Have no idea what happened, but suspect it was due to jury selection procedure. So could for once Judge Perry be wrong and the defense right? Ironically named, Perry v. State, 675 So. 2d 976 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), might hold the answer. We find that the court did abuse its discretion in this case when…

Week one of the Casey Anthony trial is behind us and, as could be expected, it was not without incident as several notable issues arose. Jury Selection After five full days of jury selection, the parties ended Saturday with 12  potential jurors. Some in the media believe this to be a sign that we may actually…

Assuming that either the State or the Defense invoke the Rule of Sequestration once the trial begins, the question has been raised: Should George and Cindy Anthony, as next of kin to Caylee Anthony, be allowed to stay in the courtroom during the  trial or should they be required to sequester themselves outside of the…

So let me get this straight. On March 18, 2010 Casey Anthony was declared indigent by Judge Strickland after Jose Baez revealed he had blown over $250,000 received on Casey Anthony’s behalf – $200K of which was paid by the “American Broadcasting Company” as “licensing fees” for Casey Anthony’s “pictures.” Of importance, was the fact…

RULE 3.202. – EXPERT TESTIMONY OF MENTAL MITIGATION DURING PENALTY PHASE OF CAPITAL TRIAL: NOTICE AND EXAMINATION BY STATE EXPERT (a) Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty. The provisions of this rule apply only in those capital cases in which the state gives written notice of its intent to seek the death penalty within 45 days from the date of arraignment. Failure to give…

The audio of the jailhouse telephone calls of Robyn Adams, Maya Derkovic, and Cecelia Holloway (aka Crystal Benhaida). Directory of Jail Audio Please note I have been uploading all morning and am halfway through Disc 2 of Robyn Adams and Disc 3 will be up afterwards – probably another hour or so. Please post your…