Defense Depositions

im with you there estee... no way would i sit alone in a room with those characters without someone to protect me from their CRAP..

u never know who they are going to try and point the finger at next..

If I were forced by the defense to undergo a depo I would make damn sure that I would be protected by someone. I'd scream CMA CMA CMA cover my a$$

Very good Cali,

Three people set to be questioned under oath today
Casey Anthony's former boyfriend Ricardo Morales is among those set to be questioned under oath today.

By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel
2:09 p.m. EDT, June 4, 2010

Three people are scheduled to be questioned under oath in the Casey Anthony case today.

Lawyers are set to question Osceola County Sheriff's Office employee Kristen Brewer, Orange County Sheriff's Office employee Jason Forgey and Casey Anthony's former boyfriend Ricardo Morales.

Forgey is a K-9 handler whose dog alerted to smells of human decomposition in Anthony's backyard and in her trunk.

It's unclear how long the questioning will take.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony. She is facing the death penalty and is being held at the Orange County Jail without bond.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-casey-anthony-depositions-20100604,0,4472616.story

Witnesses Being Deposed In Casey Anthony Case

Posted: 12:24 pm EDT June 4, 2010
Updated: 1:22 pm EDT June 4, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Several witnesses were being deposed Friday in the case against Casey Anthony. Every one from her mother's co-worker to their next door neighbor, who lent Casey a shovel, to her boyfriend's roommate is on the list.

VIDEO REPORT: Witnesses Being Deposed

Another one of the witnesses is a friend of Casey’s who was at Caylee's second birthday party. He also owns the condo where Casey spent a lot of time.

Casey's defense attorneys walked in to the State Attorney's Office Friday morning without answering any questions. They are scheduled to depose five prosecution witnesses under oath, including one of Cindy Anthony’s co-workers who told investigators Cindy told them in July that Casey's car smelled "like a dead body." Also, the co-workers said that Cindy refused to call police after Caylee disappeared, telling them she would give Casey a chance to explain.

The defense is questioning under oath the Anthonys' next door neighbor, who said Casey borrowed his shovel days after Caylee disappeared and returned it in less than an hour.

Casey's defense team is questioning Casey's most recent boyfriend's roommate, who told WFTV that Casey never mentioned Caylee was missing and went on with life as if nothing was wrong, cooking for them and partying with them.

The defense is also scheduled to question Orange County Sheriff's Office Investigator Samara Melich. She's the one who followed up on a tip that Caylee had been seen at the Orlando International Airport on July 2.

The witnesses being questioned were not going through the front door, probably because they want to avoid media questions.

http://www.wftv.com/news/23793558/detail.html

It’s not easy to report when no one’s talking

posted by halboedeker on June, 4 2010 2:11 PM

Reporting on depositions in the Casey Anthony case wasn’t easy today.

WFTV-Channel 9’s Kathi Belich set up what was happening as as Anthony’s defense attorneys were scheduled to question five prosecution witnesses.

But she noted that defense attorneys Jose Baez and Cheney Mason walked into the State Attorney’s Office without answering questions. She concluded her noon report, “It seems that the witnesses are not going through the front door, probably trying to avoid our questions today.”

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Belich highlighted these witnesses: the Anthony’s next-door neighbor, who said that Casey borrowed a shovel; an Anthony friend who attended Caylee’s 2nd birthday party; and a co-worker who recalled that Cindy Anthony said Casey’s car “smelled like a dead body.”

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/06/casey-anthony-its-not-easy-to-report-when-no-ones-talking.html

Jose Baez won’t talk about depositions

posted by halboedeker on June, 4 2010 7:35 PM

What happened today in the Casey Anthony case?

The players weren’t talking about depositions the defense took from prosecution witnesses. The defense “wouldn’t say why they hand-picked these witnesses,” WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Martie Salt said. ”The defense was really pretty quick and relatively quiet today.”

WFTV’s Kathi Belich agreed. “The witnesses came and went trying their best to avoid our cameras and our questions,” Belich said. “The depositions went uncharacteristically quickly and were done ahead of schedule.”

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

The defense deposed a co-worker of Cindy Anthony; a friend of Casey’s who attended Caylee’s 2nd birthday; a neighbor who let Casey borrow a shovel after the toddler disappeared; and a roommate of an Anthony boyfriend. Belich said the roommate “told Channel 9 and Nancy Grace that Casey never mentioned Caylee was missing and never acted worried.”

Belich interviewed defense attorney Jose Baez afterward. “As a policy, I don’t talk about what we talk about in the depos,” Baez said. “Unless they’re filed, and we have a reason to make them public, we try to keep them private.”

In other Anthony news, Salt said that Anthony’s fall at the courthouse this week could prompt a change in the way shackled inmates are transferred. “The county jail officer says he will recommend that court officers hold an inmate’s arm or waist chains in the future to prevent similar accidents,” Salt said.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/06/casey-anthony-jose-baez-wont-talk-about-depositions.html

Depos Scheduled For Lab Experts In Casey Case

Posted: 2:47 pm EDT June 30, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s defense team has scheduled its depositions of the experts at the Oak Ridge Laboratories in Tennessee. That lab was involved in the air tests on Casey's trunk that showed evidence of human decomposition.

Court documents show Casey's lawyers will question five lab experts under oath over two days starting July 13.

They'll be done at the University of Tennessee, which is affiliated with the lab.

The defense has already publicly challenged the lab's method and conclusion.

http://www.wftv.com/news/24097833/detail.html

Snipped from the WFTV article above:

Court documents show Casey's lawyers will question five lab experts under oath over two days starting July 13.

They'll be done at the University of Tennessee, which is affiliated with the lab.

Those five Oak Ridge lab experts are as follows:

July 13, 2010:

Michael N. Burnett
David C. Glasgow
Madhavi Z. Martin
Mark Wise

July 14, 2010:

Arpad A. Vass

Defense Deposition Schedule

July 2, 2010:

Kathleen Ramsey - Hidden Oaks Elementary
Rick Plesea - CA's Brother
Shirley Plesea - CA's Mother
Carolyn Roderick - OCSO

July 9, 2010:

Dr. Gary Utz - Medical Examiner
Dr. Jan Garavaglia - Medical Examiner

July 16, 2010:

Gerardo Bloise - OCSO
Michael Vincent - OCSO
Jennifer Welch - OCSO

http://www.wftv.com/pdf/23583181/detail.html

Apparently, the Oak Ridge Lab depos have been postponed....... which is probably a smart move on the part of the defense, since they are scheduled to view the State's evidence during the same timeframe. (It's hard to believe I was able to use 'defense' and 'smart' in the same sentence...Haha!)



http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/web_links/070810-Anthony-defense-meets-crucial-deadline

Attorney: Kronk Ready To Testify In Casey Case
Defense Points To Kronk As Possible Suspect

POSTED: 4:49 pm EDT July 29, 2010
UPDATED: 5:08 pm EDT July 29, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A key deposition is scheduled for Friday in the case against Casey Anthony.

An attorney for former meter reader Roy Kronk said his client is ready to testify Friday under oath and take questions from Anthony's defense team.

After Kronk's first session, Anthony’s defense filed paperwork suggesting the man who found Caylee's Anthony's remains should have been investigated as a suspect.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/24442387/detail.html

Anthony Defense Team To Question Meter Reader
Anthony's Attorneys Suggest That Kronk May Have Kidnapped, Killed The Toddler

POSTED: Thursday, July 29, 2010
UPDATED: 8:20 pm EDT July 29, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s attorneys on Friday will question Roy Kronk, the former meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's body.

Local 6 has learned of another discovery that Kronk made years earlier in Tennessee that could impact the Anthony case.

Anthony’s defense team has suggested that Kronk may have kidnapped and killed Anthony's daughter, Caylee. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's death.

Local 6 has obtained a police report from Tennessee that sources said may be used by the Anthony’s defense team to attack Kronk’s credibility.

Read more: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/24443621/detail.html

Defense team prepares to drill Roy Kronk

By Jacqueline Fell, Reporter
Last Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:27 PM

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony's defense team filed court papers saying Roy Kronk should have been investigated more thoroughly.

"Mr. Baez was very polite to me all day. He was very nice to me it was a very nice mood in there," Roy Kronk told News 13 in November 2009.

Read more: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/july/129599/Defense-team-prepares-to-drill-Roy-Kronk

Anthony’s defense team has suggested that Kronk may have kidnapped and killed Anthony's daughter, Caylee. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's death.

When and how could Roy have kidnapped Caylee? How did he get into the Ant's house (I can't call it a home) to get their duct tape, the heart stickers, the Pooh blanket, and lee's laundry bag?

This is a stretch no one will believe!!!

I see a lot of head shaking in disbelief...I guess the defense just wants to make themselves look REALLY DUMB...Dumber than they really are...NO ONE will believe this hogwash...I can't see where they can go with this....Don't think it is pause for reasonable doubt...The only thing that can be doubted here is the sanity of the defense...

Casey's Defense To Question Kronk, Grund

Posted: 8:44 am EDT July 30, 2010
Updated: 12:24 pm EDT July 30, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s attorneys are questioning former meter reader Roy Kronk under oath Friday. He's the man who found Caylee Anthony’s remains.

INTERVIEWS: Baez | Mason | Kronk's Lawyer

The defense is trying to find ways to undermine the credibility of a very damaging witness. Kronk said the first time he found Caylee's remains in the woods near her house was in August 2008, but deputies didn't believe him and didn't thoroughly search the area.

The defense wants people to believe the remains were put there after Casey was locked up without bond.

Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/24449679/detail.html

Kronk, after the depo:

http://www.wftv.com/video/24454244/index.html

Roy Kronk Questioned By Casey's Defense Team

Posted: 8:44 am EDT July 30, 2010
Updated: 4:52 pm EDT July 30, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team questioned former meter reader Roy Kronk under oath Friday. Kronk is the man who found Caylee Anthony’s remains in the woods near her house months after she disappeared.

KRONK AFTER DEPO: Raw Interview
INTERVIEWS: Baez | Mason | Kronk's Lawyer
VIDEO REPORT: Ex-Meter Reader Questioned

Roy Kronk is a key prosecution witness and the defense wants to discredit him. The defense is trying to make connections between the duct tape that was found layered over Caylee's face and the man who found her.

But Kronk said the defense’s theory doesn't make sense. Roy Kronk has faced rumor and ridicule since he found Caylee Marie Anthony.

Investigators say her mother, Casey Anthony, dumped her body in the woods near her house hoping she'd never be found.

Still, Kronk said he'd do it again.

Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/24449679/detail.html