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OSCaseyAnthony Casey Anthony trial still on a break. 1st juror still being questioned.

 

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CFNews13Casey Court still in recess after sidebar. Mics are off, Ann Finnell is back at podium.

 

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CFNews13Casey Judge is back, mics are on. Says they're still waiting on Jeff Ashton to return to courtroom.

InSession And we're back! Judge Perry has returned to be bench for #CaseyAnthony jury selection

InSession Prosecutor Ashton has just entered the courtroom. The potential juror is not present.

CFNews13Casey Judge asked Ann Finnell to look at a ruling in another case to mark the basis of her questioning. Juror questioning has not resumed yet.

CFNews13Casey Finnell is arguing case law on aggravating & mitigating circumstances to ask juror. She says age happens to be a mitigating circumstance.

CFNews13Casey Other circumstances include her upbringing, immaturity, "a scapegoat for parental misconduct"

InSession The attorneys are discussing the extent to which the defense may ask the prospective juror about mitigating circumstances.

KBelichWFTV Defense says casey was sexually abused, not protected by parents, used as a decoy, pawn and scapegoat by them for their problems!

InSession Mitigating circumstances re: whether the potential juror could consider both death and life in prison, should #CaseyAnthony be convicted.

KBelichWFTV Defense says she has a lack of impulse control, has poor coping skills, was emotionally and verbally abused

OSCaseyAnthony Juror returns to courtroom after defense attorney argued mitigating circumstances in #caseyanthonytrial.

CFNews13Casey The juror is back in the courtroom and questioning continues #caseyanthony

 

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InSession Perry rules against the defense, limiting the scope of voir dire regarding specific possible mitigators. Juror 1/1340 returns to the stand

InSession The death penalty portion of this potential juror's voir dire is now over. Prosecutor Drane Burdick now moves to general voir dire.

CFNews13Casey Questions now center around cameras in the courtroom #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Linda Drane-Burdick is doing the questioning. Juror says he's not worried because he knows they can't record jurors. #CaseyAnthony

CFNews13Casey Potential juror has some college background - married with one daughter. Wife is a nurse #CaseyAnthony

OSCaseyAnthony Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick is quizzing juror 1340, who they've been questioning for the last 2hrs, about his family. #caseyanthonytrial

CFNews13Casey Questions are now about parents, childcare and parental responsibility.

VinniePolitan Juror 1340 being questioned... Seems like a fair and impartial guy

CFNews13Casey Juror says friend was stabbed at restaurant by co-worker about there years ago when questioned about knowing crime victims. #caseyanthony

OSCaseyAnthony Juror 1340 is telling prosecutors that a friend was stabbed and killed.

CFNews13Casey Questions now about training of dogs, specifically police and search/rescue dogs. #caseyanthony

InSession As the questioning of this potential juror continues, the number of reporters inside the courtroom has thinned out somewhat.

CFNews13Casey Jose Baez is back questioning this first juror #CaseyAnthony

 

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CFNews13Casey Baez: "Who are you?" Juror: "Husband, father, son....I'm a good friend...I'm fortunate to have two or three hands of people to count on."

InSession Baez now begins the defense portion of this potential juror's general voir dire for the #CaseyAnthony jury selection

CFNews13Casey Baez: "Would you like to be a juror on this case?" Juror: "I think it would be interesting...I'm big into mysteries." #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror: "Everybody wants to talk to me knowing I had jury duty...wondering if I was a part of this case." #caseyanthony

TBOLive Potential juror in #CaseyAnthony case asked if he has ever smelled decomposition.

CFNews13Casey Baez now asking about jurors relation to law enforcement officers. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Baez: "Do you feel that law enforcement officers are more credible than a lay witness."

CFNews13Casey Juror: "..they are straight forward & want to do the right thing" #CaseyAnthony

CFNews13Casey Baez: "How often you watch CSI?" Juror: "I stopped watching that, I watched NCIS last night...obviously it's not real." #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Baez: "Do you give doctors a little more credibility?" Juror: "They earned it, but Dr. Kevorkian has that title." #caseyanthony

 

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JimLichtenstein Juror 1 has been questioned for over 2 1/2 hours so far. 67 more to go. Helloooo June trial... #caseyanthony #caseyanthonytrial

anthonycase #caseyanthony. A prosecutor on this case told me questioning will go much quicker for potential jurors they're not that interested in.

CFNews13Casey Baez asking about evidence & guilt... Juror:" There's a reason somehow & somewhere that they feel this person is a suspect."

CFNews13Casey Now Judge Perry is asking a question to the juror. #Caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Perry: "Do you believe the defendant is innocent until proven guilty?" Juror: "yes" #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Wife of potential juror works as a nurse in an assisted-living facility. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Baez is asking potential juror if he or friends have posted things on facebook about him being a juror in this case. #CaseyAnthony

CFNews13Casey Baez: "would you require Miss Anthony to testify for your verdict?" Juror: "No..."

CFNews13Casey Judge Perry is reminding the court that the burden of proof is on the state in this case. Casey does not have to prove innocence or guilt.

CFNews13Casey Baez: "why do you think people lie?" Juror: "To spare feelings, hid personal information..." #caseyanthony

 

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OSCaseyAnthony Juror 1340 in #caseyanthonytrial to Jose Baez: "I would tell someone they are grossly obese just because it's true." That's nice of him.

CFNews13Casey Baez: "Have you ever watched Dr. G?" Juror: "Never even heard of it." #caseyanthony

 

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OSCaseyAnthony Juror 1340 in #caseyanthonytrial has NEVER heard of Dr. G's show?!

 

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CFNews13Casey Court is breaking for lunch for 40 minutes. #CaseyAnthony

JimLichtenstein After 3 hours with juror 1 being quizzed on stand, what do you think the other 67 jurors are thinking as they wait? #caseyanthony

InSession #CaseyAnthony jury selection is in lunch recess. The potential juror has been excused from the courtroom.

CFNews13Casey Court breaks for lunch. Questioning of Juror #1 has so far taken 3 hours, 6 minutes. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Judge Perry: "We have 36 more jurors to get through today." #caseyanthony

 

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OSCaseyAnthony Lunch break until 12:45 p.m. in #caseyanthonytrial.

TBOLive First prospective juror on stand for three hours in #CaseyAnthony case. Judge says he will get to 36 others today.

 

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VinniePolitan Sex abuse! Is that the explanation...

TeamNancyHLN #CaseyAnthony jury selection continues - Judge: we will be here until we go through all 37. So far both sides have only questioned 1 person.

TBOLive Forget tainted food. Lunchtime means bailiffs swarm the cafeteria to insulate prospective #CaseyAnthony jurors from becoming tainted the ...

TeamNancyHLN Judge warns both sides jury selection is not &never was designed as a pre-trial for a case - some of the questions have been borderline.

NancyGraceHLN Just in: Tot Mom def. atty in court claims she has a history of sex abuse as a child! Is her legal team giving away their defense strategy?

MikeDeForest6 Attorney: #CaseyAnthony will blame sexual abuse and bad parents to spare her from death penalty if convicted of murder.

 

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JimLichtenstein What u won't see: court lunchrm w/Judge, prosecution, defense, media, scattered about. Jury escorted in and out by deputy's. #caseyanthony

 

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CFNews13Casey Lunch break is over, Casey is back in the courtroom. #caseyanthony

 

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InSession After a quick lunch break, most of the attorneys and #CaseyAnthony have come back to the courtroom

OSCaseyAnthony Everyone is back in the courtroom for the #caseyanthonytrial

 

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CFNews13Casey Casey is sitting in the courtroom next to mitigation specialist Rosalie Bolin #CaseyAnthony

InSession Perry is back on the bench, and the prosecution has asks for a side bar before the potential juror is brought back in.

TBOLive Limited seating: no one is allowed to sit in two rows behind #CaseyAnthony.

InSession Back from sidebar now and the potential juror, the only one that has been questioned today, is being brought back in.

TeamNancyHLN A female spectator was just called to the podium. Apparently she wandered into the jury room by mistake

TBOLive Marathon man: Judge to attorneys in #CaseyAnthony case: order sandwiches for later in case you get famished.

TeamNancyHLN As soon as she realized she was in the wrong place, she turned around & left. She apologizes, and the judge clears her of any wrongdoing.

CFNews13Casey After some court housekeeping, Juror #1 or #1340 is back for more questioning. #CaseyAnthony

InSession Baez resumes his general voir dire of this juror.

TBOLive Hair change for #CaseyAnthony: the bun is gone, now just a ponytail as afternoon session begins.

WPSentinel Juror 1340 in #caseyanthonytrial told defense he's had drivers license suspended, involved in fight in college.

OSCaseyAnthony Juror 1340 in #caseyanthonytrial told defense he's had drivers license suspended, involved in fight in college.

InSession Ann Finnell has been asking some additional questions regarding the issue of mitigating circumstances.

CFNews13Casey Juror #1340 is finished being questioned and neither side has an objection to him being on the jury. #caseyanthony

InSession Juror 1/1340 has now left the courtroom and neither side is challenging the potential juror

TeamNancyHLN It took nearly 4 hours - but we have 1 juror. Both sides have no objection.

TBOLive One down, 36 to go. First juror finishes second round of questioning in #CaseyAnthony case.

OSCaseyAnthony After 4 hours of questioning, juror1340 is asked to return to court. Maybe they'll tap him as official juror No.1?

CFNews13Casey Next up, Juror 2 or #1232 - a male #caseyanthony

VinniePolitan We have a juror!!!!

InSession Potential juror 1/1340 is called back in, and instructed to return sometime Friday afternoon

 

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CFNews13Casey This juror watches more news. CNN, MSNBC, and @BN9 #CaseyAnthony -fell

CFNews13Casey we've heard that - but haven't been able to confirm at all. (MY NOTE: Not sure what this is about, will look into it.)

CFNews13Casey Death penalty time- juror says he would have said yes to Bin Laden being put to death. #caseyanthony -fell

InSession Judge Perry is now questioning the potential juror on the issue of the death penalty.

CFNews13Casey State wants to know if juror will presume death penalty? #CaseyAnthony -fell

InSession It’s the prosecutions turn now. Ashton has begun his portion of the death penalty voir dire for #CaseyAnthony jury selection

CFNews13Casey A nationally known jury consultant says in his 30 + year career UNIVERSALLY people want to impose death on crimes where children are killed

CFNews13Casey That story is on cfnews13.com/casey RIGHT NOW -fell #CaseyAnthony

CFNews13Casey Robert Hirschhorn(jury consultant) says police killings are # 2. This juror thinks death is appropriate for St Pete officers killed recently

VinniePolitan Jeff Ashton has a very powerful presence in the courtroom. Great prosecutor.

InSession Ann Finnell has begun her portion of the death penalty voir dire.

TeamNancyHLN Questioning 2nd potential juror now...

CFNews13Casey Judge wants to talk w/ attorneys WITHOUT juror there. #CaseyAnthony -fell

CFNews13Casey Judge Perry takes 10 minute break #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey The defense wants to talk w/ juror about cost of death penalty. Judge says not appropriate. #CaseyAnthony -fell

CFNews13Casey 10 minute recess. Judge says court reporter needs a rest. #CaseyAnthony -fell

InSession The prosecution has been objecting to Finnell's questions regarding mitigators.

InSession After asking the potential juror to leave, Perry tells Finnell she cannot continue asking these types of questions. Court is now in recess

CFNews13Casey Court is back in session - more questions for juror 2 - #1232 #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Ann Finnell asked Judge Perry to strike juror. Perry denied motion to strike. #Caseyanthony

InSession Before bringing the potential juror in, Perry denies Finnell's motion to strike the juror

CFNews13Casey Ann Finnell explaining and asking more questions about mitigating factors. #caseyanthony

InSession Judge Perry now moves to the general voir dire of this juror.

CFNews13Casey Linda Drane-Burdick is now up to question juror 2 - can the juror follow instructions without outside influences: #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror says no concern about camera in the courtroom, no worries about media attention after trial. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror had a close friend who was murdered by the "beltway snipper" in the Maryland/DC area. #caseyanthony

VinniePolitan Wow...juror 1232 friends with the DC Sniper's first victim

CFNews13Casey Juror is married and has four children ages: 7, 6, 5 and 2 #caseyanthony

OSCaseyAnthony Odd moment in #caseyanthonytrial: Potential juror said DC sniper's first victim was his friend. What are the chances?

MikeDeForest6 One #CaseyAnthony juror tentatively seated. 37 more to be questioned TONIGHT! My sympathies to @TonyPipitone6 who must stay all night.

NancyGraceHLN Phase 2 of jury selection has begun – questioning w/1st potential juror took 3 hrs! How will they get through every juror by trial date?

anthonycase #caseyanthony. The Pinellas County Courthouse has bean bag chairs in the media room?

CFNews13Casey Cheney Mason is now up questioning juror two #caseyanthony

InSession At the mention that jurors may be asked to smell an odorduring the trial, several of the defense team suddenly raise their heads

InSession The prosecutor finishes, and #CaseyAnthony's attorney, Cheney Mason, begins the defense portion of this juror's general voir dire.

BiancaMPrieto It's sloooooow going in the #caseyanthony jury selection.

InSession The potential juror is asked to leave and nether sides have any challenges re: this potential juror

TeamNancyHLN Potential #CaseyAnthony jurors asked if they have ever watched Nancy Grace! @NancyGraceHLN

CFNews13Casey Potential juror two is asked to leave and nether sides have any challenges #caseyanthony

InSession Perry says that at the rate voir dire is going, they're only going to get through two or three more jurors today.

TeamNancyHLN #CaseyAnthony judge says they will question 3 more potential jurors today- rest will report back tomorrow AM

InSession Judge Perry warns the attorneys that starting tomorrow he's going to impose time limits on their questioning of prospective jurors.

OSCaseyAnthony love this: Ashton, the prosecutor says cheney mason should not be telling prospective jurors his biographical information....

CFNews13Casey Questioning of juror two - #1232 took 1 hour, 44 minutes #Caseyanthony

OSCaseyAnthony When asked if he wants to respond, mason says "I have several (responses), but not in this forum..." #CaseyAnthony

CFNews13Casey The judge & lawyers are debating what types of questions they can ask in the interest of time. #caseyanthony

NancyGraceHLN Judge announces only 3 more potential jurors to face questioning today in Tot Mom case! Remaining jurors will report back in the morning.

InSession Perry has brought the majority of the jurors who reported today into the courtroom to release them for the day.

CFNews13Casey Judge Perry: "This has taken longer then expected and it's my fault and my fault alone." #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Judge Perry will excuse all but 3 jury members for the rest of the day for questioning. Rest will return tomorrow. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Perry: "do not engage in internet research on this case...do not use facebook or any of the social media" #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Perry: "hopefully I will be a better judge of time in the future." #caseyanthony

 

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CFNews13Casey Court in recess for a short break.

OSCaseyAnthony Potty break taken in #caseyanthonytrial.

InSession #CaseyAnthony jury selection takes a short recess. Three more potential jurors will be questioned after the break.

CFNews13Casey Casey Anthony is back in the courtroom.

TBOLive #CaseyAnthony judge plans time limits on attorneys to speed selection process. Only 2 have been questioned all day.

CFNews13Casey Juror 3 - #1129 is now being questioned #caseyAnthony

CFNews13Casey It appears Judge Perry is now asking all of the questions to the jurors, in the interest of time. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror 3 is now telling the judge some of the specifics of the case, the smell in the car, duck tape, etc. #caseyanthony

OSCaseyAnthony Next juror in #caseyanthonytrial knows a lot of details about the case.

CFNews13Casey This juror has seen pictures from the #caseyanthony case on Nancy Grace.

anthonycase #caseyanthony's round 2 of jury selection is now on potential juror # 3. He remembers hearing about a strong odor, piZza boxes and duct tape

CFNews13Casey Juror says he believes Casey Anthony might be guilty. #caseyanthony

OSCaseyAnthony Juror 1129 in #caseyanthonytrial: "I believe she might be guilty."

CFNews13Casey Perry: "can you put aside any bias?" Juror: "I believe I can do that sir (put feelings aside.)" #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror says he has read the St. Pete Times and the Orlando Sentinel about the #caseyanthony case.

InSession However, the potential juror tells Perry he believes he can set that opinion aside if made a juror for the #CaseyAnthony trial

InSession Drane Burdick begins the prosecution portion of the pretrial publicity voir dire.

JimLichtenstein The juror up now seems to know all the details of the case. He thinks Casey is probably guilty. He's sunk. #caseyanthony #caseyanthonytrial

TeamNancyHLN Juror being questioned now says he saw #CaseyAnthony party photos on the Nancy Grace show @NancyGraceHLN

OSCaseyAnthony Third juror in #caseyanthonytrial knows too much. You know what happens to people who know too much? Buh-bye!

CFNews13Casey Juror says he does not recognize Jose Baez or Cheney Mason #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror says he is aware of George & Cindy Anthony and has seen them speaking on the news as recent as Mother's Day. #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror says he knows that Casey did not want to see her mother on Mother's Day.

CFNews13Casey Sidebar.....#caseyanthony

InSession The prosecution has finished its questions in this area. The defense asks for a sidebar.

CFNews13Casey Jose Baez is now questioning "Mr. Juror 1129" #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Juror says he watches television news multiple times on a daily basis. #caseyanthony

InSession Back from sidebar now. Baez now begins his portion of the pretrial publicity voir dire.

CFNews13Casey Baez asks more about Nancy Grace. Juror defines her show as "liberal." #caseyanthony

InSession Every time Baez refers to Nancy Grace, he refers to it as "the Nancy Grace entertainment show." He did this with other jurors as well.

CFNews13Casey Baez: "did you see anyone wearing a cowboy had in the coverage of this case?" #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey That last tweet should say HAT...cowboy hat.

OSCaseyAnthony Jose Baez just asked potential juror if he's heard of any cowboys in the case.

NancyGraceHLN One by one, jurors questioned by Tot Mom’s def. & the state of FL - Prospective jurors asked ?'s about what they know about the case!

CFNews13Casey sidebar...again #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Back to questioning "Mr Juror 1129" by Jose Baez #caseyanthony

InSession The potential juror seems to be a regular Nancy Grace viewer recalling the show has a "Fallen Hero" salute and how NG mentions her twins

InSession Back from sidebar now. Baez continues his questioning to the potential juror.

 

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CFNews13Casey Juror: I'm not for the death penalty...am I against it? I don't know #caseyanthony

NancyGraceHLN Def. brings up mitigating factors: history of sex abuse, abused as child & pawn of parents wrongdoing! Peek into defense strategy?

InSession Potential juror 5 insists that he can set aside what he's heard about the case, so Perry moves to the question of the death penalty

InSession Prosecutor Ashton has no questions for this juror on thedeath penalty issue. So attorney Finnell begins her voir dire on that matter.

CFNews13Casey Anne Finnell is questioning the juror about death penalty and juror's understanding of the law. #caseyanthony

 

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CFNews13Casey 5 minute courtroom break #caseyanthony

InSession Judge Perry returns to the bench. He asks the attorneys to approach the bench for a moment (off the record).

CFNews13Casey We are still on juror 1129 - or the 3rd juror of the day #caseyanthony

CFNews13Casey Questioning the juror now: Frank George -- Assistant state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties #caseyanthony

InSession Perry finishes talking with the attorneys, and potential juror 5 is brought back in for questioning on general voir dire

CFNews13Casey This is the only time attorneys can get to know a juror. #CaseyAnthony -fell

CFNews13Casey Juror says he wouldn't talk to anyone about case other than family. #CaseyAnthony -fell

 

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CFNews13Casey This juror is an older gentleman who works in the insurance industry. He knows a good bit about the case and watches some network news shows