Monday, May 23, 2011

Casey Anthony's Opening Statement - Why I Am Not Guilty

What Could Anthony's Attorney Jose Baez Say?

9 A.M. Tuesday morning, May 24th is scheduled to be the start of the 1st Degree Murder trial of Casey Anthony in Courtroom 23 of the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando, Florida.

Chief Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Belvin Perry, Jr.will preside over the trial, guiding 12 jurors to what must be a unanimous decision at the conclusion of a possible six to eight week trial.

Lead Defense attorney Jose Baez has indicated he's going to explain Anthony's innocence in the first minutes and particularly why it took 31 days for Anthony to announce her daughter was missing. 

Just what could Baez say to prevent a death sentence or secondarily, life imprisonment if his client is convicted of killing her 2-year old child Caylee Anthony?

Anthony will be defended by Jose Baez, who some say is too inexperienced for such a high profile murder case. 

Baez, a high school dropout, leaving school after ninth grade, joined the armed services at 17, got his high School GED, then eventually graduated from St. Thomas Law School in Miami. The school is ranked near the bottom of U.S. law schools. 

Coincidentally, his co-defense counsel Cheney Mason was also a high school drop out and also joined the military at 17 years of age.

Baez became the lead attorney in this case only three years after becoming admitted to practice law in Florida, leaving some to say he's just not experienced enough in death sentence cases.

Another defense team member with a quirky background is Rosalie Bolin, a non-lawyer trial mitigation expert.  


Bolin is married to 49-year old serial killer Oscar Ray Bolin, Jr., a current resident of Florida's Union Correctional Institution in Starke, Florida, serving three sentences for murder, one life sentence and two death sentences. 


Speculation on Casey Anthony Opening Statement:

What Baez may say to explain the 31 delay in reporting the missing Caylee will be the most wanted statement. Maybe he will tell the jury Anthony was too distraught to think clearly after the child went missing, and finally Casey's mother Cindy reported the missing child after 31 days. Certainly some mention will be made about Anthony being the victim of abuse.

After that explanation, opening statements may then move on to these items:


1. There are no fingerprints
2. There is no murder weapon
3. Someone else took the child
4. Someone else killed the child
5. There is not enough evidence to convict Anthony of any of the State's charges

11 comments:

  1. His opening statement will more than likely be a disgrace to the entire legal profession.

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  2. You're misstating the facts. Casey Anthony NEVER reported her child missing. Cindy Anthony called the police after she found Casey shacked up with her boyfriend and she couldn't produce Caylee.

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  3. You are correct Darcy, while Casey was on the phone with the authorities after her mother Cindy called to report the missing child, Casey actually indicated to authorities during that phone call that Caylee had spoken with her by phone, one of the lies she was caught in during that phone call. The other lie to authorities on that occasion was that Caylee was with the Hispanic nanny.

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  4. Anonymous7:57 PM

    CASEY WAS A TRAVELING MATTRESS !!

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  5. Anonymous11:16 PM

    I HOPE SHE FRIES!!!! ITS ALL ABOUT HER AND SHE ONLY POURS ON THE WATER WORKS, WHEN ITS HER THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. THERE ARE NO TEARS WHEN LIL CAYLEE IS MENTIONED. HOPE SHE ENJOYS HELL!!!!
    THAT IS WHERE SHE IS GOING. R.I.P. LIL CAYLEE AND MAY GOD FOREVER PROTECT YOU BABY. YOU SO TOUCHED MY LIFE, AND I DIDNT EVEN KNOW YOU. THERE WILL BE JUSTICE FOR YOU SUNSHINE!!

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  6. Anonymous11:47 PM

    If she was innocent then why continue to lie? If it started out as an accident that's not how it ended. Why would you use duct tape and put her body in a bag and discard it like it was trash?? Because she didn't want her to begin with and she was relieved that she was finally rid of her. She is guilty of killing her even if it was an accident or was it?? She needs to pay for what she did to her innocent little girl.

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  7. Anonymous4:43 PM

    APpreciating all the talking points of course. She has not been convicted of the crime. ALl the hysteria over every movement that is made by either side is horrible. I hope the day comes that trials and data are not public information until after the trial like in other countries. I guess this will be another Scott Peterson repeat. Public opinion overrides evidence or lack of..really discusting.

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  8. Anonymous9:32 AM

    They are in the process of stating she is insane because she is a pathological liar---watch, it is coming!

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  9. Anonymous1:44 PM

    I FEEL THAT CASEY ANTHONY IS GUILTY AND SHOULD BURN IN HELL FOR WHAT SHE DID OR SHALL I SAY FOR WHAT HAPPEND TO THAT CHILD. HOW COULD A PERSON LIVE A NORMAL LIFE KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILD IS MISSING OR DEAD? I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND THAT PART.IF SHE IS FOUND NOT GUILTY SHE WILL STILL PAY IN THE LONG RUN GOD IS GOING TO FIX HER ASS.I HOPE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED FOR LITTLE CAYLEE.

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  10. Anonymous2:45 PM

    She is a spawn of the devil. Her only purpose in the world was to do the devils work. All Mighty God gave her an opportunity to change by giving her that beautiful angel. But evil overpowered her. God will do his work and redeem. She is guilty..just look at her. She had other options to get rid of her other than murder. She will pay definitly.

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  11. Anonymous10:09 PM

    THERE IS A HIGHER POWER WAITING FOR CASEY ANTHONY
    AND 1 DAY SHE WILL GET HERS. SHE WILL BURN IN HELL FOR LIFE AND SURE WISH IT WAS A SLOW BURNING AT THAT!
    R.I.P. LITTLE CAYLEE AND KNOW YOUR ARE FOREVER PROTECTED AND YOUR SO CALLED MOTHER CANT EVER HURT YOU AGAIN.

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