 am EDT August 27, 2009
UPDATED: 5:51 pm EDT August 27, 2009
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That means prosecutors can use testimony of what they saw and heard in their case against Anthony, who is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Anthony's defense attorney Jose Baez sought the protective order to bar privileged testimony from Leonard Padilla, Tony Padilla, Tracy McLaughlin, and Robert Dick. The group was involved in helping bail out Anthony, and they spent much time around Anthony and her family before a fallout.

But Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland did not support the argument that the group was an extension of the defense counsel and covered by the attorney-client privilege.

Anthony's defense team, however, will have access to the records of 32 searchers who looked within a couple hundred yards of where Caylee Anthony's remains were found.

Strickland made that ruling earlier Thursday morning.

VIDEO: Anthony's Defense Gets Access To Searcher Data
http://www.wesh.com/video/20582985/index.html

VIDEO: Anthony Loses One Motion, Wins Another
http://www.wesh.com/video/20587937/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20582620/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Man Wrote Letter Offering Reward For "Zanny"
Posted: 11:41 am EDT August 27, 2009
Updated: 12:25 pm EDT August 27, 2009
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Eyewitness News obtained a letter Thursday submitted as evidence in the case against Casey Anthony from a man offering a reward for "zanny the nanny" to come forward.

Steven Perry Sr. of Gold Canyon, Arizona appears to have faxed the letter on November 28, 2008, but it wasn't entered into evidence with the Clerk of Courts until August 24, 2009.

In the brief letter Perry writes, "if the real zanny the nanny will come forward and present herself to nancy grace or hlns mike galanos, I will pay you 1 million dollars for coming forward, no questions asked."

Eyewitness News is working to learn more about who Perry is.

READ LETTER: Man Offers Reward To "Zanny"
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20582129/detail.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20582348/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Tim Miller To Testify In Casey Anthony Case
Posted: 12:23 pm EDT August 27, 2009
Updated: 5:34 pm EDT August 27, 2009
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The defense team scored a small victory in the case against Casey Anthony on Thursday. Tim Miller, founder of EquuSearch, has agreed to testify as a defense witness.

That the attorney for Timothy Miller &#8230; has agreed to present Timothy Miller as a representative of Texas Equusearch (TES) for deposition in Orlando, Florida," Judge Stan Strickland wrote in the order.

However, the defense will only get search records pertaining to the 32 volunteers who searched near the spot where Caylee's remains were ultimately found and they have to pay for the records.

The judge also denied a motion and ruled Thursday that California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla was not part of the defense team.

That means statements he and his associates made about conversations they had with Casey while they were protecting her, can be made public.

JUDGE'S ORDER: About Tim Miller
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20582267/detail.html

JUDGE'S ORDER: Leonard Padilla
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20587563/detail.html

VIDEO REPORT: EcuuSearch's Tim Miller To Testify
http://www.wftv.com/video/20584117/index.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20583028/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Casey Anthony case: California bounty hunter and crew can testify - if needed
6:13 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2009
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A judge denied a Casey Anthony defense team request to bar California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla and his associates from testifying about conversations they had with her.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland issued his ruling late this afternoon. He disagreed with Casey Anthony's defense team, who claimed Padilla and crew were an extension of legal services provided by her defense attorney Jose Baez.

Casey Anthony's father, George Anthony, testified Friday that he believed the team was there for security for his family.

"It is reasonably clear to the Court that the individuals in question were not under the supervision or employment of counsel for the Defendant," Strickland wrote in his four-page ruling.

The team was "simply protecting their investment," Strickland added, referring to Casey Anthony's bail bond.

This was the second ruling Strickland made in the case today.

Earlier, he ordered that the founder of the volunteer search group that helped look for Casey Anthony's daughter last year can be questioned under oath by the mother's defense team.

Information on more than two dozen volunteer searchers also will be released.

Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...texas-equusearch-order-082709,0,5083861.story

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Judge: Padilla Not Bound By Agreement
Defense To See Caylee Searcher Info
POSTED: Thursday, August 27, 2009
UPDATED: 7:03 pm EDT August 27, 2009
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Defense attorney Jose Baez asked Judge Stan Strickland to bar Leonard Padilla from testifying about information obtained while guarding Casey Anthony, but the judge ruled on Thursday that a privacy agreement between Padilla and the defense is not valid.

Earlier Thursday, Equusearch founder Tim Miller agreed to be deposed by Casey Anthony's defense team.

According to an order issued by Strickland, Miller's attorney, Mark NeJame, agreed to have Miller deposed as a representative of his search group.

In addition, Miller will turn over to the defense documents regarding the 4,000 volunteers who searched for Caylee Anthony.

Strickland said the defense cannot take notes or copy the records unless they claim -- and the judge agrees -- that the volunteers were in the "immediate proximity of where Caylee's body was later found."

Miller volunteered to provide the defense and the state with documents regarding the 32 searchers who were in the area where Caylee's remains were found during a search in August 2008.

VIDEO: Miller to Be Deposed
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/20583201/index.html

VIDEO: Padilla
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/20589485/index.html

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/20583199/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Win for Casey Anthony defense
Search records to be turned over
Updated: Thursday, 27 Aug 2009, 6:19 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 27 Aug 2009, 1:11 PM EDT
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An order was signed Thursday morning to certify another material witness in the ongoing investigation surrounding the murder of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

Timothy Miller, a representative for Texas Equusearch, an organization dedicated to searching for and recovering missing persons, has been named a material witness in the case.

Documents of the 32 TES searchers have been subpoenaed and are to be disclosed to both the State and the Defense.

On July 7, 2009 Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland canceled the planned October 2009 trial date for the State vs. Casey Anthony and scheduled a pretrial hearing for January 21, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., with plans for a trial date sometime during the summer of 2010.

VIDEO REPORT INCLUDED IN ARTICLE!

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/082709_Win_for_Casey_Anthony_defense

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Casey Anthony: Defense team will get to learn about searchers
posted by halboedeker on Aug 27, 2009 1:51:17 PM
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WFTV-Channel 9 called it "a small victory." WESH-Channel 2 called it "a big development."

You be the judge.

The judge in the Casey Anthony case has ruled that Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller will be questioned under oath and that information on 32 searchers will be released. Those searchers were closest to the spot where Caylee Anthony's remains were later found.

Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of her toddler.

WESH's Bob Kealing explained the defense's approach: "They hope to find volunteers who said they looked in that general area and didn't see anything."

Kealing also reported that Judge Stan Strickland gave the defense team the right look at Texas EquuSearch records to identify others who might have been near the place Caylee was later found.

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...e-team-will-get-to-learn-about-searchers.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Casey Anthony: Is Leonard Padilla decision a setback for defense?
posted by halboedeker on Aug 27, 2009 5:42:29 PM
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"Statements he and his associates made about conversations they had with Casey while they were protecting her can be made public," WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Martie Salt said.

WESH-Channel 2's Bob Kealing said, "This latest ruling also means the state can call as a witness a woman named Tracy McLaughlin, who was an employee of Leonard Padilla's [and] who spent nine days in very close contact with Casey while Caylee was still missing."

What do you make of that? Sounds like a setback for the defense, which had wanted the statements blocked and testimony kept out of trial. Casey Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of Caylee, her daughter.

Later, WKMG-Channel 6's Tony Pipitone provided more insight about Padilla and the bounty hunter's team. "We don't know what's in those statements, but [defense attorney Jose] Baez does," Pipitone said. "And he didn't want it to be considered even for evidence. But we should know soon, because today's ruling means it opens the door for this to become public record."

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...illa-associates-could-be-called-at-trial.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

WFTV's Kathi Belich: The reporter murder suspects don't want to see
posted by halboedeker on Aug 28, 2009 10:12:04 AM
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WFTV-Channel 9's Kathi Belich could be an important crime deterrent.

I'm not kidding. She seems to mortify murder suspects with her questions.

In an oft-repeated piece of footage, Belich asked Casey Anthony if she had killed daughter Caylee. Anthony was rushed away.

Belich has added another memorable interview to her portfolio. Belich tried to question a teacher accused of murdering her husband 20 years ago. Oh, how the woman didn't like being put on the spot.

Take a look. Maybe it could be a crime-fighting slogan: Don't do the crime, you won't do the time with Belich.

Take a look:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20588895/detail.html

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...eporter-murder-suspects-dont-want-to-see.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Taped Interviews To Be Released In Anthony Case
FBI To Interview Woman Who Bonded With Casey Anthony
POSTED: 3:54 pm EDT August 28, 2009
UPDATED: 4:44 pm EDT August 28, 2009
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The state attorney's office said it will release hours of audio taped police interviews with members of the team that bonded Casey Anthony out of jail.

A judge denied Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez's motion Thursday to seal those interviews.

In the coming days, the state attorney's office told WESH 2 they will release audio taped interviews with bail bondsmen Leonard Padilla and his team. That means the public will hear what they heard and saw from Casey Anthony long before the case goes to trial.

Of particular interest is the FBI interview with Tracy McLaughlin. After Casey Anthony's arrest, McLaughlin spent nine days with her in the Anthony home and sources said she developed a bond with her.

The spokeswoman for Lawson Lamar said they plan to release the tapes because they are part of the public record. She plans to do that late next week or the week after.

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20604174/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Florida Bar clears Casey Anthony's lawyer of ethics charges
11:45 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2009
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The Florida Bar has cleared José Baez, Casey Anthony's defense attorney, of ethics allegations made by a private investigator who worked on the case, according to documents obtained Monday by the Orlando Sentinel.

Members of the Bar's Grievance Committee found "insufficient evidence" that Baez did anything wrong, according to a letter from the Bar.

Dominic Casey, the investigator, alerted the Bar about two issues involving Baez, who represents Anthony in the murder case that arose from the disappearance last summer of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

One issue concerned a discussion the investigator said he had with Baez about doing something other than calling 911 if he found the missing toddler.

Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...bk-baez-cleared-by-bar-090109,0,7176801.story

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Jose Baez Cleared Of Alleged Ethics Violations
Posted: 11:28 am EDT September 1, 2009
Updated: 11:44 am EDT September 1, 2009
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Eyewitness News learned Tuesday that the Florida Bar has cleared Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, of allegations of ethics violations. The investigation began in April.

The allegations involved private investigator Dominic Casey. He's the man who was recorded in the area where Caylee's remains were discovered months before they were found on December 11 .

Dominic Casey claimed attorney Jose Baez told him not to call 911 if he found Caylee's remains. Also, there was an issue about payments from the defense team.

The Bar says there was insufficient evidence for both claims.

VIDEO REPORT: Jose Baez Cleared
http://www.wftv.com/video/20668400/index.html

BAEZ CLEARED: From Committee
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20668640/detail.html

BAEZ CLEARED: To Dominic Casey
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20668610/detail.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20667181/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Bar Clears Baez Of Ethics Complaint
Anthony's Defense Attorney Still Has 1 Active Complaint
POSTED: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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The Florida Bar has cleared Casey Anthony's defense attorney of an unethical behavior complaint.

The Florida Bar looked into Casey's complaint, but found no probably cause that Baez violated any ethics rules.

Baez has always denied that such a conversation ever took place between himself and Casey.

While working for Baez, Casey searched the wooded area off Suburban Drive -- where Caylee's remains were later found -- three times.

Casey told detectives that Baez instructed him not to call 911 if he found a body. Judge Stan Strickland also forwarded the complaint to the bar.

Although Baez has been cleared on Casey's complaint, there is still an open bar complaint against the attorney.

The complaint involves Baez's relationship with his former spokesman, a man known as Todd Black, who sent out press releases on Baez's behalf. Black was later discovered to be a convicted felon.

VIDEO: Baez Cleared By Bar
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/20668312/index.html

PDF: Bar Letter 1
http://www.clickorlando.com/download/2009/0901/20667147.pdf

PDF: Bar Letter 2
http://www.clickorlando.com/download/2009/0901/20667185.pdf

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/20667422/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Casey&#8217;s Lawyer Cleared Of Ethics Charges
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 11:57:29 AM
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Private investigator Dominic Casey alerted the bar association about two issues involving Baez, but according an Orlando Sentinel report, the Bar&#8217;s Grievance Committee found &#8220;insufficient evidence&#8221; that Jose Baez did anything wrong.

One issue was over a discussion Dominic Casey said he had with Baez about doing something other than calling 911 if the investigator found Casey&#8217;s daughter, Caylee, who was missing for six months before her remains were found in December.

The other issue dealt with payment for Dominic Casey&#8217;s services.

Baez told the Bar he would review appropriate invoices and discuss them with the investigator.

Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/9/1/caseys_lawyer_cleared_of_ethics_charges.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Casey Anthony: Bar clears Jose Baez of ethics allegations
posted by halboedeker on Sep 1, 2009 12:22:56 PM
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The Florida Bar has cleared Casey Anthony's defense attorney Jose Baez of two ethics complaints, TV stations reported at noon today.

One allegation involved private investigator Dominic Casey, who claimed that Baez had told him not to call 911 if he found Caylee Anthony's remains, WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Vanessa Echols reported. Casey Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of Caylee, her daughter.

Another issue focused on payments from the defense team, WFTV said. "The Bar says there was insufficient evidence for both claims," Echols said. (The Sentinel reported that Dominic Casey had "raised another issue dealing with payment for his services.")

"As a defense attorney representing a high-profile client, you're going to take some attacks," DeForest said. "He's been able to shrug them off. So far, every Bar complaint filed against him in this matter has been cleared."

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...r-clears-jose-baez-of-ethics-allegations.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Inmate Writes Letter To Judge In Casey Case
Posted: 2:16 pm EDT September 1, 2009
Updated: 3:45 pm EDT September 1, 2009
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An inmate who had already mailed a letter to the clerk of courts claiming he knew who killed Caylee Anthony also sent a letter to a judge involved in the case.

The letter, like the previous one (read previous letter), claims that the inmate, Jerry Jackson, is "a very close friend" of the person who killed Caylee Anthony.

"I do not know if Ms. Anthony (sic) played a part in the murder but the person who did kill her daughter is a ex-boyfriend of hers," Jackson wrote in the letter Eyewitness News obtained Tuesday.

It was addressed to "Judge Evans," who is likely Judge Robert Evans. Evans is the judge who signed a court order to obtain Casey's cell phone records.

Jerry Jackson is a 21-year-old inmate behind bars since 2004 on a 30-year sentence for crimes committed in 2002, including sexual battery with a weapon, armed burglary and kidnapping.

In April 2006, a then 18-year-old Jackson claimed in a letter written from behind bars that he kidnapped missing 13-year-old Ashani Creighton and killed her. However, his claims were dismissed amid a history of mental illness.

READ LETTER: To Judge
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20669845/detail.html

READ LETTER: To Clerk Of Courts
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/20533041/detail.html

IMAGE: Jackson's Mug
http://images.ibsys.com/2009/0824/20533955_640X360.jpg

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20669869/detail.html