S.A. Concerned Defense will Sell Pics of Caylee's Remains

[BonKai]

I figured you meant pre-death. However there are those who want to see photos of the remains and assume they are entitled to view them. Sad.

Yes, it is sad and it is beyond twisted.

I am a paralegal in the civil defense field of several Wrongful Death cases (Medical Malpractice; Construction; Pharmaceutical, etc). I have seen WAY too many autopsy photos and prefer to avoid them whenever possible. Fortunately, I have never seen a child's autopsy photos. The youngest person was 21 y/o which was the age of my son at the time; it was horrible.

 

[impatientredhead]

After thinking about this, it just doesn't make much sense. The ME for the defense can take pictures and xrays. (If they can find a place to do this) If they were going to sell something, nothing would stop them from selling those if there goal is to profit on photos. The defense team will need to review the the first pictures if they are going to be used in court. It sounds like just a big pi&&&ng contest! Are they trying to say the defense does not have their clients best interest in mind? Are they trying to prove the defense Attorney is incompetent? This would not be good for the procecution.

If it is their goal to sell pictures they will. You can only do so much to legislate morality issues. I think the state taking a firm stance on it and asking that their evidence photos be sealed is completely appropriate.

 

[DuchessJules22]

Somebody help me out here, I thought it was illegal for "remains" photo's to be published, (I don't follow Nascar), but didn't this come about when a driver was killed in the Daytona 500? It's like the one exception to the Florida Sunshine laws (I think).

Anybody else?

I think what you're referring to is when Dale Earnhardt Sr. got killed. Teresa, his wife, went to court to fight the autopsy report/photos from being released.

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

This is one thing I don't even think the A fam would do. Casey, however, is a different story.

Even if they thought it would help bring their precious KC home? I think they'd do pretty much anything to have her beat the charges, and think they've already proven that to us.

 

[TakeNote]

in regards to the photos takem prior to the first ME exam....if there was anything on the body that had to be taken off.....would have already been done by the ME ....there for the defense would not be able to photo that.....there for ....those photos would be protected if the judge deems fit...does that make since....

also if the body was *cleaned* up by the ME.....like mud...bugs...etc....

if you think about it....Im sure the body or remains look differnt now then they did at first with the ME

 

[Chilly Willy]

Even if they thought it would help bring their precious KC home? I think they'd do pretty much anything to have her beat the charges, and think they've already proven that to us.

How on earth would selling these photos help bring Casey home?

 

[PoppyH]

No way would I want to see Caylees autopsy photos and have to remember her that way, how awful!! Thought the defense were going to do thier own exam of her remains,I sure hope they will not be allowed to pass those around!!

 

[maur33]

If you read the Orlando Sentinel article it is a bit more clear.

"It has been widely reported the major media outlets have paid substantial sums of money for 'licensing fees' for photographs and videos of Caylee Marie Anthony depicting her image while she was still alive," Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick wrote in the motion. "It is imperative that this court take steps to prevent any image of her remains from being used for commercial gain. This request is not to suggest or infer that defense counsel will engage in such conduct."


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...-caylee-remains-photos-010609,0,6545675.story


Baez can't sell anything, and if he has, he is in big trouble up to and including disbarment per Florida Statutes.

Well I guess now we know why the anthony's haven't gone back to work.

It has to be them, who else would be selling photo's and video's of Caylee, only these people would even have these things and certainly if someone else was selling them I imagine they would make a public announcement for that person to stop.

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

After thinking about this, it just doesn't make much sense. The ME for the defense can take pictures and xrays. (If they can find a place to do this) If they were going to sell something, nothing would stop them from selling those if there goal is to profit on photos. The defense team will need to review the the first pictures if they are going to be used in court. It sounds like just a big pi&&&ng contest! Are they trying to say the defense does not have their clients best interest in mind? Are they trying to prove the defense Attorney is incompetent? This would not be good for the procecution.

IMO, they want the public to know that the family have been profitting from this...I think charges are coming, and they want to make sure that we all know what the As have been doing in the background (selling pics etc).

 

[impatientredhead]

Does anyone recall how the Jon Benet autopsy photos ended up being released? Did someone get paid for their release or were they just leaked?

 

[hannahsnana]

I think maybe the prosecution wants to go on record as stating that they know that money has ALREADY changed hands for pictures and videos. Maybe they are trying to shame the Anthonys from doing this further.

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

How on earth would selling these photos help bring Casey home?

Last I heard good lawyers and experts cost big money. To run a trial like this would ordinarily cost 100s of thousands of dollars. Why do you think they sold the other photos?? To pay for the Ritz and things like that, or to pay for Casey's defence/pi's/lawyers/experts etc??

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Even if they thought it would help bring their precious KC home? I think they'd do pretty much anything to have her beat the charges, and think they've already proven that to us.

Well...you do have a point there.

 

[Chilly Willy]

Last I heard good lawyers and experts cost big money. To run a trial like this would ordinarily cost 100s of thousands of dollars. Why do you think they sold the other photos?? To pay for the Ritz and things like that, or to pay for Casey's defence/pi's/lawyers/experts etc??

It has not been established that they sold other photos, let alone what the money was used for. Perhaps this discussion should be moved to the rumors thread.

 

[Superllama]

Are you saying you think the As have more integrity than the Defence experts and that the SA thinks the same?? Personally, I think they are most concerned about the family selling them, and my personal view is, that they would sell them if they could...I also suspect they will also sell the funeral rights to a tv stations and magazine...but time will tell. I believe they want to make a living out of this and don't want to return to jobs.

I respectfully disagree with you. The Anthony's have been devastated by the loss of their granddaughter. She was obviously a very loved child. If the A's had sold rights to particular pictures and video prior to the discovery of her remains, it is my opinion that the money received was used towards the private investigators and other means they used to search for little Caylee. I would bet my life on the fact that both Cindy and George would give their own lives to have Caylee back if they could. They are victims of their own love they had for their child... a child that lied and manipulated them and ultimately killed their granddaughter.

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

Monies stolen during the crime or collected via the crime (drug dealing) would be different than this situation. They would be collected or frozen as evidence. The Son of Sam Laws are being rewritten from their initial forms because once they got to the supreme courts in many states they were deemed in violation of the first amendment. The newer and more effective route is via liens against all properties belonging to the convicted, past and future, the state reimburses their costs incurred from those funds and if there is a victims family to file for damages they will split the funds collected. But you have to be convicted before these liens can be in place.

Very interesting...where I come from, it's not just money that is seized from drug dealers pre-conviction, they will also seize their homes, cars or anything else they think was bought from the proceeds of crime, then will return them if acquitted, or if someone else can prove title, or they can prove they were paid for other than through proceeds etc.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Since the information came directly from the SA Office, it isn't a rumor nor is it speculation that someone has made a "substantial profit" from Caylee's photos/videos. The SA Office would also be required to have proof of this to back up such a claim in court when asking for this type of motion, wouldn't they?

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

Monies stolen during the crime or collected via the crime (drug dealing) would be different than this situation. They would be collected or frozen as evidence. The Son of Sam Laws are being rewritten from their initial forms because once they got to the supreme courts in many states they were deemed in violation of the first amendment. The newer and more effective route is via liens against all properties belonging to the convicted, past and future, the state reimburses their costs incurred from those funds and if there is a victims family to file for damages they will split the funds collected. But you have to be convicted before these liens can be in place.

I should have asked...does that mean a person facing charges can gift all the property before conviction? Nothing to stop them from doing that I presume?

 

[ThoughtElf]

It is certainly very strange, since as you say, the defence can simply take their own pictures. Maybe the prosecution is just reluctant to turn over theirs.:waitasec:

Or perhaps, the prosecution quite wisely wishes to raise awareness of the possibilities? :waitasec:

The SA has consistently and will consistently fight for justice for Caylee. At no point has, can, or will the SA benefit monetarily from doing so.

The same cannot be said of many other players in this case.

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

Monies stolen during the crime or collected via the crime (drug dealing) would be different than this situation. They would be collected or frozen as evidence. The Son of Sam Laws are being rewritten from their initial forms because once they got to the supreme courts in many states they were deemed in violation of the first amendment. The newer and more effective route is via liens against all properties belonging to the convicted, past and future, the state reimburses their costs incurred from those funds and if there is a victims family to file for damages they will split the funds collected. But you have to be convicted before these liens can be in place.

I should have asked...does that mean a person facing charges can gift all the property before conviction? Nothing to stop them from doing that I presume?