Anthony Case General Discussion

Casey Anthony trial: Judge may rule today on chloroform evidence
Prosecutors want to use novel scientific work focusing on odor and air samples originating from the trunk of Anthony's car.


By Anthony Colarossi and Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel

9:55 a.m. EDT, April 25, 2011

The judge in the Casey Anthony case could issue key rulings soon -- possibly today -- on cutting-edge scientific evidence prosecutors want to use against her in next month's murder trial.

Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry is expected to decide whether scientific evidence about chloroform levels found in Anthony's car trunk and the growth of plant roots in the woods where Caylee's remains were found could potentially be used at her trial.

Read more:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-rulings-20110425,0,1830290.story

Casey Anthony: How damaging is chloroform evidence?

Monday, April 25, 2011 6:43 AM

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Brad Conway, who used to represent George and Cindy Anthony, said the state's theory is Caylee Anthony overdosed on chloroform. He said testing centering around chloroform carries the most weight.

"Chloroform is a substance that can be found from a lot of different common substances," Conway said. "But in terms of this case, chloroform is critical in this case because they are seeking a first degree murder conviction and they have to have evidence that is was premeditated and intentional. Chloroform is the only link that they have that is solid enough to support their allegation that it was premeditated and intentional."

Chloroform was detected in the trunk of the car driven by Casey. There's also evidence the chemical was researched on a computer at the Anthony house. The defense wants any and all talk and tests tossed out.

If a judge rules it can't be admitted into the trial, Conway said it'll be more difficult for the state to show premeditation and intention. But Conway thinks the state has a long line of circumstantial evidence.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/april/236678/Casey-Anthony:-How-damaging-is-chloroform-evidence

I know this type of testing has never been used in a court of law. But the level was so high, I think Judge Perry will allow it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.......

George and Cindy have filed a motion to attend the trial. Currently they are not allowed because they are listed as witnesses. Everytime I go to the article it freezes.......

Piper wrote:George and Cindy have filed a motion to attend the trial. Currently they are not allowed because they are listed as witnesses. Everytime I go to the article it freezes.......

Oh brother! Sorry G & C. But you're testifying so NO GO! Nice try though. Why am I not suprised? kh

Too bad, soooo sad....If they had been a bit more wide eyed regarding Casey's lies they wouldn't be in this position...They should have paid more attention and put their foot down while she was in high school...Free reign has just resulted in her losing her freedom....No more cover-ups...just look in the mirror!!!!

If they were seeking justice for their murdered grandchild, it would be an entirely different story. I knew they would file this, and it ain't gonna fly.

George, Cindy Anthony File Motion To Attend Trial
Will Casey's Parents Attend Trial?

POSTED: 6:48 am EDT April 26, 2011
UPDATED: 8:46 am EDT April 26, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. Casey Anthony's parents have filed a new motion in the case asking Judge Belvin Perry to allow them to observe the trial.

The Anthony's are currently not allowed to observe the trial because they are listed as witnesses.

Meanwhile, Anthony's defense also submitted a new motion to exclude any reference to photos and the social behavior of their client during the 31 days before Caylee Anthony was reported missing.

Defense attorneys said Casey Anthony's social behavior and the resulting photos don't relate to an attempt to evade prosecution and such evidence is inadmissible as to consciousness of guilt.

Read more:
http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27671354/detail.html

Judge Perry says the heart sticker residue, hair and canine testimony is IN.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-rulings-20110425,0,1830290.story

By Amy Pavuk and Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
3:42 p.m. EDT, April 26, 2011
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The judge in the Casey Anthony case issued several key orders Tuesday afternoon about evidence prosecutors want to use against her in next month's first-degree murder trial, mostly ruling in favor of the state.

Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry ruled that evidence of heart-shaped residue spotted on duct-tape that covered 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony's mouth could be admissible at trial, so long as the state lays the proper foundation as is required of all evidence.

That piece of evidence is significant because investigators also found heart-shaped stickers at the home Anthony and Caylee shared with their family.

Perry also denied the defense motion to exclude expert testimony about "post mortem banding" on a single strand of hair found in Anthony's car.

He said that Karen Korsberg Lowe, a hair and fiber examiner at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Va., testified that "it is generally accepted in the field of forensic hair examination that such root banding is characteristic of a hair that has been on a decomposing body, although it is not known why this banding occurs."

Perry noted that Lowe included the phrase "apparent decomposition" in her report, signifying "that's not the only possible scenario this hair came from a dead body." She also said that of all the hairs examined for this case, only one showed "post-mortem root banding."

"Ms. Lowe's testimony will assist the jury in understanding the testimony about hair found in the trunk of the defendant's car, it is based on a scientific principle that has gained acceptance in the particular field to which it belongs, and Ms. Lowe is a qualified expert," Perry wrote in this order.

The hair evidence will be admitted as long as the prosecution establishes the proper predicate.

"The jury will be entitled to determine the credibility of her opinion, which it may accept or reject," Perry wrote.

Perry also ruled that evidence and testimony about cadaver dogs is also admissible at trial, so long as prosecutors lay the legal foundation....... (see link for full article).

Is there anything that Bozo wanted omitted being omitted? Sounds to me like JP is letting all the evidence in, and it will be up to the jury to determine what they do or do not believe.

That is great!

HHJP has more than once pointed out that the defense has not proven their argument. Mason is gonna be busy filing motions now.

Piper wrote:George and Cindy have filed a motion to attend the trial. Currently they are not allowed because they are listed as witnesses.

George and Cindy may not be allowed in the courtroom, but does anybody really believe that they aren't going to watch the trial anytime they are near a television?

sitemama wrote:Is there anything that Bozo wanted omitted being omitted? Sounds to me like JP is letting all the evidence in, and it will be up to the jury to determine what they do or do not believe.

That is great!

I can't recall anything that the defense has been successful in getting omitted. The video of Casey's reaction to the discovery of Caylee's remains isn't going to be used, but that's only because the state decided on their own not to use it.

Judge Denies Motions To Block Evidence In Casey Case

Updated: 5:37 pm EDT April 26, 2011

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Chief Judge Belvin Perry is the first Florida judge to allow the postmortem hair banding evidence in a criminal case. He cited a New York court's finding that this pioneer evidence is generally accepted in the small, scientific community which focuses on analyzing it.

"This is devastating, because it puts Caylee's dead body in the trunk of Casey's car," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer told WFTV reporter Kathi Belich (watch full interview).

Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/27677578/detail.html

Good point, J4A. They need to be sequestered. I think that any tainting of their testimony, or changing it up to fit, would be noticed by the State and the jury. The big mouth Cindy had in the beginning, closer to the event, will speak much louder than anything she may say presently to excuse her previous statements.

Sherry, it would be great if George and Cindy had to suffer the same type of sequestration that the jury will be subjected to and sit in a hotel room with limited TV access. I believe that is the only way you could keep them from following the trial. Unfortunately, I think witness sequestration only goes as far as not allowing them in the courtroom and ordering them not to follow accounts of the trial until after they testify.

hehehehehehe It would appear one of Bozo's last clients is none too happy with Bozo........

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-03-28/news/baez28_1_baez-diaz-conviction Has Casey read this? Or Cindy?

Justice4all wrote:Sherry, it would be great if George and Cindy had to suffer the same type of sequestration that the jury will be subjected to and sit in a hotel room with limited TV access. I believe that is the only way you could keep them from following the trial. Unfortunately, I think witness sequestration only goes as far as not allowing them in the courtroom and ordering them not to follow accounts of the trial until after they testify.

That would only be fair, J4A! LOL

HHJP has surely seen how animated the two are in the courtroom so he may just ban them from the courtroom altogether.

eva wrote:hehehehehehe It would appear one of Bozo's last clients is none too happy with Bozo........

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-03-28/news/baez28_1_baez-diaz-conviction Has Casey read this? Or Cindy?

eva, is that you in the avatar? Nice pic! I suppose its someone famous and I have no idea who it is.... lol

It looks like Baez has no idea how to defend his client! Shifting blame onto the mother was just so wrooonggg!Even if Diaz was innocent the jury don't like tactics like that! Blaming mama...no way is that a good strategy! And wanting to pull a surprise on the prosecution...bet he tries that in the Anthony case.

"I'm not going to defend Nilton Diaz," defense lawyer Jose A. Baez promised jurors during opening statements in Diaz's trial. "I'm going to prosecute Samaris Bobe Silva."Defense lawyers Baez and Jonathan Kasen said they intend to attack the state's case by assailing detective Dan Conlee for zeroing in too quickly on Diaz, by criticizing the work of a medical examiner and by accusing the young mother. They pointed an accusing finger Tuesday at the slain toddler's mother, saying she had treated the 2-year-old like "an animal."


In his closing remarks, Diaz's lawyer, Jose Baez, attacked prosecutors, sheriff's Detective Dan Conlee, the state's medical experts and the child's mother, suggesting they all distorted the truth in their pursuit of Diaz, the lone suspect in the toddler's death.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5928000&postcount=146

Casey is in deep trouble if Jose's main trial strategies are trying to use surprise evidence and telling the jury he is going to prosecute someone else for the crime. I wonder who is going to find himself under the bus once the trial starts. George seems most likely at this point, but it still may be Jesse or Kronk.