Right after the lunch break we heard defense lawyer Jose Baez utter the words “The defense rests”.
How good a job did they do? Have they introduced ‘reasonable doubt?
A trial in someways is like an Agatha Christie book. Clues are littered throughout the book, it is up to the reader to determine the ‘red herrings’ from the real deal.
Like an Agatha Christie book there has to be a plot. Obviously the State and the Defense have differing ideas on what that plot may be. The winner is he (or she) that can come up with the most persuasive story that fits the facts.
As a book reviewer I look for many things, but a fundamental one is a Beginning, a Middle, and an End.
The prosecution fulfilled those requirements (well mostly), they had a story to tell. It was not perfect, but it did hang together.
The defense on the other hand just assembled a ‘rag tag’ series of stories that had neither a beginning, a middle, nor an end.
It was (in my opinion) a poor choice to ‘Pop Tart’ the witnesses. Get them on the stand, let them spill their guts, and get rid of them! Instead Jose Baez insisted on bringing them back time after time.
As any author knows, you have to end your story with a punch! That did not happen in court today. In opening statements Jose Baez told the jury that they would hear salacious evidence of sexual molestation, also how the ‘Morally corrupt’ Meter Reader Roy Kronk secreted the body for several months.
Maybe I was taking a bathroom break, but I do not recall hearing the defense team explore these issues in any depth. Sure, they broached them, but found the door shut.
The question I have bouncing around in my brain is did Jose Baez go too far in his opening statement? Had he just said ‘She died as a result of an accident in the family pool’, might he have found himself in a better situation today?
If things could not get worse, they did! A young man in the public gallery managed to incur the Wrath Of Perry. Jan has more on that here.
I am certain that a Cindy Anthony SMACK DOWN is coming.
And who really cares if George Anthony ‘dipped his wick‘?
It is all fun ‘National Enquirer’ stuff, but does it help solve the riddle?
Simon Barrett
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13 users commented in " Casey Anthony Trial – Defense Rests, But Cannot Sleep! "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackNo it doesnt solve anything. No proof of molestation (accuser has been called a liar by her own defense team). Prosecution has won this case but I dont believe the jury will hand down the death penalty, just life without parol. jmo
Another thought on the corrections officers saying Casey was a model prisoner. Of course she is , better to gain their sympathy, they feel sorry for her as she manipulates them into talking more to her, getting a few extra minutes out of her call to shower etc. She knows how to get what she wants and being nasty while in jail isnt gonna get that for her. jmo
Bozo absolutely did go too far in his opening statement! The fact that he didn’t even come close to proving anything he claimed makes you wonder if there was any merit to ANYTHING he said! The entire trial was a total waste of time and taxpayer dollars! Casey should get the maximum penalty.
Yes this is right out of an Agatha Christie murder mystery.The only thing we need now is a twisted ending. I do feel confident in saying that I think we will see justice served. As far as putting her to death, it will take years and fighting it will give her something to do. As long as she is put away, I don’t care about the death penalty.
Her family should pack up and go away somewhere restful and green. Decompress,mourn their losses in private and then begin again. They should stay away from Casey and maybe visit once at year at Christmas or something.
I’m with Joanne. I don’t care about the death penalty, but I do want to see her go away for life for multiple reasons.
Of all Casey’s head shaking back and forth throughout the trial when she objected to what was being said, did you see her shake her head when Dr. G said that this could only have been a homicide? That an accident wouldn’t include duct tape? No, Casey only looked away. No head shaking.
If it’s an accident, you state so up frontlong before three years pass by….and then if you must claim such nonsense after the fact, you don’t try to pin another family member for being involved and accuse them of sexual molestation!! This only made her look more evil! I think her motive was more than trying to save her own life. I think she actually thought this defense would give her less time! Let’s hope it isn’t so!!! I actually hope it ensures life without parole for trying to throw other people under the bus for her own selfish benefit….once again!!! I hope the jurors see the extent of this selfishness!
Here’s a profile of a sociopath:
http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html
Is there anything on that list that DOESN’T describe Casey?
Baez and team choked. They thought they could make this another OJ case with intrigue and drama. Only problem was they had nothing to back up their dramatic opening. Meanwhile, the prosecution stayed focused and pieced together evidence and timelines to create a pretty compelling case for murder. Baez did not do. He got owned, in terms of strategy, by the prosecution. At times during Baez’s presentation it seemed like he was working for the prosecution! He laid up so many home runs for the prosecution I’m surprised someone on his team didn’t wrestle him down to the ground and cover his mouth with duct tape to shut him up! In the end, this trial was like watching little leaguers playing against the Yankees. Baez is outclassed in the court, and he just looks foolish. His client is guilty. Period.
Following this case I saw it presented conspicuous holes in the prosecution as wide open. Where oh where is the irrefutable proof that this sad mother of Caylee actually did anything to bring about the child’s demise? No place. Time lines and other psychodrama. imaginings, and other make-believe stuff does not a convict make. So what if her Dad was a perv or not. So what to a lot of other slander, inuendo, and smoke and mirrors. It still adds up to No proof… no conviction.
If they need to hang it on somebody, put it on the will call list. I’m not convinced she did anything illegal.
@MrBinSATX This case is not about whether she did anything illegal. That is undisputed. She was legally responsible for the care of her minor child. Between the hours of 1pm and 6pm on June 16th, 2008, that child disappeared. Whether the cause of that disappearance was because her mother murdered her and hid her body or some other reason, her failure to report that disappearance was illegal in and of itself. Also the 4 counts of lying to law enforcement…undisputed…even by her own lawyer. She made up imaginery people and events, all of which were proved to be lies.
Also undisputed is the fact that this same mother proceeded to cover up that disappearance for the next 31 days (by lying to those asking where she was) while she partied with friends/lovers and acted like she never had a child. If you haven’t been watching the trial, there is plenty of video/phone/text evidence to prove ALL of this.
SearchForTruth, what about the forged checks she stole from her friend Amy and was convicted for that illegal activity. Remember when Amy said Casey told her she would be getting her parents house soon? It makes one wonder if she was going to off her family one by one, hence the computer searches for the many ways one could die. I know they love their daughter and are grieving the loss of her already but they should consider themselves lucky. Finally Justice for precious Caylee.
Absolutely, SearchForTruth! Couldn’t have said it better!
MrBin makes me laugh with his “no place and “no timelines”. Speaking of which, did Bozo ever lay out any kind of scenario? Did Casey go to answer the phone and turn her back while Casey was in the pool? Did Caylee accidentally wander out of the house? I heard absolutely no details to even suggest that there was any drowning or accident other than the fact that Bozo said there was. Bozo left more questions open than the prosecution did. To say that an attorney should even be allowed to get up on a stand and make any kind of wild explanations that he wants with nothing to back it up should be against the rules of the courtroom!!
Did Bozo create reasonable doubt for murder? I say not. He may have created doubt, but not one of a “reasonable” nature. I say he only created “reasonable” doubt that anything he said was believable. After all, we only have his words and no one elses. Bozo might have prepared a better defense if he dug up a whole bunch of people that had a kind word to say about Casey, but guess what, there weren’t any. The best they could do was get Lee’s fiance to say that Casey and Caylee had a bond. That didn’t cut it!!! Sorry!
@Dee I did not watch the opening statements and only saw portions of Baez but I don’t believe he did any kind of timeline. That would have been too risky since he had reviewed VERY LITTLE of the actual evidence like Casey & George’s cell phone traffic during that afternoon. As for what he said, attorneys can say anything they want in the opening statement but they have to believe it to be true. He could not have said that (legally) if Casey had not told him that is what happened. For closing statements, it’s even more restricted. He cannot claim that they proved she drowned or that Casey was molested because there was NO evidence of that in the trial. But he can refer to the pictures of Caylee climbing the ladder and say that it ‘could’ have happened. It’s complicated. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with
@Sherlock Interesting theory! Maybe her plan was to get rid of the parents by chloroform and she was just testing it on Caylee and killed her by accident. Wouldn’t surprise me at all. I don’t think anyone will ever know how poor little Caylee died and that is what makes this case so sad and intriguing at the same time. I do believe that Lee knows a lot more than he will admit, maybe even knows everything. Casey will take it to her grave but he may eventually fold for enough money.
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