Judge Perrry Sets Hearing 4/30/10

Wow! What are the options here? Does Judge Perry have to approve/reject Bozo's absence? Does Bozo just automatically not have to go? Does the hearing get postponed?

sitemama wrote:Snaz, where can I read the last notice of unavailability of Bozo?

Sitemama, the notice has not yet been released... but if and when it is.... I will post it right away.

Thanks!

That's very interesting...Wonder what his excuse is and if Mr. Mason will be able to carry on without him...Whatever his excuse, it had better be a good one...He probably has to have surgery to get Strickland's boot removed from his butt...

Blink is reporting that Baez will be in attendance at Friday's hearing, but will be unavailable for 11 days in June.

http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/04/26/cayleecasey-anthony-case-is-jose-baez-out-or-just-vacay/

Weird...isn't he defending KC in the Zenaida case??? That's supposed to start June 7...I guess one of his cohorts can take it...He prob doesn't want to appear inept anyway...

really?? unavailable??

what in the hell could he possibly be doing that he cannot defend his ONLY CLIENT??

oh.. i bet he is taking a vacation!!!! That is about the time kiddies get out of school... seriously though, its not like he has been doing ANYTHING on the KC case this last 2 years (other than writing motions in crayon) you think he could have taken his vacation already!!

UPDATE:

Late this afternoon, blinkoncrime.com was able to confirm Jose Baez WILL be in attendance this Friday for the management hearing, but will be unavailable for 11 days in June.

Apparently someone has given him the heads up that saying you don’t keep track of your billable hours and then billing clients when your not actually is available is a no no.

http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/04/26/cayleecasey-anthony-case-is-jose-baez-out-or-just-vacay/

Maybe Bozo is meeting with an illegal legal accountant who will help him come up with some believable "billable hours" for the past two years.
Or, maybe his is taking a refresher course in legit legal defense.
Or...maybe he is out searching for that elusive loophole.

OK, here is the best I can come up with from everything I have been reading about the Notice JB filed.

The Notice was not intended to infer that he would not be at this Friday's hearing. It was a Notice of Unavailability for 11 days in June. He also filed a Notice of Unavailability in all of his other cases for the same time. Since we have not yet been made privvy to the Notice, we do not know exactly which days in June he is stating he will be unavailable.

It seems as though he MAY have filed the Notice to cover the time he will be involved as a witness in the civil case with ZFG (currently scheduled to begin June 7 if it has not been settled beforehand). He has no way of knowing which day he will be called to testify (assuming it, indeed, goes to trial), so he has to make himself available for the duration. Hence, he will not be available to attend any other hearings, depos, etc. during that time.

It is still possible the Notice was filed for a completely different purpose.

Just as a little side note, and I can't confirm this, but........ I read today that Richard Hornsby has stated that JB is VERY busy these days, and apparently charging outrageous prices that are far beyond what representation in those particular cases would normally merit. Seems as though he seems to value his worth more these days now that he is a "high profile attorney", does it not?

What to expect at Friday hearing?

posted by halboedeker on April, 29 2010 6:23 PM

Next in the Casey Anthony case: a much-anticipated hearing Friday with the new judge.

“Sources telling WESH2 [that] e-mails and communication between the state and the defense have already picked up significantly since Judge Belvin Perry replaced Judge Stan Strickland,” WESH anchor Martha Sugalski said tonight.

The state and the defense have met once in anticipation of the hearing, WESH’s Bob Kealing reported.

Kealing noted with Perry in charge there is a new emphasis on deadlines, speed, court decorum and avoidance of disparaging personal remarks.

“Certainly we have seen Jose Baez and prosecutor Jeff Ashton mix it up a little bit,” Kealing said. “We suspect those days are now over.”

In a later report, Kealing showed how Perry reacted strictly in sentencing a murderer who refused to cooperate with authorities. “You will never, never walk this Earth again as a free man,” Perry told the young man.

“Attorneys expect Perry to bring that same tough-as-nails, but-fair-to-both-sides attitude to the case against Casey Anthony,” Kealing said.

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

WFTV-Channel 9 offered a short reminder about the status hearing at 9:30 a.m. Friday. WFTV promised live coverage on their Web sites.

WESH said it will offer coverage on its Web site and on the air. The station will cut into “Live With Regis and Kelly” and stick with the hearing depending on what unfolds.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/04/casey-anthony-what-to-expect-at-friday-hearing.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+entertainment%2Ftv%2Ftvguy+%28TV+Guy%29

Anthony Appears Before New Judge
Casey Anthony Charged With Murder In Death Of Daughter

POSTED: Thursday, April 29, 2010
UPDATED: 10:55 am EDT April 30, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony on Friday made her first appearance before a new judge in her murder case.

Judge Belvin Perry held a case-management hearing in courtroom 23 at the Orange County Courthouse.

Perry set a hearing for May 6 and several others for the following week.

Later in the hearing, Perry said that the May 9, 2011, scheduled start date for Anthony's murder trial will likely remain. Attorneys predicted the trial would last about four to six weeks.

Perry also discussed a possible change of venue.

"It is no secret that this case has received widespread publicity," said Perry, who added that of the trial is moved, the location would not be disclosed until the last possible minute.

Perry took over Anthony's murder case after Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland recused himself. Strickland's move followed a defense motion asking that Strickland be disqualified over a friendship with a blogger.

The hearing was an opportunity for Perry to call all the attorneys together to ensure he has the information he needs to get up to speed on the case.

Watch Local 6 News at Noon and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more on this story.

Anthony, 24, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July 2008. Her remains were found in December 2008 in a wooded area near the Anthony family's east Orange County home.

Anthony, who has pleaded not guilty, is being held at the Orange County Jail on no bond.

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23307543/detail.html

Images of Today's Hearing:
http://www.clickorlando.com/slideshow/news/23317846/detail.html

Casey Anthony Hearing, Part 1 of 2:

http://www.wftv.com/video/23318770/index.html

Part 2 not posted yet... will post as soon as I see it...

I think I just saw on truTV that there is a replay of the hearing at 12:00 Noon, so if you missed it, you might be able to catch it there also.

Here's G&C leaving court today.

http://www.wftv.com/video/23320226/index.html

Judge Discusses Venue Change, Length Of Casey Trial

Posted: 4:06 pm EDT April 29, 2010
Updated: 6:02 pm EDT April 30, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony sat emotionless Friday during the first hearing in her case in front of a new judge. Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. said the jury in the case likely will not come from Orange County, but he doesn't plan to move the trial either.

CASEY IN COURT: See Images | Raw Video
COURT IMAGES: George, Cindy, Lawyers Inside Courtroom
BILL SHEAFFER: Talks After The Hearing
INTERVIEWS: George & Cindy | Attorney Jose Baez
COURT HEARING ON 4/30: Part 1 | Part 2
VIDEO REPORT: Judge Gets Down To Business

Casey, wearing a pink, long-sleeved button down collar shirt, seemed in good spirits as she smiled while talking to Baez (images | video) before Orange County Chief Judge Belvin Perry arrived in the courtroom. From there on she looked more serious and Judge Perry quickly proved he will not put up with nonsense and is ready to move the case against Casey full speed ahead.

Chief Judge Belvin Perry did not make any decisions about whether Casey's trial will be held in Orange County’s courthouse, but he will soon, possibly next month. He did say, if he sequesters an out of town jury in a hotel for what could be a two-month trial, he will bring that jury to Orange County. That means, for the first time ever, an out of town jury could be brought to the Orange County courthouse for a local case.

Judge Perry is picking up the pace. He's not waiting until next year to decide where to find a jury and it seems that place is not going to be Orange County.

“I have done a number of ‘change of venue’ cases. Once I grant it, the location will not be disclosed. It will be disclosed at the last possible moment,” he said.

That way, the media won't stir up publicity there right before jury selection.

Judge Perry seems to be leaning toward sequestering the jury in a hotel with no television and no news about the case, which could mean, no matter what, the trial will be held in Orange County.

“If I decide to sequester the jury, we will go somewhere, we will pick a jury and they will be returned to Orange County, and the trial will be held here,” Judge Perry said.

The judge has taken trials out of town, but in this case there are more than 250 witnesses, most from Orange County. He says transporting and/or housing all of them, along with everyone else, would be too expensive.

The defense wants an out-of-town jury because of the publicity, but might not want it to be sequestered.

“This is really not just about the publicity. This community is intimately involved in this case by way of searches, by way of protesters,” attorney Jose Baez said.

The defense said the types of people it might want to hear the case might not be able to handle spending two months away from home and family.

"It is no secret that this case has received widespread publicity," Perry said. "The only way ... to make sure that they are no infected or polluted during this proceeding is to sequester them."

“We want Casey to have a fair trial. We love the knowledge Judge Perry brings to the bench,” Jose Baez said after the hearing (watch full interview).

WFTV asked Baez whether he shot himself in the foot by asking for the trial to be moved to Miami.

“I don’t think so. I lived in Miami for many years and, if you know what goes on down there, this case is just another case,” Baez said.

But an out of town jury would have to come from a county with a population similar to Orange County's.

“We all know it's heavily Hispanic. How would you say that that is the same demographic as Orange County?” WFTV reporter Kathi Belich asked Baez.

“They may not have the same demographic and we're not saying the same demographics. There are variables. There are a number of variables that you put together,” he said.

One thing is for sure now; Casey's murder trial will start May 9, 2011.

“I would like to do it sooner, but it looks like ya’ll have agreed on something. My only concern is that, as you know, under our system of laws, the adversary system of justice is memory dependent and, unfortunately, memories deteriorate over a period of time,” Judge Perry said. “I will think about it. I’m inclined to stick to the same schedule, but once we do that I will enter an order and you will be stuck with it.”

Judge Perry gave prosecutors and defense attorneys strict orders to get their evidence and witnesses in order. There are more than 250 witnesses who could be called to testify for the state alone; only 36 have been deposed so far. Prosecutors said they believe some out-of-state witnesses are stonewalling.

“I'm quite sure that Sheriff Jerry Demings will aid us in going to make those witnesses available for deposition,” Judge Perry said.

“That’s what Judge Perry wants. Just bring me the pearls, answer the question as posed, be courteous to one another and let’s conduct this trial in a professional manor. Justice delayed is justice denied,” WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said (full interview).

The judge also took issue with the fact the defense still hasn't talked to the Justice Administration Commission to go over how much the case will cost taxpayers.

“I got time next week and the following week. That needs to be done like yesterday,” Judge Perry said.

The judge said there will be regular status hearings on the case.

"As you know, we will have a status hearing every 45 days to make sure you are following this schedule," Judge Perry said.

Cindy Anthony said afterward she felt the proceedings were more respectful and organized with Judge Perry.

“It was a lot better being in court today,” Cindy said (watch full interview). “It was respectful. Everybody was much more respectful. It was good.”

Judge Perry has been on the bench in Central Florida for 21 years. He is the go-to judge for cases causing a problem for the court.

"He sets a tone of authority in his courtroom. No one ever questions who's in charge once you walk into Judge Perry's courtroom," Sheaffer said.

Judge Perry has overseen tough cases before. He took over the case involving a homeless man's murder, because another judge allowed the suspect to get out of jail on bond. Last year, he sent two men to prison for life when a jury found them guilty for murdering Orlando Police Officer Al Gordon.

http://www.wftv.com/news/23309998/detail.html

This hearing was very interesting. I thought that Judge Perry did a wonderful job. From the moment everyone entered the hearing, you could FEEL the difference in the courtroom.

"Needs to be done like yesterday" said Judge Perry.


The defense said in a whining tone, the types of people it might want to hear the case might not be able to handle spending two months away from home and family.


I say: What does that signify? That maybe Baez and Co. better get their butts moving and make up for wasting the last two years. Two months is too long. That they better knock off the stalling!

I loved that Perry offered up the idea of the sequestered jury. With this case, I think it's the only fair thing to do. Of course, Baez would balk at it! He isn't looking for a fair trial for Casey. All he has hopes of for saving her is having her case relegated to some unfair trial status.

I noticed that when Judge Perry said about sequestering the jury, momma Spindy looked like she had won the lottery. Wonder what that was about? She can't REALLY think KC is going to get off on this?