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Good Morning to all. Closing Arguments are today. I apologize in advance if you were either left off today's ping list or included in error. I am not at home and forgot to forward my pinglist to my friend's house, so I've had to check some older threads and reconstruct as many names as possible. If I missed you I'm sorry. I probably won't be able to post much on this thread, but after I am home I will keep my ear to the television/radio for the jury decision, and will ping again when I hear so we can have...

A court spectator at the trial of Casey Anthony has been jailed for six days after sticking his middle finger up at the prosecutor. Judge Belvin Perry pulled Matthew Bartlett up in front of the court and gave him a humiliating dressing down before sentencing him for contempt. Bartlett, a 28-year-old TGI Fridays waiter from Orlando, was also fined $400 for the obscene gesture, which the judge said risked prejudicing the trial.

Cindy Anthony's bombshell claim that she looked up 'chloroform' on her home computer was dramatically undermined today as her former boss told the Florida court she was still at work when the searches were made. Prosecutors allege Mrs Anthony made up the story to try to protect her daughter, Casey, who they say searched for information on chloroform, 'neck breaking' and death in the months leading up to the death of Caylee, her two-year-old daughter. A chief compliance officer for Mrs Anthony's old company today produced records which showed she was still logged into her work computer on the afternoons...

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Matthew Bartlett, a 28-year-old server at an Orlando TGI Fridays, was disciplined before a national audience by an Orlando judge on Thursday during the proceedings in the Casey Anthony murder trial, reports WOFL-FOX TV-35 in Orlando. Bartlett had directed his middle finger at prosecuting attorney Jeff Ashton. "What is that symbol you are projecting with your fingers?" asked the judge. "I'm using my middle finger and I'm sorry," Bartlett stated. After asking repeatedly if Bartlett had any excuse for his behavior, the judge found him guilty and sentenced him to six days in the Orange County Jail. The judge also...

Good morning, Trial Watchers. I understand the defense is supposed to rest its case today. I think most of agree that they have not only been unable to raise reasonable for the Defendant, but they have damaged her case. Like Judge Jeanine said, "It's been amateur hour." Thanks to everyone for doing such a good reporting job on yesterday's thread, I had to be out all day and got caught up when I got home. Today should be a very big day. There is still the Motion to Dismiss to be argued, which should come after the State presents its...

Casey Anthony's mother testified Thursday she used the family's computer to search for suspicious items like "chloroform" -- potentially undercutting the prosecution's attempt to pin those searches on Anthony, who is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter. Cindy Anthony told a jury for the first time Thursday that she used her home computer to look up "chloroform" and other search terms in March 2008 -- even though records show she was at work at the time of the searches, according to prosecutors.

Where’s the Casey Anthony Outrage When it Comes to Abortion? How is it that we can obsess over the horror of the Casey Anthony trial and not see the parallels to abortion? http://www.lifenews.com/2011/06/20/wheres-the-casey-anthony-outrage-when-it-comes-to-abortion/

After 19 days of damning evidence in which the prosecution painted Casey Anthony as a calculated murderer, it is now the turn of the defence - who immediately had their request to get the case thrown out of court refused. And as they offered up a list of amended witnesses they will call - including one surprise witness that will likely back up their theory that George Anthony persuaded his daughter to dispose of Caylee Anthony's body - the question remains as to whether Casey herself will be called as a witness. Prosecutors have spent the last three weeks proving...

Like many attorneys defending a client facing the death penalty, Casey Anthony's attorney recently moved for a mistrial. While the strategy is common, Jose Baez's reasoning was not. He claimed the evidence disparaged his character. By stepping into the spotlight of the courtroom, Baez went from being a local lawyer with a past that includes child support battles, bad checks and bikini businesses to the defense attorney in the most high profile case in the country. ... It has taken a while for Baez to establish himself... Despite graduating from law school in 1997, the Navy veteran was denied admission...

Casey Anthony broke down in tears in an Orlando courtroom today as jurors heard how her daughter's bones had been chewed on by wild animals. The murder trial resumed after Anthony was taken ill yesterday when pictures of her dead daughter Caylee's skull were shown to the court. Jurors were shown photos of the tattered and torn shorts and shirt Caylee was wearing when she died. Later, as they viewed pictures of Caylee's bones, Anthony looked down, covering her mouth with her fist. As the gruesome details emerged Anthony started shaking and had to be comforted by defence attorney Dorothy...

Casey Anthony's murder trial was cut short today when she was taken ill after pictures of her dead daughter's skull were shown. Anthony cried and looked away as graphic photos of her two-year-old daughter Caylee's remains were shown to the jury at the trial in Orlando. Judge Belvin Perry had warned anyone who might become queasy to leave the courtroom before the images were displayed. Shortly after the images were shown he sent the jury home for the day, asking them not to speculate about why court was ending early. Earlier in the day Anthony's brother, Lee, testified his sister...

An FBI forensic expert said a hair removed from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car is consistent with hair from a dead body. That was the testimony of Karen Korsberg Lowe Saturday in Anthony's sensational murder trial. The 25-year old Orlando mother is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. FBI expert Lowe said she examined a light-brown, 9-inch-long hair for this case. She said the hair was similar to one pulled from Caylee's brush and was not similar to a hair sample from Casey Anthony. Ms Lowe also said the hair showed characteristics consistent with decomposition. Anthony is charged...

An FBI forensic expert said a hair removed from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car is consistent with hair from a dead body. That was the testimony of Karen Korsberg Lowe Saturday in Anthony's sensational murder trial. The 25-year old Orlando mother is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. FBI expert Lowe said she examined a light-brown, 9-inch-long hair for this case. She said the hair was similar to one pulled from Caylee's brush and was not similar to a hair sample from Casey Anthony. Ms Lowe also said the hair showed characteristics consistent with decomposition. Anthony is charged...

The sixth day of Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial, which concluded late this afternoon, gave jurors a glimpse of the day her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie was reported missing. The prosecution continued to question Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, who cried and was clearly distraught during her several-hour testimony. Jurors heard the three 911 calls Cindy Anthony made, and also heard the first jailhouse phone call Casey Anthony made to her family. Cindy Anthony broke down in tears and slumped her body, nearly disappearing behind the stand, during playback of the 911 calls. Casey Anthony listened stone-faced and wiped a few...

A Florida mother charged with her toddler's death will have her day in court almost three years after her 2-year-old daughter disappeared. Opening statements are set for Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of Casey Anthony. Read more: http://www.610wiod.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122821&article=8604356#ixzz1NHVbQYrC

CLEARWATER -- Prosecutors have turned to Pinellas County to find a jury for the trial of Casey Anthony, the suburban Orlando mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Court officials in Orange County decided to move jury selection because of the extensive publicity surrounding the case since Caylee disappeared in June 2008. Attorneys for the defense and prosecution will try to find 12 jurors and eight alternates to hear the evidence. Orange County Circuit Judge Belvin Perry Jr., denied a motion by Anthony's attorney Jose Baez this morning to continue the trial. Anthony told the judge this morning she...

Casey Anthony’s attorney’s filed a blistering motion on Thursday accusing Judge Belvin Perry of displaying clear bias in the case against their client, Casey Anthony, according to the Orlando Sentinal. Recently Casey Anthony’s defense team suffered a setback when Judge Perry ruled against their request to have some of the statements that Anthony made to friends, family and law enforcement officials inadmissible. The team, including attorney Jose Baez, are asking for rehearings accusing Judge Perry of inaccuracies in the original hearing and these inaccuracies lead to the decision against them. The motion essentially questions Perry’s rulings on important issues of...

What was the name of the female who was living with her parents and was charged with killing her 3 year old girl? What ever happended to her. Greta was all over it about a year ago.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida mother charged with murdering her 2-year-old daughter missed a court hearing after she suffered some minor injuries in a fall at an Orlando courthouse. Twenty-four-year-old Casey Anthony fell when her hand and leg restraints became entangled. She fell forward, and officers escorting her were unable to stop her fall.