What Is the Defense Strategy?

[Oakley]

Well, except I don't think they are using him to say she was legally insane. I have a feeling they are going to use him to explain her behavior and why she lied. They don't seem to e disputing the fact that she lied....two things from his website jumped out at me and that was bipolar (remember how little she slept according to her phone activity) and "psychosexual" under fields he has investigated.

Now what reason they would give for adding him at this late date, I don't know.

Not only are they not disputing it, remember how flabbergasted we were at the last hearing when Jose was seemingly presenting the state's case for them in exposing all of Casey's lies? In light of that, wondering if he has something up his sleeve now with this forensic psychiatrist as a witness.

 

[SoCalSleuth]

No jury is going to believe this was an accident--the Universal interview takes care of that. As does the whole "They are not going to break me" scenario. The defense is simply going to attack the prosecution's case and argue reasonable doubt. They will not present any other defense. JMHO.

 

[strach304]

Actually I take that back. Casey would have had to take them to the body for plea deal. After 31 days I doubt they could determine her COD but she couldn't think of a good excuse for the duct tape.

 

[suepitzl]

Remember, there can't be any testimony tthat Inmate is a liar

 

[Turnadot]

Remember, there can't be any testimony tthat Inmate is a liar

What?

ETA: found it.

Doesn't matter about there being no testimony that KC is a liar because her words and actions speak for themselves, imo. Especially at Universal where she admits she lied.

 

[BlOnDe_GuRrL]

hmm.. i'm not sure what angle they're gonna try to work..
personally, i believe they're just gonna try to confuse the jury as much as possible and hope it ends in a mistrial.
my cousin got off a life sentence that way. she was all coked up and drunk one night and killed 3 people (including her boyfriend) on the road one night. it ended in a mistrial because the defense was disputing she was the one driving.. she "couldn't remember"
so they let her right back out to do it again :/

 

[strach304]

I was wondering the Prosecutor might have that the defense thought they could use. He prosecuted that one girl in the cell next to Casey who said she heard Casey say she used Chloroform. I really don't think she's credible. But what could the prosecutor have????

Since it's a Brady issue they are indicating that SA has failed to turn over exculpatory evidence. MD was originally on the states witness list but SA said they will not use her. I think the DT is going to say that is why the prosecution isn't using her. However, I thought any exculpatory evidence had to be turned over even if you are not using it at trial.

The fact that this is the prosecutor for MD then it is directly related to her. At first I thought it was to discredit her but the state does not intend on using her to testify. What then? Robin Adams? Maybe RA has been used before to try and get info from an inmate for a deal. Then again maybe the SA in this case contacted her prosecutor to negotiate a deal for info she had and he wouldn't cooperate. Therefore no info from MD but some part of her statement the DT finds exculpatory. They don't want everything she said brought into the trial and can't cross examine her since she's off the witness list. This is their way of getting in just select info that the prosecutor knows about such as a deal offered for her testimony and prevents the state
from bringing up her other statements. I'm sure this prosecutor cannot just testify she said this or that because it's hearsay. It has to be something he has direct knowledge of.

 

[suepitzl]

There was a ruling 2 weeks ago that there can not be any direct testimony that the inmate is a liar. I am sure the fact that she is a liar will be brought in in other ways. I will look for the link.

 

[strach304]

hmm.. i'm not sure what angle they're gonna try to work..
personally, i believe they're just gonna try to confuse the jury as much as possible and hope it ends in a mistrial.
my cousin got off a life sentence that way. she was all coked up and drunk one night and killed 3 people (including her boyfriend) on the road one night. it ended in a mistrial because the defense was disputing she was the one driving.. she "couldn't remember"
so they let her right back out to do it again :/

How awful. hwow:

 

[Turnadot]

There was a ruling 2 weeks ago that there can not be any direct testimony that the inmate is a liar. I am sure the fact that she is a liar will be brought in in other ways. I will look for the link.

I found it.

Meh, it doesn't matter.

 

[suepitzl]

Liar Link: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/031411-Witnesses-cant-suggest-Casey-is-a-liar#

 

[strach304]

Remember, there can't be any testimony tthat Inmate is a liar

Instead they will be creative and stick to the facts. EX: I dropped her off at Sawgrass with ZFG. Testimony about the apt. vacancy, etc. Major oops, Jury can't help but notice. Phone call from Caylee the day before. Testimony from the phone company no such call happened. And so it goes on and on. You get the idea.

 

[katydid23]

But if Casey's own mother claims that yes, she existed, & that a phantom nanny wasn't necessary, because she herself was available to babysit anytime, then that might produce some reasonable doubt. Casey could claim to have paid in cash. & she could say she lied about the nanny having a phone, because in hindsight, she realized how negligent she was. She could also claim she lied about the apartment for the same reason...& that she just met up with the nanny in the park or wherever. She could say that this lady had kept Caleigh for extended periods before, so she wasn't worried. explain that she lied because she fully expected Haleigh to be returned & didn't want her parents to judge her for her very poor decisions. If she presents herself as a non thinking, negligent mother, then she might have a chance at some reasonable doubt. But she'll have to admit to lying & explain why. MOO.

Besides all of the other things people have said,the many reasons that the nanny story will never fly, there is the fact that no one ever bothered to look for Zenaida Gonzales while Casey was out on bail.
If you were Casey, and you were on trial for killing your child, wouldn't you want a PI to be looking for your trusted nanny? Wouldn't you have your ex detective father following up all of the many leads, since you knew her and her mother and sister for 3 years. Woulodn't you tell your big brother everyrthing he needed to know so he could get on the net and track her down?
Casey did NONE of that. She first sent Lee on a wild goose chase for her fantasy lost cell phone in Blanchard park. She had him taking phony notes on BS just to keep him busy,then stopped taking his calls because he was so eager to try and find Zanny.

 

[strach304]

Liar Link: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/031411-Witnesses-cant-suggest-Casey-is-a-liar#

LOL! :floorlaugh: Liar Link.

 

[strach304]

Besides all of the other things people have said,the many reasons that the nanny story will never fly, there is the fact that no one ever bothered to look for Zenaida Gonzales while Casey was out on bail.
If you were Casey, and you were on trial for killing your child, wouldn't you want a PI to be looking for your trusted nanny? Wouldn't you have your ex detective father following up all of the many leads, since you knew her and her mother and sister for 3 years. Woulodn't you tell your big brother everyrthing he needed to know so he could get on the net and track her down?
Casey did NONE of that. She first sent Lee on a wild goose chase for her fantasy lost cell phone in Blanchard park. She had him taking phony notes on BS just to keep him busy,then stopped taking his calls because he was so eager to try and find Zanny.

As I pointed out earlier, gonna repeat she was telling Rob Dick, LA, etc. to look into JG, Kio, AH, etc. Not to trust them. TL on the other hand you could trust. He had nothing to do with it. None of those people knew this imaginanny. So just what in the Heck is she doing? Is the defense going to play eenie, meenie, miney moe for their SODDI?

 

[Peepers McPeep]

Defense strategy..
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[sassy_texasbelle2]

Defense strategy..
< crickets >

:floorlaugh: I still think it will be rock, paper, scissors when they walk through the door for the start of trial. They do not have a clue even now. :great: ICA, Baez, CM can play the game and see which theory (lie) they go with.

 

[strach304]

That's where she could say the snowball effect kicked in. one lie leading to another and so on...I'm not saying this IS their defense, I'm just saying what I think their defense might be. I can't think of anything else that might help save her hide. MOO.

I'm more inclined to believe they will have to present her as a pathological liar who cannot control it. Like a kleptomaniac for instance.

 

[Peepers McPeep]

I'm more inclined to believe they will have to present her as a pathological liar who cannot control it. Like a kleptomaniac for instance.

I see what you mean, but, too bad for the defense..
neck breaking/ chloro searches.. shovel borrowing...
unusual use of handyman tape..
murder, movie and a Boink all in a 10 hour period....
to infinity..and beyond..
Might save her life,tho..lwop..

 

[gamom]

I see what you mean, but, too bad for the defense..
neck breaking/ chloro searches.. shovel borrowing...
unusual use of handyman tape..
murder, movie and a Boink all in a 10 hour period....
to infinity..and beyond..
Might save her life,tho..lwop..

ITA..not to mention failure to report your baby missing for 31 days. Unless the plan is to say she lied about that as well. Still comes down to Caylee was found dead, behind the A's house and KC was the last person to see her alive, never reporting her missing even though she was out on a shopping spree with stolen checks. This is all true and indisputable. In my opinion, it is also inexcusable.