Posted on 07/13/2011 7:10:03 AM PDT by MindBender26
We all know it's not over until the fat lady sings, and here in Orlando we hear the fat lady in the form of the Orange County Sheriff's Office may only be getting warmed up.
Contacts at the Sheriff's Office say they are actively investigating the possibility that at least one witness was tampered with, and now the Sheriff has confirmed this. The talk at breakfast this morning with some retired senior LEOs was that the most probable targets were either "River Cruz", the woman who undermined George Anthony's testimony by claiming she had an affair with him, or the son of meter reader Roy Kronk who found the body. The son gave testimony claiming his father was "only in it for the money." The defense spun that out that out to Kronk had lied, moved the body, etc.
Of course at this time, none of this is proven, but we do know it is being actively worked. Local LEOs still very strongly suspect that Casey killed her daughter, either through an active act of premeditated murder, or anger. A third possibility also exists that if she did not intend the child to die, Casey is at the least guilty of criminally negligent neglect or acts so outrageous (such as an intentional chloroforming that went bad) that she should have been convicted, at a minimum, for aggravated manslaughter.
It's a long shot, but if it can be shown that someone connected with Casey and/or her defense did bribe or otherwise improperly influence a witness, the case could be reopened. Although she was acquitted in state court, double jeopardy does not attach if she would be accused of depriving her daughter of her civil rights in the federal court system. That's what happened in the Rodney King case. The cops were acquitted of assault and related charges in the California state court (isn't everyone,) but then convicted in the federal courts of depriving King of the civil rights.
An even more interesting concept might be the state's possible ability to retry Casey on murder/manslaughter charges. Although it is rarely invoked, there is a concept under the law that Casey Anthony is certainly entitled to a fair trial, but so are the People of the State of Florida. If it can be shown that the People of the State of Florida did not get a fair trial due to bribed witnesses or the like, there are operations of law that would allow Ms. Anthony be retried. It would be rare and the misconduct by the defense would certainly have to be egregious, but it is a possibility. With the anger now circulating in the local law enforcement community, it is certainly not an impossibility.
History is shown there is probably only about a 10% chance that anything in this will ever pan out, but it is certainly something that a number of newsies are watching very closely. We'll let you know when we hear more
I am amazed.
“The tape was actually manufactured less than ten miles from my home at Henkel Corp. in Avon, OH. That makes me as likely to have placed it around there as she. Except she is living in FL now ; not OH.
” You know you can cure ignorance; but you can’t stupid.
I guess they are right when they say “it takes all kinds to drive those freeways”.
Casey might be getting out, but Joran may not...isn’t he is some hell hole of a jail in S.America? Perfect match though. I have wondered what happened to the father of little Caylee....has she killed before? Chilling thought.
So it’s alright to let murderers go free?
It is futile. It is folly.
As far as any of the other instances, their cases would go nowhere as well. What is Mr Anthony going to do complain that his lying daughter told her lawyer he molested her? So what, It was the Lawyers responsibility to defend his client. The outcome justifies his defense strategy. That doesn't mean I agree with his strategy or his morals.
You are one angry person.
Our court system has appeals and decisions get overturned all the time. We cannot overturn this one, but we can give our opinions. Many are frustrated and if judging this jury will keep the next jury honest and fair, so be it. I hope that is the result...and heck, not only would I shun Casey, I would shun every one of those jurors. No explanation will ever suffice. Let them prattle on, the more they do the more criticism will come their way. They had the option of staying quiet, they chose to defend it. Let the debate continue.
Come on..... You are kidding? You really didn’t read anything I wrote.
“Who is going to sue her, who can show cause to file suit?”
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A volunteer search group is suing Casey Anthony for more than $100,000 claiming she insisted her daughter Caylee was alive and pleaded with them to find her, although Casey Anthony now claims that she knew her daughter was already dead.
The civil lawsuit filed by Texas EquuSearch states that the company invested over two years, 4,200 personnel, hundreds of thousands of hours and $112,000 of their donor-funded resources in massive search and rescue efforts for 2-year old Caylee.
Even worse, the group’s lawsuit states, the search for Caylee used up so much of its resources they were unable to help others who came to them seeking help in finding missing family members.
“During the time TES was searching for Caylee, TES received more than 15 requests for other families for missing loved ones, and was unable to offer assistance to any of these families as TES was fully devoted to the search for Caylee,” the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit states that Casey Anthony’s mother, Cindy Anthony, called EquuSearch founder Tim Miller in late August 2008 and “implored” him to assist in the search for her granddaughter. Miller traveled to Orlando, Fla., where Cindy and George Anthony told him, in Casey’s presence, that Caylee was still alive.
“Casey Anthony likewise told Mr. Miller that Caylee was alive, and asked him to please bring her back,” the lawsuit says.
EquuSearch said it launched the second most costly search in the organization’s 11-year history, eating away 40 percent of its annual budget to finance motel rooms, rent vehicles and related expenses for the volunteers from 13 states who aided in the search.
The company points to the opening statements of the trail, in which Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, who had been present at meetings with the Anthony family, stated, “[s]he was never missing. Caylee Anthony died June 16, 2008, when she drowned in her family’s swimming pool.”
The company claims it was “damaged” by “Casey Anthony’s lies, omissions and deception,” and wants to be reimbursed.
Do you listen? I already know you can’t comprehend what you read.
She can’t be tried again for the same crime. She was acquitted by a jury of her peers. She could go on national tv and tell exactly what she did, when and how, where and why, and couldn’t be tried again for those charges.
Anyone who suborned perjury or perjured him/herself would face criminal charges, but not Casey.
I didn't watch mush of the case, why would I.I don't have to watch it to accept the rule of law. You are emotionally involved in the case, I am not. I have not grown angry, but strident in my defense of the system. A system that neither of us, hopefully, will ever need the security of.
I have been involved in many court cases. I have had the (Mis) fortune to be on four juries. Two of them criminal cases. I was jury foreman on a rape case for which we convicted. I was also on a Murder case that was dismissed due to lack of evidence after the prosecution rested. They didn't have enough evidence to convince the court to continue.
My wife was juror in a capital murder case that they acquitted on, even though every juror to a person was certain that the defendant committed the crime. However, the prosecution had NO EVIDENCE, only speculation. They acquitted and the judge went out of his way to spend time explaining that they did the exact right thing under the circumstances and due to the lack of evidence. He said that he would have been forced to acquit if it where a judge trial.
You are blinded by your desire for justice for a child, I can understand that, it is admirable. Your heaping of scorn upon the jury is wrong and misplaced.
If you want to get mad at someone, get mad at the prosecution and the investigators for not having a compelling enough case.
Judgments are good for 10 years and can be renewed after that. They are not dischargeable by bankruptcy.
You want it both ways. You want to say that you believe Anthony is a murderer and her lawyer used nasty tactics but you also believe she should be as free as a bird and that’s what lawyers do and Zenaida Gonzalez can just go to hell.
I disagree. And I hope Anthony is caught up in the legal system for years to come. It happened to OJ and look where he ended up.
And once again, I believe Anthony was acquitted by the jury. Truly a trial by her peers.
I am sorry. You just sound so angry.
You are tilting at windmills, sputtering on and on about God knows what. It is irrelevant. You are irrelevant to the case, this whole conversation is irrelevant.
I read every salable of your unintelligible brain droppings and I am no wiser for it.
One more time for the studio audience and for those enjoying the program at home:
I THINK SHE DID IT! MY THOUGHT ARE NOT EVIDENCE. THEY DIDN”T CONVINCE 12 ORDINARY PEOPLE OF HER GUILT, THEY COULDN”T EVEN CONVINCE ONE. IT IS OVER SHE IS A FREE WOMAN.
Believe me; I am not blinded.
I am sorry, but you sound like an idiot!
I agree she probably got away with murder. I have said as much over and over again. There is nothing we can do about it. To blame the jury is stupid. They did what they believe was right. It doesn’t mean they don’t believe that she did it.
I think the entire thing is a heart breaking tragedy. It is a shame that the prosecution and investigators couldn’t convict. They couldn’t. Twelve other random people would have probably found the same way. Neither one of us has a vested interest in this case.
I suggest that you stop dwelling on it as it may cause you to have a coronary or a stroke.
You did not read and comprehend what I posted.
The jurors did not do their job.
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