Ann Finnell and Charles Green Join Defense Team

OK...I apologize...I thought Roy Clark...I mean Black was gonna be a new team member...I guess he was just a passing fancy...I understand he's a high profile Miami/Dade attorney They were thinking abiut...Maybe he had second thoughts and they settled for these other two instead....I was a bit late in watching the media free-for-all so guess I missed the announcement of Finnell and Green...

It appears to me, this new attorney Finnel is there for the penalty phase. So, I'm guessing, team Inmate Anthony are preparing for a guilty verdict and if they aren't they need to be. There will be no way around those crucial 31 days she didn't alert authorities to an allegedly abducted child. When AnthonyL takes the stand, they will see there was no change in Inmate Anthonys demeanor. She never was worried or concerned and told her boyfriend du jour and everyone else, Caylee was with this non existant nanny. The jurors will hear of one lie after another, after another...will see she did nothing to help locate Caylee, the human decomp in her trunk, Caylee's hair with the death band, her admitting to getting rid of that horrible smell she claims were TWO DEAD SQUIRRELS THAT CRAWLED UP UNDER HER HOOD, will due her in...I'm happy that she's been under lock and key for three years by the time she goes to trial, so she's already adjusted to a life behind bars...get used to it prisoner, you aren't done yet! JMHO

Justice for Caylee

Well said, Caylee'sJustice!

http://seamusoriley.blogspot.com/

~ Another very interesting article by Seamus~ kh

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

"No One Is Leaving the Team" Jose Baez


PART 1: http://www.wftv.com/video/25003334/index.html
PART 2: http://www.wftv.com/video/25004330/index.html

In the press conference, several insteresting statements were made. The obvious use of qualifiers weakens much of it, but here are a few:

Jose Baez "No one is leaving the team. People are joing the team. " .

This was not in response to a specific question but rather something that he anticipated. He said that there was speculation when Cheney joined the team. This is an indication of sensitivity and the infliction of credibility damage upon them when nationally known attorney Andrea Lyon left the team. For those who know Statement Analysis, this was something we expected:

http://seamusoriley.blogspot.com/2010/05/angel-of-death-row.html

The topic of attorneys leaving the defense is sensitive to Baez. We will not be surprised to see another quit. Baez' nervousness increased when he was asked about Mr. Moss, an attorney visited Casey Anthony in jail. He said it is hard to get other attorneys to join on, mentioning cost and "getting along" with the other attorneys.

"It's its a little baffling to me, at times, how people have not seen this entire case, and, but you will see it at trial. and I've said that a million times, unfortunately people want to try this case today, yesterday..."

Mason accused the state of not providing information at the judge's ordered dates. This is a strong accusation which Judge Perry can answer to.

Mason: "the trial should take 2 months and jury selection is in a week the judge said though my experience of 40 years doubts that".

Mason spoke about doing commentary on TV.

New attorney shakes her head "no" Body language belies her statement about coming on board, although she has not owned a TV in decades. "After I spoke with these two gentleman, I wasn't hesitant at all. Not at all." Sensitivity noted. "Yes, there is a circus around this case" while nodding head in the affirmative.

Cheney challenged because he brought up TV commentating

and said, "I remember defending her from day 1".

Dr Eckman: most common lie is "I don't recall". It is not credible for Cheney Mason to say this. It is the most common response of deceptive people which is employed when they do not want to answer a question. Note that this brings in the subject of "credibility" which, if you see the analysis done on Mason, you will find that "credibility" is a sensitive subject; often repeated.

Kathi Belich: "Didn't you say she would be found guilty?"

Cheney Mason said: "I don't rcall making any such statement"



Q. Has Casey helped you find Zanaida Gonzalez?
A. (no response)

Kathi Belich, herself, is a sensitive topic for Mason. See analysis on his juvenile insults towards her. He presents himself as a 40 year veteran, full of wisdom, yet, when he is faced with a question that is difficult to answer, he resorted to junior high insults.

Kathi Belich challenged them to produce the exculpatory evidence they claimed and Baez and Cheney refused; instead deflected the question by stating that the prosecution has the burden of proof.

In Statement Analysis, when someone does not answer your question we say, "they have answered your question"

Baez made the claim that he had exculpatory evidence which would prove Casey Anthony innocent and has never produced it. Kathi Belich asked for it.

It does not exist.

Part 2, Statement Analysis shows the disdain that Baez has for the prosecution and just how "personal" it is (negation)

When asked about the information he has from the State, he admitted that he hasn't "picked it up yet".
Posted by Seamus O Riley at 12:06 PM

Experts Discuss Discovery Of Remains

December 12, 2008

Pipitone also discussed the finding with a former prosecutor and a defense attorney, and the impact the discovery could have on the Casey Anthony case.

"What does it do to the state's case now that there' s a body?" Pipitone asked former prosecutor Elizabeth Rahter.

"Oh, it hugely bolsters the case. A jury is always a little reluctant to convict because they don't want to convict an innocent person. Absolutely you would not want to do that. So now, there's going to be no doubt that she's dead," Rahter said.

Defense attorney Cheney Mason said claims made by Casey Anthony and Baez that Caylee was alive will now work against them at trial.

"Then all the talking, all the press interviews and the parents going on this show and that show and the lawyer going on different shows establishes they have no credibility whatsoever," Mason said.

The testing of the remains could be the key to the case.

"The most important thing is how did she die?" Mason said. "It could have been an accidental death -- and we've talked before -- an improper disposal, it could have been a brutal homicide. We don't know, and until the medical examiner is finished and renders a report, no one is going to know."

Rahter said an accidental death would be hard to believe.

"What would a reasonable person do in the case of an accident? Call 911 or call your parents or call a close friend. Do you go borrow a shovel from a neighbor, probably not?" Rahter said.

Mason said an insanity defense would be even more difficult to prove, Rahter said.

"It's really difficult to be not criminally responsible. You have to prove they know right from wrong and they understand the consequences of their actions. Obviously, Casey understood the consequences of her actions because she worked really hard to cover it up," Rahter said.

If the case plays out how many think, the experts agree on what will likely happen.

"You can pretty well predict there's going to be a life sentence, either a plea and get it over with or have a circus trial and then be convicted and get life," Mason said.

"Yeah," Rahter said.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18268796/detail.html

CMason had commented on the Anthony case as early as December 2008...how he conveniently forgets or does he suffer from a touch of dementia??

He absolutely stated:

"You can pretty well predict there's going to be a life sentence, either a plea and get it over with or have a circus trial and then be convicted and get life," Mason said.

He also stated no one in this has any credibility. He has now become part of this "circus" and is doing exactly what he admonished what the defense and GA/CA are doing. Talking to the media and giving interviews...

"Then all the talking, all the press interviews and the parents going on this show and that show and the lawyer going on different shows establishes they have no credibility whatsoever," Mason said.

Hypocrit is the only word I have for CMason at the moment. Don't do as I say, do as I do, seems to be the theme of all involved in defending Inmate Anthony.

I still have faith in the judicial system, the jurors seated will see through all the smut and do what's right for Caylee...Caylee's justice is the golden ring...JMHO

Justice for Caylee

FYI..... for those of you who do not remember, Terry Lenamon was KC's first DP-qualified attorney back before Caylee's remains were found, when the State had decided not to pursue the DP.

Casey Anthony Has New Death-Qualified Attorney: Jacksonville's Ann Finnell

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Terry Lenamon

This past week, it was announced to the public by Casey Anthony's defense team that Florida's Ann E. Finnell had joined them, the latest death-qualified defense attorney to represent the young woman accused of murdering her toddler-daughter, Caylee Marie.

This news comes on the heels of Professor Andrea Lyon withdrawing from the case in late June 2010.

Ms. Finnell's efforts will focus upon the penalty phase of the trial, currently set for May 2011. This, of course, means that Ann Finnell will take a lead role only when, and if, Casey Anthony is found guilty during the initial guilt or innocence phase of the trial. (For the legal qualifications to serve as a death-qualified attorney under Florida law, read our earlier post.)

Personally, I don't know Ann Finnell but I've heard lots of great things about her -- she's known to be a fighter, a true believer, and a very good death penalty attorney. As the first death-qualified attorney on the Casey Anthony case, I do know a bit about the representation that Ms. Finnell has just undertaken, however.

And, as I did before with Professor Andrea Lyon, I wish my colleague Ann Finnell all the best in this important work.

http://www.deathpenaltyblog.com/casey-anthony-has-new-deathqualified-attorney-jacksonvilles-ann-finnell/

Ms. Finnell's efforts will focus upon the penalty phase of the trial, currently set for May 2011. This, of course, means that Ann Finnell will take a lead role only when, and if, Casey Anthony is found guilty during the initial guilt or innocence phase of the trial. (For the legal qualifications to serve as a death-qualified attorney under Florida law, read our earlier post.)

Well, at least the duhfense is preparing for that guilty verdict! I'm hoping they have informed Inmate Anthony there is that "real" possibility you will be found guilty. They should have gone along with TLenamon from the start. He wanted to use the PPD defense and was ixnayed out for it...seems now, they might just try and use this to garner sympathy when that guilty verdict is reached...I do predict a LWOP sentence for Inmate Anthony...She'll have three years in by the time this goes to trial and will be used to her surroundings. She will adapt very well behind bars..Maybe this is where she'll thrive unless some one gets to her first. I wonder how her life behind bars will be for her. She's being ostracised already, imagine when she gets into general population...Watch your back Miss Thang....JMHO

Justice for Caylee

I agree with you, Caylee'sJustice, that KC has adapted well behind bars. But we also have to remember that she currently resides in the county jail.... once she is convicted, her new abode will become the State prison. HUGE difference. AND, assuming she gets LWOP (which I also believe she will ultimately get) and not DP, she won't be in protective custody any longer. Not saying she won't still adapt, but state prison is a whole different ball of wax than county jail.

New Casey Anthony Attorney Officially Joins Case
Ann Finnell Asks Judge Perry To Set Budget

POSTED: 3:44 pm EDT October 1, 2010
UPDATED: 4:35 pm EDT October 1, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s newest lawyer filed paperwork on Friday to officially join the case.

Ann Finnell, a death penalty qualified attorney from Jacksonville, could have various roles in the case, depending on whether Anthony is convicted of murder.

Finnell said her role is mostly confined to the penalty phase of the trial. If Anthony is found not guilty, she will have a much smaller role in the case.

Much of Finnell’s claim to fame comes from the 2001 Academy Award-winning documentary “Murder on a Sunday Morning.”

The film follows the efforts of Finnell and fellow public defender Patrick McGinness as they work to gain the acquittal of 15-year-old Brenton Butler.

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Finnell said she will need to employ a private investigator, psychiatrist and mitigation specialist.

In the motion to determine reasonable costs, Finnell estimated the total cost to taxpayers during a penalty phase could run about $20,000.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/caseyanthony/25243535/detail.html

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