Judge Rules In Favor Of Prosecution In Casey Anthony Case

Well my faith in the justice system has been restored.  After reviewing all of Casey Anthony's defense motions to throw out Casey's initial statements about her missing daughter, Caylee, have been DENIED.  This means that the Prosecution will be able to tell jurors about how unconcerned Casey was about her missing daughter, and how she lied and lied and lied to the police about where she last saw her daughter.  


Casey's defense argued that these statements should be thrown out due to the fact that Casey was never informed of her Miranda rights by the police during that time when they were asking about Caylee's whereabouts.


As per WFTV.com's website:  ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Chief Judge Belvin Perry issued his rulings Friday on motions from hearings earlier this month on whether jurors will hear the statements Casey Anthony made to investigators right after her daughter Caylee was reported missing.


Perry denied the motion (read it) to suppress statements that were made by Casey to George, Cindy, and Lee Anthony, as well as those made to pen pal Robyn Adams and correction's officer Sylvia Hernandez. The defense was fighting to have those statements blocked from the trial.

Defense attorneys had argued that her family members were acting as agents of prosecutors and detectives and the statements were obtained in violation of her right to an attorney. Prosecutors argued that her statements can be used, and the judge agreed.

"The judge's ruling has dealt a crippling blow to the defense of Casey Anthony," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

Judge Perry also denied (read it) the defense's motion to suppress statements made to law enforcement. The defense team said Casey's Miranda Rights should've been read to her when she was questioned in mid-July 2008; they weren't because she wasn't a suspect at the time.


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Yup.  That's a blow to Casey's defense, that's for sure.  Whoops for her.  Yay for justice for Caylee.

Casey Anthony Defense Witnesses

I listened to a news story that talked about some defense witnesses for Casey Anthony.  They included some biologists/scientists who claim to refute the prosecution's scientific evidence, such as the cadaver dogs "hitting" on areas where young Caylee Anthony's body was probably placed (in Casey's car trunk & Casey's parents' backyard area near Caylee's playhouse).  There's also some defense expert who is trying to  also refute the timeline of when Caylee's body was placed in the swamp area near Casey's home.

Law experts say that this is common, for the defense team to find their own experts, so that the prosecution's experts' testimonies will become questionable.

It all just gives me a headache.  I say "lock up Casey Anthony & throw away the key".  I'm not too keen on the death penalty for her...yet.  I may change my mind once I hear more from the prosecution during trial.

March 7th - BOTH SIDES SUM UP THEIR ARGUMENTS

OMG, Cheney Mason is BORING!  As Casey Anthony's senior defense attorney (and 2nd in command), I was hoping to hear a more concise and to-the-point summary from Mr. Mason.  But NO... As I found out today, he is just as annoying as Casey's lead attorney, Jose Baez.  With Jose, I find myself wanting to poke his beady little eyes out.  With Cheney Mason, he just goes on and on, that I end up getting a headache and falling asleep.  Seriously!  I fell asleep during his argument. His monotone talk, with the occasional gravelly clearing of his throat, put me out... cold.

Do you know who Cheney Mason reminds me of?  He reminds me of that teacher in the Ferris Bueller movie, the one who talks in monotone, in such a boring manner that the kids in class are bored and falling asleep.

So Cheney gave me a headache and then put me to sleep.  Is this what we get to look forward to with the upcoming trial? Looks like it's gonna have a lot of snoozer moments.

The prosecution on the other hand, was very matter-of-fact and pointed out over 20 case rulings to combat the defenses' motions to throw out evidence.  I didn't listen to all of it cuz it sounded pretty much standard.  The judge appeared to know about several of them as well.  I'm hoping that this indicates that he's leaning towards tossing out the defenses motions & letting all the evidence into trial.

LOOK, the facts show that Casey was detained, and after 5 minutes released.  She was "detained" NOT "arrested".  There was no need to mirandize her cuz she was part of the investigation of finding her young daughter.  Right?!  And regarding her family members acting as "Agents of the State",  I believe that her parents were just as, if not more, anxious to question Casey about her daughter Caylee's whereabouts.  They never had a formal agreement to be agents for the state.  Therefore, the information gathered by them, from Casey, should not be thrown out either.

And if you still have doubts about whether Casey killed her daughter Caylee, you should listen to the very 1st phone call that Casey made to her mother Cindy, from the Jail.  In this recorded conversation, you can hear how callous Casey is about wanting to talk to her boyfriend.  She lets it slip out that she's resentful that everyone's concern about her missing daughter.  When she catches herself, she adds that that is her intention too.  Then she slips back to being a bitch when her girlfriend starts to cry about the possibility that something bad has happened to little Caylee.  With hearing her friend crying, Casey angrily states that the call was "a waste...just give me Tony's number".  Now there's a true glimpse inside the dark, empty soul of this 22 year old witch, Casey Anthony.

Well now we have to wait 2 weeks to hear what the Judge will (or will not) allow as evidence in this trial. ARGH!

Pretrial Hearings

On Friday, March 4, 2011, we saw the conclusion of three days worth of testimonies from people critical to the Casey Anthony case.  These people included Casey's parents, Cindy and George Anthony, Casey's brother, Lee Anthony and the lead detective, Yuri Melich.  A few other testimonies were also taken, but these were the critical ones.

After watching these testimonies, I'm starting to see how each side is going to work.  The prosecution appears to be all about getting to the truth, and the defense is all about throwing out the truth... I mean evidence.

What has shocked me is how police never read Casey her Miranda rights. Even at the time of her formal arrest (the 1st arrest for Child endangerment & 4 Counts of lying to police.   I don't know about the 2nd arrest yet).  I really hope there's a good reason for this.  Even more so, I hope that the judge does not throw out key evidence because of this. Or if he does, that the crucial evidence will be able to be entered into the trial for the jury to hear through a different way.

I'm sorry, but it looks like Casey Anthony killed her cute little daughter Caylee, and then partied like a wild single chick right afterwards.  Drinking & dancing at bars, playing house w/her new boyfriend, watching movies, getting a new tattoo reflecting her now Beautiful Life (Bella Vita), all the while remaining mum about her missing daughter (actually she was telling everyone that her missing daughter was find & with her nanny).  Now, her defense lawyers, Jose Baez & Cheney Mason, is trying to get all the evidence that shows her actions of doing this, thrown out.  I know that's his job, but it just pisses me off.

For more information, the best website for this case is provided by WFTV.com.
( Cut & paste link: http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html)