Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Trial May,18,2011
Per reports, Baez was not at lunch .The Defense team was separated at two different lunch tables for the first time. I wonder if it was woman versus men as the women on the team seem to be all the interaction with Casey. Remember Baez telling her she is acting like a baby.
http://www.cayleedaily.com/2011/05/casey-atty-tells-her-shes-acting-like-a-2-yr-old/comment-page-5/ Karen Levy, Orlando Court coodinator sent our message. "jury selection is in recess until tomorrow. No other explanation will be given." The drama continues.If it is an appeal, no formal judgement would be given overnight.
Although, Baez used the word "accident" when interviewing the potential juror today, in regard to the death of Caylee , I don't believe the adjournment is due to a potential plea.
Wesh TV, Orlando , is reporting Baez is ill. Is he trying to stall the process or did he contract something from Attorney Finnell, who had been ill this week?
http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27939069/detail.html
It is reported that Attorney Finnel pulled herself away from the lunch table today and spoke on her cell phone during the entire lunch period.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Day 4,
Judge Perry is now on the bench.
When Judge Belvin Perry reconvened Thursday morning, Anthony's attorneys made reference to turning off certain microphones in the Pinellas, courtroom because conversations at the defense table were being quoted in media reports.
A specific reference was made to an online article where Jose Baez reportedly told his client to "stop acting like a 2-year-old."
"It puts the entire process in peril," said Baez.
Judge Perry told Baez the microphones will remain on in court.
The Judge told Baez, "I've done all I can do. This is America." Perry denies the defense request to shut off all mics and cautions the parties to be careful about what is said in a public courtroom
Anthony's attorneys made reference in court to a mitigating factor that their client suffered sexual abuse as a child and had poor coping skills and a lack of maturity
IMO, does not give you permission to kill your child.Anway.....Mason ( Caseys attorney) wants a list of criminal histories run on prospective jurors. The State says they have no obligation to disclose that. Perry agrees.
Juror 1 from Monday is called back. He is a white male in his 40's.There are approximately 15 spectators in the courtroom this morning for jury selection. Baez is in his portion of the voir dire of this witness. He is questioning the juror's knowledge of the case. Baez has finished questioning the potential juror. The potential juror tells Perry he is for the death penalty "in the right situations," Prosecutor Jeff Ashton is now questioning this juror on the death penalty issue. Now CaseyAnthony 's attorney, Ann Finnell, takes her turn addressing the juror regarding the death penalty issue.The attorneys have now gone to a sidebar. Perry has just allowed the potential juror to momentarily leave the courtroom.Perry just warned the attorneys: "you'd better get someone to order you some sandwiches." They may only get 35 min for lunch today.
Judge Perry has returned to be bench.Prosecutor Ashton has just entered the courtroom. The potential juror is not present.The attorneys are discussing the extent to which the defense may ask the prospective juror about mitigating circumstances.Mitigating circumstances re: whether the potential juror could consider both death and life in prison, be convicted. Perry rules against the defense, limiting the scope of voir dire regarding specific possible mitigators. Juror 1/1340 returns to the stand. The death penalty portion of this potential juror's voir dire is now over. Prosecutor Drane Burdick now moves to general questioning on pre-trial publickity.As the questioning of this juror continues, the number of reporters inside the courtroom has thinned out somewhat, per reports.
Baez now begins the defense portion of this potential juror's general voir dire for the #CaseyAnthony jury selection. CaseyAnthony jury selection is in lunch recess. The potential juror has been excused from the courtroom.Judge Perry says the lunch recess will last only 40 minutes.
Perry insists that "we will be here [today] until we go through all 37." There are still 36 more potential jurors to be questioned today.Back from sidebar now and the potential juror, the only one that has been questioned today, is being brought back in. Baez resumes his general voir dire of this juror
.Ann Finnell has been asking some additional questions regarding the issue of mitigating.
circumstances.Juror 1/1340 has now left the courtroom and neither side is challenging the potential juror. Potential juror 1/1340 is called back in, and instructed to return sometime Friday afternoon.
When Judge Belvin Perry reconvened Thursday morning, Anthony's attorneys made reference to turning off certain microphones in the Pinellas, courtroom because conversations at the defense table were being quoted in media reports.
A specific reference was made to an online article where Jose Baez reportedly told his client to "stop acting like a 2-year-old."
"It puts the entire process in peril," said Baez.
Judge Perry told Baez the microphones will remain on in court.
The Judge told Baez, "I've done all I can do. This is America." Perry denies the defense request to shut off all mics and cautions the parties to be careful about what is said in a public courtroom
Anthony's attorneys made reference in court to a mitigating factor that their client suffered sexual abuse as a child and had poor coping skills and a lack of maturity
IMO, does not give you permission to kill your child.Anway.....Mason ( Caseys attorney) wants a list of criminal histories run on prospective jurors. The State says they have no obligation to disclose that. Perry agrees.
Juror 1 from Monday is called back. He is a white male in his 40's.There are approximately 15 spectators in the courtroom this morning for jury selection. Baez is in his portion of the voir dire of this witness. He is questioning the juror's knowledge of the case. Baez has finished questioning the potential juror. The potential juror tells Perry he is for the death penalty "in the right situations," Prosecutor Jeff Ashton is now questioning this juror on the death penalty issue. Now CaseyAnthony 's attorney, Ann Finnell, takes her turn addressing the juror regarding the death penalty issue.The attorneys have now gone to a sidebar. Perry has just allowed the potential juror to momentarily leave the courtroom.Perry just warned the attorneys: "you'd better get someone to order you some sandwiches." They may only get 35 min for lunch today.
Judge Perry has returned to be bench.Prosecutor Ashton has just entered the courtroom. The potential juror is not present.The attorneys are discussing the extent to which the defense may ask the prospective juror about mitigating circumstances.Mitigating circumstances re: whether the potential juror could consider both death and life in prison, be convicted. Perry rules against the defense, limiting the scope of voir dire regarding specific possible mitigators. Juror 1/1340 returns to the stand. The death penalty portion of this potential juror's voir dire is now over. Prosecutor Drane Burdick now moves to general questioning on pre-trial publickity.As the questioning of this juror continues, the number of reporters inside the courtroom has thinned out somewhat, per reports.
Baez now begins the defense portion of this potential juror's general voir dire for the #CaseyAnthony jury selection. CaseyAnthony jury selection is in lunch recess. The potential juror has been excused from the courtroom.Judge Perry says the lunch recess will last only 40 minutes.
Perry insists that "we will be here [today] until we go through all 37." There are still 36 more potential jurors to be questioned today.Back from sidebar now and the potential juror, the only one that has been questioned today, is being brought back in. Baez resumes his general voir dire of this juror
.Ann Finnell has been asking some additional questions regarding the issue of mitigating.
circumstances.Juror 1/1340 has now left the courtroom and neither side is challenging the potential juror. Potential juror 1/1340 is called back in, and instructed to return sometime Friday afternoon.
Trial day 3
110 jurors have been interviewed. 39 have been kept for further interview. Jose Baez again brings up an issue. He states there is a TV on in the cafeteria. He states he does not know what control the Judge has on the TV issue. Baez asks fr jurors to raise hands again , if they heard media or case discussed in court. Judge Perry is obviously perturbed with Baez. He tells Baez, I told you we will address it later (in second interview)
Casey Day 2 of not sitting next to Baez. After Baez outburst and accusation she is acting like a two year old
http://www.cayleedaily.com/2011/05/casey-atty-tells-her-shes-acting-like-a-2-yr-old/comment-page-5/
With one comment Jose Baez did more damage to Case, in my opionion, than te 578 chemicals of decomp and the 31 days of Caylee missing.
Judge Perry prepares to read charges again. Casey is preparing herself to read charges again. Judge Perry introduces. court , staff ,defense and prosecution . As Judge Perry reads cares, she takes in a deep breath and exhales slowly. She hangs head.She is upset. Her nose is reddened and closes her eyes when hears the charges she killed Caylee. She never raises her head. This is the most emotion she has expressed since the beginning.
Attorney Finnell renews her objection to the fact minorities are underrepresented in the jury panel and asks to have the panel stricken. What the heck. They are throwing the race card and Casey is white. I don't know if this is funny or pathetic.Needles s to say. Judge Perry denies her request.
Potential juror #113 is kept despite his attempt to be excused. WM, 30's
Potential juror #114, WF, 60's retained for further questioning.
Potential juror #116 AAF,20's, mother, retained.
Potential juror #117, WF, 50's states has not been away from husband in 42 years. She is retained. (She might like this)
Potential juror, 117, WF 50's, states has not been away from husband for 42 years. She is retained.
Potential juror 120 WF, 60's.multiple concerns, school reunion, visit grandchildren and has pets. She is retained.
Potential juror #125 is a white male in his 40s. He will be compensated by his employer. He also coaches Little League baseball.Retained.
Potential juror #131 is a white female in her 50s. She needs to have lab work done on a regular basis. Judge Perry says they can do that.She had a kidney transplant and can do this testing anywhere. She will be compensated by her employer. She will return
The attorneys have just been let back in the courtroom. The defendant is not yet present.
There is a problem with one of the jurors speaking about the case to outsiders. Judge Perry is asking him to explain his actions.The juror is facing contempt charges. He says he just wanted to get out of jury duty.He claims he didn't know he was doing anything wrong. He wanted to find out more about the case to avoid jury duty.Judge Perry finds him in contempt of court and must pay a $450 fine. He must pay $50 per month.
The potential juror who was told to call his employer and report back says his employer will pay as long as he is needed.
A potential juror from yesterday is reporting back to Judge Perry. He was supposed to go on an anniversary trip with his wife.He is supposed to take the LSAT this fall and is enrolled in a prep class during the summer. The attorneys argue there is no hardship.He will be called back for additional questioning later this week.
After complaints from the defense, Judge Perry announces he will go to a local homeless shelter to find more minorities.The court is working on checking the driver's licenses of the people at the homeless shelter. Judge Perry asks Jose Baez , this is his complaint so does he want Judge Perry to go through with checking drivers licenses. Jose Baez states "yes." One of Jose Baez's attorneys covers his mouth and is laughing.
Potential juror #137 is an African-American woman in her 40s. She has no hardships and is asked to return later this week.
Potential juror #139 is a white male in his 50s. He has no hardships other than his nephew's wedding next weekend. He is asked to return.
Potential juror 146 is a white female in her 60s. She has no hardships. She is asked to return later this week.Potential juror 149 is a white male in his 40s. He has no hardships. He has nothing on his calendar in the next few months. He will return
.Potential juror 152 is a Hispanic female in her 20s. She would not be compensated by her employer. She would have to rely on her parents.She will return.
Potential juror 155 is a white female in her 60s. She has no hardships. She will not be compensated by her employer. She is asked to return
Potential juror 156 is a white female in her 50s. She will be compensated by her employer. She has no plans for the summer. She will return.
Potential juror 158 is a white female in her 30s. She has no hardships. She won't be compensated by her employer but that is not an issue.They question her. She will return.
Potential juror 160 is a white female in her 40s. She says it would be an inconvenience but there would be no hardship.She will be compensated by her employer. She has elective outpatient surgery scheduled in May. This can be rescheduled. She will return.
Caylee from Zanny the Nanny. Jose will stop at nothing.
Forty more potential jurors arriving. They have approved 61 to head to second round of questioning..Judge Perry asks both sides if they want to interview all forty. Jose's team states they want to talk to all. They will head into overtime today. Recess while jurors enter.
The new panel of jurors is entering the courtroom. In all, there are 40 of them. Judge Perry takes the bench. As the case is called, some of the jurors are shaking their heads as they realize whose trial this is.The jurors seem to be paying strict attention to the judge.Judge Perry is doing a great job of explaining the court procedure and charges and their duty as a juror. He is eloquent in citing their civic duty.It is reported that once agian the poteential juror pool is overwhelmingly Caucausion.The defendant's hands are clasped together. I t is reported that several jurors are now staring at Casey as the indictment is read Casey and her attorneys chairs are facing the gallery and the potential jurors..Casey appears to be quivering and finally takes a tissue to wipe away tears as the indictment continues to be read.It is reported the jurors are now leaving the courtroom.All 40 jurors are now gone. The attorneys return their chairs to their normal positions.Court is in a brief recess pending the start of individual voir dire. Casey is obviously in some distress, and is helped from the courtroom. The judge tells the jurors that if the defendant consents, the process can continue without her.Court is momentarily in recess.It appears something is wrong with Casey's right hand, possibly her wrist.When Casey was escorted out of the courtroom, the court deputies held her as if she was in serious pain.The defendant returns to the courtroom. She appears to be holding or stroking her right wrist/arm
Potential juror 169 is a white male in his 50s. He has no hardships. He will not be compensated by his employer.He has a trip planned in June
Potential juror 170 is a white female in her 40s. She is self-employed but has no financial hardship. She is asked that can be rescheduled if needed. He is not excused and told to return later in the week.
Potential juror 188 is a white female in her 40s. She has several trips coming up. She is also the bookkeeper for a family business.
Potential juror 190 is a white male in his 50s. He has no hardships. He would be compensated by his employer for his service. He will return
Potential juror 188 is excused despite objections from the defense
.Potential juror 200 is a white female in her 30s. She has no hardships. She will return later in the week.
Casey Day 2 of not sitting next to Baez. After Baez outburst and accusation she is acting like a two year old
http://www.cayleedaily.com/2011/05/casey-atty-tells-her-shes-acting-like-a-2-yr-old/comment-page-5/
With one comment Jose Baez did more damage to Case, in my opionion, than te 578 chemicals of decomp and the 31 days of Caylee missing.
Judge Perry prepares to read charges again. Casey is preparing herself to read charges again. Judge Perry introduces. court , staff ,defense and prosecution . As Judge Perry reads cares, she takes in a deep breath and exhales slowly. She hangs head.She is upset. Her nose is reddened and closes her eyes when hears the charges she killed Caylee. She never raises her head. This is the most emotion she has expressed since the beginning.
Attorney Finnell renews her objection to the fact minorities are underrepresented in the jury panel and asks to have the panel stricken. What the heck. They are throwing the race card and Casey is white. I don't know if this is funny or pathetic.Needles s to say. Judge Perry denies her request.
Potential juror #113 is kept despite his attempt to be excused. WM, 30's
Potential juror #114, WF, 60's retained for further questioning.
Potential juror #116 AAF,20's, mother, retained.
Potential juror #117, WF, 50's states has not been away from husband in 42 years. She is retained. (She might like this)
Potential juror, 117, WF 50's, states has not been away from husband for 42 years. She is retained.
Potential juror 120 WF, 60's.multiple concerns, school reunion, visit grandchildren and has pets. She is retained.
Potential juror #125 is a white male in his 40s. He will be compensated by his employer. He also coaches Little League baseball.Retained.
Potential juror #131 is a white female in her 50s. She needs to have lab work done on a regular basis. Judge Perry says they can do that.She had a kidney transplant and can do this testing anywhere. She will be compensated by her employer. She will return
The attorneys have just been let back in the courtroom. The defendant is not yet present.
There is a problem with one of the jurors speaking about the case to outsiders. Judge Perry is asking him to explain his actions.The juror is facing contempt charges. He says he just wanted to get out of jury duty.He claims he didn't know he was doing anything wrong. He wanted to find out more about the case to avoid jury duty.Judge Perry finds him in contempt of court and must pay a $450 fine. He must pay $50 per month.
The potential juror who was told to call his employer and report back says his employer will pay as long as he is needed.
A potential juror from yesterday is reporting back to Judge Perry. He was supposed to go on an anniversary trip with his wife.He is supposed to take the LSAT this fall and is enrolled in a prep class during the summer. The attorneys argue there is no hardship.He will be called back for additional questioning later this week.
After complaints from the defense, Judge Perry announces he will go to a local homeless shelter to find more minorities.The court is working on checking the driver's licenses of the people at the homeless shelter. Judge Perry asks Jose Baez , this is his complaint so does he want Judge Perry to go through with checking drivers licenses. Jose Baez states "yes." One of Jose Baez's attorneys covers his mouth and is laughing.
Potential juror #137 is an African-American woman in her 40s. She has no hardships and is asked to return later this week.
Potential juror #139 is a white male in his 50s. He has no hardships other than his nephew's wedding next weekend. He is asked to return.
Potential juror 146 is a white female in her 60s. She has no hardships. She is asked to return later this week.Potential juror 149 is a white male in his 40s. He has no hardships. He has nothing on his calendar in the next few months. He will return
.Potential juror 152 is a Hispanic female in her 20s. She would not be compensated by her employer. She would have to rely on her parents.She will return.
Potential juror 155 is a white female in her 60s. She has no hardships. She will not be compensated by her employer. She is asked to return
Potential juror 156 is a white female in her 50s. She will be compensated by her employer. She has no plans for the summer. She will return.
Potential juror 158 is a white female in her 30s. She has no hardships. She won't be compensated by her employer but that is not an issue.They question her. She will return.
Potential juror 160 is a white female in her 40s. She says it would be an inconvenience but there would be no hardship.She will be compensated by her employer. She has elective outpatient surgery scheduled in May. This can be rescheduled. She will return.
Caylee from Zanny the Nanny. Jose will stop at nothing.
Forty more potential jurors arriving. They have approved 61 to head to second round of questioning..Judge Perry asks both sides if they want to interview all forty. Jose's team states they want to talk to all. They will head into overtime today. Recess while jurors enter.
The new panel of jurors is entering the courtroom. In all, there are 40 of them. Judge Perry takes the bench. As the case is called, some of the jurors are shaking their heads as they realize whose trial this is.The jurors seem to be paying strict attention to the judge.Judge Perry is doing a great job of explaining the court procedure and charges and their duty as a juror. He is eloquent in citing their civic duty.It is reported that once agian the poteential juror pool is overwhelmingly Caucausion.The defendant's hands are clasped together. I t is reported that several jurors are now staring at Casey as the indictment is read Casey and her attorneys chairs are facing the gallery and the potential jurors..Casey appears to be quivering and finally takes a tissue to wipe away tears as the indictment continues to be read.It is reported the jurors are now leaving the courtroom.All 40 jurors are now gone. The attorneys return their chairs to their normal positions.Court is in a brief recess pending the start of individual voir dire. Casey is obviously in some distress, and is helped from the courtroom. The judge tells the jurors that if the defendant consents, the process can continue without her.Court is momentarily in recess.It appears something is wrong with Casey's right hand, possibly her wrist.When Casey was escorted out of the courtroom, the court deputies held her as if she was in serious pain.The defendant returns to the courtroom. She appears to be holding or stroking her right wrist/arm
Potential juror 169 is a white male in his 50s. He has no hardships. He will not be compensated by his employer.He has a trip planned in June
Potential juror 170 is a white female in her 40s. She is self-employed but has no financial hardship. She is asked that can be rescheduled if needed. He is not excused and told to return later in the week.
Potential juror 188 is a white female in her 40s. She has several trips coming up. She is also the bookkeeper for a family business.
Potential juror 190 is a white male in his 50s. He has no hardships. He would be compensated by his employer for his service. He will return
Potential juror 188 is excused despite objections from the defense
.Potential juror 200 is a white female in her 30s. She has no hardships. She will return later in the week.
Trial Day , May 17th , 2011
Prosecution in court. Casey Anthony is now in the courtroom, along with her defense team.Casey Anthony is now in the courtroom, along with her defense team.Judge Perry has now taken the bench.Prosecutor Ashton back strikes his first juror. By mistake, he says her name. The defense then strikes this potential . The State challenges the last defense strike, claiming this juror is the only Hispanic on the jury. Judge Perry denies that challenge. Strikes in Casey Anthony jury selection continue. The prosecution strikes potential juror 1426. Defense challenges the strike based on age.Perry denies the defense challenge, and so potential juror 1426 is struck. Potential juror 1119 is now struck. Judge Perry leaves the bench for a moment. Casey Anthony continues to sit at the defense table. Perry has now returned to the bench and sends for the first juror of the day. Perry has now returned to the bench and sends for the first juror of the day. The potential juror hands Perry a letter when she gets to the stand. It is from her employer. This potential juror, a physical therapist, is claiming hardship. Based on the claimed specialty of what she does, she is excused for cause.This potential juror, a physical therapist, is claiming hardship. Based on the claimed specialty of what she does, she is excused for cause.
Perry is asking the potential juror on her prior knowledge of the Casey Anthony case. She seems to know a lot about the case and says she believes that #Casey Anthony is guilty.Because she believes that Casey Anthony is guilty, the potential juror is excused. The sidebar ends. Perry leaves the bench, and court for Casey Anthony jury selection is in recess.
During this recess, defense attorneys Baez and Mason have left the courtroom. Finnell remains, speaks to Casey Anthony. Perry returns to the bench and says that more jurors are on their way, and will he swear in the main jury as soon as a 12th juror is picked.Court for Casey Anthony will be recessed .Because court is in recess until 10:15, the courtroom is being secured. All of the parties have been removed from the courtroom until 10:00. Casey Anthony has just been escorted back into the courtroom. Judge Perry has just returned to the bench.Jury selection for the Casey Anthony trail continues.The next potential juror is being brought in.
The new potential juror is a white female in her . 50’s.Judge Perry questions the new juror regarding a hardship claim. Her employer will only pay her for one week. She is excused for cause.
There is a shortage of potential jurors in court this morning. Perry warns that when more show up "we're gonna be rocking and rolling."Prosecutor Deane Burdick addresses the court re: Juror 1319. Prosecution tried to remove with a peremptory, but was denied by the court. Now, the State is trying again to provide a race-neutral reason for the potential juror to be removed from the Casey Anthony jury.The State is arguing that the juror indicated she would have problems passing judgment on another, based on her religious views.Perry says the record is clear that the State neglected to express fear that the juror's religious beliefs might lead her to hang the jury.Judge Perry declines to revisit the issue stating, "rightfully or wrongfully, I stand by my prior ruling."
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Potential juror 3052 takes the stand. He is a white male in his 20’s Judge Perry is now questioning this juror about pretrial publicity.The potential juror is excused based on his preconceived opinion about the Casey Anthony’s guilt in the case.
The court is now waiting for more potential jurors to show up for questioning. Judge Perry has left the bench in the mean time .During this recess, most of the attorneys have left the courtroom .Judge Perry is back on the bench . The next potential juror is being brought in.
The next potential juror is a white male in his 30’s. Judge Perry is questioning the juror about his knowledge of pretrial publicity .Prosecutor George begins the State's portion of the pretrial publicity voir dire of this witness.Baez now begins his portion of the publicity voir dire. The judge now moves to the juror's views of the death penalty. Prosecutor Ashton begins the State's portion of the death penalty voir dire.Finnell has no questions regarding the death penalty, so prosecutor George begins the State's general voir dire. The potential juror asks to speak in sidebar re: his thoughts on why he is suspicious of law enforcement. The judge and attorneys are now crowded around the bench, and are questioning the potential juror privately.
The parties now return to their normal positions, and prosecutor George resumes his general voir dire .Baez does a quick general voir dire and the potential juror leaves the courtroom. Perry allows a 5 min recess.The prosecution team has moved to a quiet corner of the courtroom and is deep in discussion re: the potential juror that has just left.The prosecution team has now returned to the counsel table. Judge Perry has returned to the bench.Neither side challenges this last potential juror for cause, so he remains on the panel.
The next potential juror enters the courtroom. She is an African-American female in her 20’s. The potential juror was supposed to be there this morning, but did not because she had to work. She is excused for financial hardship.
Casey Anthony 's defense uses a peremptory to strike potential juror 1251, a female Juror with two year old grand-daughter.The prosecution challenges that strike, claiming it's being done because the juror is a female providing case law on that fact to the judge .Baez offers a gender-neutral reason, claiming the juror cannot consider age or mercy when considering the death penalty. Perry permits the defense peremptory challenge, and the potential juror is stricken.
We now have 11 jurors .No further back strikes at this time. Perry calls a 35 minute lunch recess. Six more potential jurors are expected in this afternoon .Court is in recess until 1:35. Casey Anthony has been escorted from the courtroom. .The parties beginning to assemble inside the courtroom. No signs of Casey Anthony yet.
Casey Anthony has just entered the courtroom. Judge Perry returns to the bench, and the next potential juror is brought in.
The potential juror is a white male in his 40’s. Judge Perry is questioning him on pretrial publicity. The potential juror says that he thinks Casey Anthony is guilty, but says he can put aside his opinion. Prosecutor Drane Burdick begins the State's portion of the publicity voir dire. Baez now begins the defense pretrial publicity voir dire .Judge Perry now moves to the issue of the death penalty. The potential juror leaves the courtroom. He says he can't presume the Casey Anthony to be innocent, so Perry strikes him for cause.
The next potential juror is brought in. She is a white female in her 50’s. Judge Perry begins questioning the potential juror regarding her knowledge of pretrial publicity. Prosecutor Ashton begins the State's pretrial publicity. Baez begins the defense publicity voir dire. Judge Perry moves to the issue of the death penalty. Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire.Ashton now begins the State's general voir dire of this juror.Mason begins the general voir dire for the defense. The voir dire of the potential juror end. There are no challenges, so she is the 12th juror in the Casey Anthony case.Yah!
Perry prepares to swear in the jury of 12, but Baez objects. Baez says the current procedure makes it next to impossible for Casey Anthony to participate in jury selection and choose those who SHE would want to stand in judgement of her life.
The defense uses a peremptory challenge to back strike potential juror 3397. We're back to 11 jurors. No swearing in yet. He is the gentle with the back problem who needs to stand occasionally to stretch.
There are 11 jurors at this point for the Casey Anthony trail. Five are men and 6 women.Another potential juror is brought in, and African-American female in her 30’s. She is now being questioned on pretrial publicity. She is excused is for cause due to her inability to set aside her feelings. She began to cry when asked, states she felt bad about the whole situation. Recess for 5 minutes.
Casey Anthony is back in courtroom. Defense and Prosecution arrive. Judge Perry is now on the bench.Sidebar is taking place. The sidebar ends,and recess begins for undetermined length of time.
Court is resumed. Juror 3185. The next potential juror is a white male in his 50's and is on the bench and is being questioned in regard to pre trial publicity. Prosecutor Drane Burdick begins the State's portion of the pretrial publicity voir dire.Baez begins the defense portion of the publicity voir dire. Perry reminds the juror not to use his own name.The judge now moves to the penalty phase portion of the voir dire. Ashton has no questions on the death penalty issue. So Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire.Prosecutor Drane Burdick begins the State's general voir dire.Baez begins the defense's general voir dire.The voir dire of the potential juror has finished. Neither side challenges, so he is passed for cause. That makes him the 12th juror. Finally!The courtroom takes a 5 min break and Casey Anthony exits the courtroom. We now have 12 jurors for the Casey Anthony trail, 6 men and 6 women. Two more potential jurors are slated to be questioned today.
Casey Anthony is back in the courtroom after a short break.Of course, Jose Baez exercises his challenge to juror. So we are back down to 11 jurors.\
Juror 3238 enters. She is a white female in her 60's .Baez begins his publicity voir dire.Judge Perry now moves to the subject of the death penalty. Ashton begins the State's portion of the death penalty voir dire.Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire.Prosecutor George begins general voir dire for Casey Anthony jury selection.Mason begins the defense's general voir dire.Prosecution used one peremptory challenges.. Potential Juror excused.
The next potential juror for Casey Anthony is brought in. She is a white female in her 50’s.Judge Perry is going over this potential juror's knowledge of pretrial publicity about the case.Ashton has no publicity questions. So Baez begins to question this juror on the issue of pretrial publicity.Perry now moves to the issue of the death penalty.Ashton begins the State's portion of the death penalty voir dire. Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire. Ashton now begins the State's general voir dire. Mason begins the defense’s portion of the general voir dire.The attorneys head to the bench, to question this juror on a private matter. Casey Anthony remains at the table talking with Finnell. The attorneys return to their tables, and Mason resumes his questioning.Questioning of the potential juror comes to an end and she leaves the courtroom.
The State does not object to the potential juror. Baez want to talk with Casey Anthony before deciding. Perry grants a 10 min recess. The defense strikes potential juror 3190 with a peremptory challenge. We remain at 11 jurors for the Casey Anthony trial: 4 men and 7 women .Court is in recess until 8:30s tomorrow morning.
Perry is asking the potential juror on her prior knowledge of the Casey Anthony case. She seems to know a lot about the case and says she believes that #Casey Anthony is guilty.Because she believes that Casey Anthony is guilty, the potential juror is excused. The sidebar ends. Perry leaves the bench, and court for Casey Anthony jury selection is in recess.
During this recess, defense attorneys Baez and Mason have left the courtroom. Finnell remains, speaks to Casey Anthony. Perry returns to the bench and says that more jurors are on their way, and will he swear in the main jury as soon as a 12th juror is picked.Court for Casey Anthony will be recessed .Because court is in recess until 10:15, the courtroom is being secured. All of the parties have been removed from the courtroom until 10:00. Casey Anthony has just been escorted back into the courtroom. Judge Perry has just returned to the bench.Jury selection for the Casey Anthony trail continues.The next potential juror is being brought in.
The new potential juror is a white female in her . 50’s.Judge Perry questions the new juror regarding a hardship claim. Her employer will only pay her for one week. She is excused for cause.
There is a shortage of potential jurors in court this morning. Perry warns that when more show up "we're gonna be rocking and rolling."Prosecutor Deane Burdick addresses the court re: Juror 1319. Prosecution tried to remove with a peremptory, but was denied by the court. Now, the State is trying again to provide a race-neutral reason for the potential juror to be removed from the Casey Anthony jury.The State is arguing that the juror indicated she would have problems passing judgment on another, based on her religious views.Perry says the record is clear that the State neglected to express fear that the juror's religious beliefs might lead her to hang the jury.Judge Perry declines to revisit the issue stating, "rightfully or wrongfully, I stand by my prior ruling."
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Potential juror 3052 takes the stand. He is a white male in his 20’s Judge Perry is now questioning this juror about pretrial publicity.The potential juror is excused based on his preconceived opinion about the Casey Anthony’s guilt in the case.
The court is now waiting for more potential jurors to show up for questioning. Judge Perry has left the bench in the mean time .During this recess, most of the attorneys have left the courtroom .Judge Perry is back on the bench . The next potential juror is being brought in.
The next potential juror is a white male in his 30’s. Judge Perry is questioning the juror about his knowledge of pretrial publicity .Prosecutor George begins the State's portion of the pretrial publicity voir dire of this witness.Baez now begins his portion of the publicity voir dire. The judge now moves to the juror's views of the death penalty. Prosecutor Ashton begins the State's portion of the death penalty voir dire.Finnell has no questions regarding the death penalty, so prosecutor George begins the State's general voir dire. The potential juror asks to speak in sidebar re: his thoughts on why he is suspicious of law enforcement. The judge and attorneys are now crowded around the bench, and are questioning the potential juror privately.
The parties now return to their normal positions, and prosecutor George resumes his general voir dire .Baez does a quick general voir dire and the potential juror leaves the courtroom. Perry allows a 5 min recess.The prosecution team has moved to a quiet corner of the courtroom and is deep in discussion re: the potential juror that has just left.The prosecution team has now returned to the counsel table. Judge Perry has returned to the bench.Neither side challenges this last potential juror for cause, so he remains on the panel.
The next potential juror enters the courtroom. She is an African-American female in her 20’s. The potential juror was supposed to be there this morning, but did not because she had to work. She is excused for financial hardship.
Casey Anthony 's defense uses a peremptory to strike potential juror 1251, a female Juror with two year old grand-daughter.The prosecution challenges that strike, claiming it's being done because the juror is a female providing case law on that fact to the judge .Baez offers a gender-neutral reason, claiming the juror cannot consider age or mercy when considering the death penalty. Perry permits the defense peremptory challenge, and the potential juror is stricken.
We now have 11 jurors .No further back strikes at this time. Perry calls a 35 minute lunch recess. Six more potential jurors are expected in this afternoon .Court is in recess until 1:35. Casey Anthony has been escorted from the courtroom. .The parties beginning to assemble inside the courtroom. No signs of Casey Anthony yet.
Casey Anthony has just entered the courtroom. Judge Perry returns to the bench, and the next potential juror is brought in.
The potential juror is a white male in his 40’s. Judge Perry is questioning him on pretrial publicity. The potential juror says that he thinks Casey Anthony is guilty, but says he can put aside his opinion. Prosecutor Drane Burdick begins the State's portion of the publicity voir dire. Baez now begins the defense pretrial publicity voir dire .Judge Perry now moves to the issue of the death penalty. The potential juror leaves the courtroom. He says he can't presume the Casey Anthony to be innocent, so Perry strikes him for cause.
The next potential juror is brought in. She is a white female in her 50’s. Judge Perry begins questioning the potential juror regarding her knowledge of pretrial publicity. Prosecutor Ashton begins the State's pretrial publicity. Baez begins the defense publicity voir dire. Judge Perry moves to the issue of the death penalty. Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire.Ashton now begins the State's general voir dire of this juror.Mason begins the general voir dire for the defense. The voir dire of the potential juror end. There are no challenges, so she is the 12th juror in the Casey Anthony case.Yah!
Perry prepares to swear in the jury of 12, but Baez objects. Baez says the current procedure makes it next to impossible for Casey Anthony to participate in jury selection and choose those who SHE would want to stand in judgement of her life.
The defense uses a peremptory challenge to back strike potential juror 3397. We're back to 11 jurors. No swearing in yet. He is the gentle with the back problem who needs to stand occasionally to stretch.
There are 11 jurors at this point for the Casey Anthony trail. Five are men and 6 women.Another potential juror is brought in, and African-American female in her 30’s. She is now being questioned on pretrial publicity. She is excused is for cause due to her inability to set aside her feelings. She began to cry when asked, states she felt bad about the whole situation. Recess for 5 minutes.
Casey Anthony is back in courtroom. Defense and Prosecution arrive. Judge Perry is now on the bench.Sidebar is taking place. The sidebar ends,and recess begins for undetermined length of time.
Court is resumed. Juror 3185. The next potential juror is a white male in his 50's and is on the bench and is being questioned in regard to pre trial publicity. Prosecutor Drane Burdick begins the State's portion of the pretrial publicity voir dire.Baez begins the defense portion of the publicity voir dire. Perry reminds the juror not to use his own name.The judge now moves to the penalty phase portion of the voir dire. Ashton has no questions on the death penalty issue. So Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire.Prosecutor Drane Burdick begins the State's general voir dire.Baez begins the defense's general voir dire.The voir dire of the potential juror has finished. Neither side challenges, so he is passed for cause. That makes him the 12th juror. Finally!The courtroom takes a 5 min break and Casey Anthony exits the courtroom. We now have 12 jurors for the Casey Anthony trail, 6 men and 6 women. Two more potential jurors are slated to be questioned today.
Casey Anthony is back in the courtroom after a short break.Of course, Jose Baez exercises his challenge to juror. So we are back down to 11 jurors.\
Juror 3238 enters. She is a white female in her 60's .Baez begins his publicity voir dire.Judge Perry now moves to the subject of the death penalty. Ashton begins the State's portion of the death penalty voir dire.Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire.Prosecutor George begins general voir dire for Casey Anthony jury selection.Mason begins the defense's general voir dire.Prosecution used one peremptory challenges.. Potential Juror excused.
The next potential juror for Casey Anthony is brought in. She is a white female in her 50’s.Judge Perry is going over this potential juror's knowledge of pretrial publicity about the case.Ashton has no publicity questions. So Baez begins to question this juror on the issue of pretrial publicity.Perry now moves to the issue of the death penalty.Ashton begins the State's portion of the death penalty voir dire. Finnell begins the defense death penalty voir dire. Ashton now begins the State's general voir dire. Mason begins the defense’s portion of the general voir dire.The attorneys head to the bench, to question this juror on a private matter. Casey Anthony remains at the table talking with Finnell. The attorneys return to their tables, and Mason resumes his questioning.Questioning of the potential juror comes to an end and she leaves the courtroom.
The State does not object to the potential juror. Baez want to talk with Casey Anthony before deciding. Perry grants a 10 min recess. The defense strikes potential juror 3190 with a peremptory challenge. We remain at 11 jurors for the Casey Anthony trial: 4 men and 7 women .Court is in recess until 8:30s tomorrow morning.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Casey Anthony Trial Day 7. May 16
dJudge Perry is on the bench for the second week of jury selection.A potential juror was just dismissed due to illness.A potential juror was just brought in to discuss vacation conflict.The potential juror with a vacation conflict has been called for voir dire out of order.
Judge Perry is asking a potential juror (a woman in her 30s) about pretrial publicity. I have heard a little about the case, but I don't really have any prejudgments. The potential juror is talking about seeing Jose Baez on TV before the trial started.
So far, 12 jurors (6 men and 6 women) will make it to the next round of questioning.Defense attorney Jose Baez is questioning a potential juror about pretrial publicity. The potential juror says she doesn't know if #CaseyAnthony is innocent, but the defendant has a right to a fair trial. The potential juror is a nurse. Judge Perry is now asking her about her feelings on the death penalty. The potential juror says she's not against the death penalty, but she doesn't have any strong feelings either way. The potential juror says she could vote for a death sentence or life in prison if it's necessary. This potential juror has two young children. Defense attorney Ann Finnell is asking a potential juror about the death penalty.Defense attorney Ann Finnell said she caught a summer cold. That's why she sounds so congested. The potential juror says she would vote her own mind on the death penalty, and wouldn't force her opinions on anyone else. Potential juror: if the person was an adult (over 18) I don't think age would come into play as a mitigating factor. Juror: I would not hold it against her chose not to testify.This juror isn't concerned about the media coverage on this case. She's being questioned by Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick. The juror recalled that her car was stolen years ago. It was recovered without incident. Juror: my children (ages 5 and 2) see their grandparents quite a bit. I've always wanted to be part of a jury" -Potential juror answering defense attorney Jose Baez. Jose Baez is explaining the consideration of lesser included charges in this case. The potential juror has left the courtroom. Remember each side has 9 peremptory challenges. Defense wants to excuse the juror. Defense: the juror could not consider age or mercy, and has a problem with the presumption of innocence. The state objects to the defense challenge that the juror be dismissed for cause. Judge Perry: no rebuttal, you get one shot, folks. The defense has used one of it's peremptory challenges to dismiss this juror. The prosecution has 9 peremptory challenges left. The defense is down to 8.The attorneys are conferring with Judge Perry in a sidebar.
The sidebar is over, and the court is about to bring in the next potential juror. This potential juror is a white man in his 30s. Judge Perry is asking him about pretrial publicity. This potential juror is in Orlando for business about once a week. Juror: I pay more attention to international news than local news. I occasionally watch CNN. The potential juror's wife has followed this case in the news from the beginning. The potential juror says he has no opinion about the death penalty. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton: deciding the death penalty will be the most important decision you will ever make for another person.
Defense attorney Ann Finnell didn't question the juror about death penalty. Prosecutor Frank George is on general voir dire. This potential juror worked as a chef, now he’s in the restaurant industry but not the kitchen. The juror has son who is 6, and a daughter who is a year and a half. The potential juror is outside of the courtroom. The prosecution has no cause to strike the juror. The defense also has no challenges to this potential juror.Court is in a five minutePotential juror:
Court is back after a short break. The next potential juror is being called into court break. This potential juror is a white woman in her 40s. She's answering questions about pretrial publicity. Potential juror: "I'm the daughter of a lawyer, so I believe in the system."
Juror: I can set aside what I've heard about Casey Anthony, but I wish my answer was different so I could go home! This potential juror's mother is a retiring lawyer in Pinellas county. The juror recalls Casey Anthony taking police to Universal early in the investigation. Potential juror: I watch CNN, but not HLN. It's a different kind of channel. . The juror says she is a CNN junkie...but didn't watch local news. Jose Baez questioning potential juror on pre-trial publicity. The juror said she deleted online news from her computer this week. The death penalty portion of voir dire begins - Judge Perry instructing the juror.Death Penalty Voir Dire begine with Linda Drane Burdick for the State. Both sides pass on asking death penalty questions and general voir dire begins with Linda Drane Burdick for the state.The juror was a victim of a home robbery. She does remember speaking with the State Attorney at the time. This was in 1990. The defense begins its portion of general voir dire. The juror dated a prosecutor from North Florida but she says she isn't in touch with him anymore. General voir dire is over and the Defense moves to challenge the juror for cause, for forming pre-trial publicity opinion. Defense chooses not to use a pre-emptory strick for the last juror, bringing the total number of potential jurors to 14.Lunch until 1p.
The defendant is back in the courtroom after lunch recess for more jury selection . Judge Perry is back on the bench and is addressing a housekeeping matter.
A potential juror was excused due to ongoing chemotherapy treatments.
Another potential juror has been called in for questioning. Judge Perry advised defense attorney Ann Finnell to take some vitamin C to help with her cold.The potential juror being questioned is a white man in his 20s. He recalls hearing CaseyAnthony 's name, but can't remember details. The prosecution is questioning the potential juror about pretrial publicity CaseyAnthony. Juror: at least 10 people have asked about my jury duty. I didn't tell them I was on the case. The defense has no questions on pretrial publicity for this juror. Judge Perry tells the potential not to worry about his scheduling conflict in July. On to questions about the death penalty. The potential juror has no opinions on the death penalty. Defense attorney Ann Finnell is questioning the potential juror about the death penalty. The potential juror rates his opinion on the death penalty on a scale of 1-10 at a 5. Ann Finnell said this morning she has a summer cold. She came back from lunch sounding a little more congested. Prosecutor Frank George is questioning the potential juror for general voir dire.The juror says the cameras in the courtroom don't make him nervous . The juror is 22 and single. The potential juror is hoping to be an RN in a few years. He's working towards that goal with his current job. The juror's older brother is away from the family, he's probably around 30. He also has a younger sister.The potential juror's Dad is a little angry about his son's jury duty. He does not want to miss the cruise. Jusdge Perry will check and see if juror will lose money invested in trip if he is choses to serve.The potential juror lives with his father. He helps out around the house, but doesn't pay for anything.Defense attorney Jose Baez is questioning the potential juror in general voir dire. Juror's hobbies: shooting guns and working on his car.The juror left the courtroom. The prosecution has no challenges, and neither does the defense. He will return.
Judge Perry: three more potential jurors will be called today.
Based on the questioning, we should wrap up around 5p.Court is in a brief recess until 2:00 eastern.Judge Perry is back on the bench and the next potential juror has been called in.
This potential juror is a hispanic man and has a sister who was very ill last week. She's okay now, but not out of the woods. The potential juror has left the court and is excused for his and his family's medical concerns.
Another juror is called to the courtroom for questioning. This juror, a white man in his 30s, says he heard about #CaseyAnthony on the news years ago, but he's not a regular news viewer. Juror: People at work have asked me if I was on the trial. I told them I couldn't talk about it. The state is asking the juror about pretrial publicity. The defense has no questions about pretrial publicity, so Judge Perry moves on to the death penalty questioning. Juror: I'm not a strong advocate for or against the death penalty either way. The state has no questions about the death penalty. On to defense attorney Ann Finnell.This juror is 36 years old and married. This juror served in the army then got a degree in political science in Roanoke, Virginia.Defense attorney Cheney Mason is questioning the potential juror in general voir dire. The potential juror has an acquaintance also in the potential jury pool. He said it would not change his decision. The potential juror was arrested in the '90s for a DUI and was not convicted. He did not mention that on his jury form.The juror has a 13 month old son. Potential juror: I am confident I can make an impartial decision. The potential juror has stepped out of the courtroom. Neither side has any challenges. He will return for more questions. Court is in a quick recess and will resume shortly.
The judge is back on the bench. Another potential juror has been brought in. This potential juror is a white woman in her 50s. She confirms that she's stuck to Judge Perry's admonition.Judge Perry is asking the potential juror about pretrial publicity. She seems to know a great deal from various news programs .Juror: Casey Anthony was not helpful in the investigation. She lied to police. Potential juror: I believe CaseyAnthony is guilty. Potential juror: I don't believe I can set aside what I already know about CaseyAnthony as a mother and a nurse. Judge Perry commends the potential juror for being so candid about her opinions in this case. She steps outside. Neither side has any questions. The court strikes the potential juror for cause. The next potential juror is a white woman in her 60s. Potential juror: My anti-virus software ran out. I haven't used the computer. This potential juror has a fair amount of knowledge about this case. She recalls that the girl's grandmother called police. She remembers Casey Anthony was very "visually upset" when Caylee's body was found CaseyAnthony. The juror mentioned some pretrial hearings. She says she might have seen some on In Session, but wasn't paying close attention. She remembers the hearings about the admissibility of certain evidence. Specifically, telephone calls from jail.Potential juror: I might have listened to some of those calls, but honestly I don't remember. Potential juror: "Some people will say she's guilty, but of what? What's the proof? I don't know." This juror says she feels CaseyAnthony is guilty, but she's not sure what Anthony's guilty of. The juror says she can set aside her knowledge and presume CaseyAnthony is innocent in this trial. Potential juror: "I believe a person has to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt". This juror has no hesitation to decide based solely what she hears in evidence. Linda Drane Burdick is asking this potential juror about pretrial publicity. She watches local news and CNN. Juror: I saw the attorneys and the judge on In Session. It was a hearing to determine whether phone calls would be alloJuror: I listen a little of the commentary on In Session. Juror: "I'm a surfer" when describing what sources she heard news about CaseyAnthony. She recalls the theory that #CaseyAnthony used something to put the baby to sleep and it went too far. The potential juror mentions "Project Innocence" saying that not everyone in prison is necessarily guilty. Juror, referring to defense attorney Cheney Mason: The fellow with the beard looks familiar. This potential juror was a teacher for 19 years. The defense has no questions. Judge Perry is bringing up the death penalty.Potential juror: I have always been in favor of tDefense attorney Ann Finnell is asking this potential juror about the death penaltyhe death penalty. The prosecution is questioning this potential juror about the death penalty. CaseyAnthony is watching the questioning without much expression. She's also occasionally taking notes. The state has started questioning this potential juror in general voir dire. The juror has two sons, ages 41 and 43. My son adopted two of his wife's children. Juror: I visit my son's quadruplets about twice a year. Juror: a man I was dating was mugged outside of a grocery store. We ended up in the hospital. Juror: My son was once falsely accused of rape, but later the police realized the mistake and released him. Juror: Casey Anthony doesn't seem to have any direction or goals in her life. Juror: George and Cindy Anthony are concerned and involved grandparents. The potential juror insists she can put aside the things she already knows and the opinions she already formed. Defense attorney Jose Baez is questioning this potential juror in general voir dire. Juror: I like Oprah books and I like Grisham books.One of this juror's favorite books is "The Lovely Bones," a book about a young girl who was murdered. The prosecution used one of its peremptory challenges on this juror. She's excused. Both the prosecution and defense have 8 peremptory challenges left. Court is back in session, a new potential juror has been brought in.This juror says he has heard about the case, but doesn't know much about it. He doesn't have an opinion about CaseyAnthony. The juror says he can set aside what he learned in the news for this trial. Now the prosecution's questioning CaseyAnthony. The juror says he can set aside what he learned in the news for this trial. Now the prosecution's questioning. Juror: I remember there was a missing child and the mother was suspected. I don't remember how they found her, but they did CaseyAnthony. Potential juror: I don't tweet, I just follow. I do post on Facebook when my kids do something I'd like to share.This juror says he has to stay on top of the news for his job, which is in finance. Potential juror repeats: "I think I can" when asked if he can set aside what he knows and be unbiased .Judge Perry is now talking about the death penalty with the potential juror.The juror is for the death penalty .Ann Finnell's voice is going away quickly due to her cold.The juror's wife is a teacher. He has two boys, ages 6 and 7.The juror has a back issue that makes it difficult for him to sit for too long . However, he states, when asked , he would be able to serve. The juror is outside the courtroom. The defense challenges due to the juror's back condition. Jose Baez wishes to contiue with objection to juror. Judge Perry states once Jose sits down, he is not entertaining anymore questions. Jose continues. Jose objects to object in regard to his answer if Casey Anthony's involvement. Expresses concern to his retpeated answer, "I'll try". Judge refuses to dismiss juror "for cause".Defense and Prosecution refuse to use the preemptory challenges. No backstrikes which to be utilized.
Jose Baez requests to approach bench.
Judge Perry states that tomorrow he will bring n 3-4 more jurors for interviews and by afternoon he intends to swear in 12 and whatever for left for alternates.It is now longer certain there will be a total of 8 alternates. Judge: "We will have what we will have." Adjourned until 830 AM tomorrow.
Judge Perry is asking a potential juror (a woman in her 30s) about pretrial publicity. I have heard a little about the case, but I don't really have any prejudgments. The potential juror is talking about seeing Jose Baez on TV before the trial started.
So far, 12 jurors (6 men and 6 women) will make it to the next round of questioning.Defense attorney Jose Baez is questioning a potential juror about pretrial publicity. The potential juror says she doesn't know if #CaseyAnthony is innocent, but the defendant has a right to a fair trial. The potential juror is a nurse. Judge Perry is now asking her about her feelings on the death penalty. The potential juror says she's not against the death penalty, but she doesn't have any strong feelings either way. The potential juror says she could vote for a death sentence or life in prison if it's necessary. This potential juror has two young children. Defense attorney Ann Finnell is asking a potential juror about the death penalty.Defense attorney Ann Finnell said she caught a summer cold. That's why she sounds so congested. The potential juror says she would vote her own mind on the death penalty, and wouldn't force her opinions on anyone else. Potential juror: if the person was an adult (over 18) I don't think age would come into play as a mitigating factor. Juror: I would not hold it against her chose not to testify.This juror isn't concerned about the media coverage on this case. She's being questioned by Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick. The juror recalled that her car was stolen years ago. It was recovered without incident. Juror: my children (ages 5 and 2) see their grandparents quite a bit. I've always wanted to be part of a jury" -Potential juror answering defense attorney Jose Baez. Jose Baez is explaining the consideration of lesser included charges in this case. The potential juror has left the courtroom. Remember each side has 9 peremptory challenges. Defense wants to excuse the juror. Defense: the juror could not consider age or mercy, and has a problem with the presumption of innocence. The state objects to the defense challenge that the juror be dismissed for cause. Judge Perry: no rebuttal, you get one shot, folks. The defense has used one of it's peremptory challenges to dismiss this juror. The prosecution has 9 peremptory challenges left. The defense is down to 8.The attorneys are conferring with Judge Perry in a sidebar.
The sidebar is over, and the court is about to bring in the next potential juror. This potential juror is a white man in his 30s. Judge Perry is asking him about pretrial publicity. This potential juror is in Orlando for business about once a week. Juror: I pay more attention to international news than local news. I occasionally watch CNN. The potential juror's wife has followed this case in the news from the beginning. The potential juror says he has no opinion about the death penalty. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton: deciding the death penalty will be the most important decision you will ever make for another person.
Defense attorney Ann Finnell didn't question the juror about death penalty. Prosecutor Frank George is on general voir dire. This potential juror worked as a chef, now he’s in the restaurant industry but not the kitchen. The juror has son who is 6, and a daughter who is a year and a half. The potential juror is outside of the courtroom. The prosecution has no cause to strike the juror. The defense also has no challenges to this potential juror.Court is in a five minutePotential juror:
Court is back after a short break. The next potential juror is being called into court break. This potential juror is a white woman in her 40s. She's answering questions about pretrial publicity. Potential juror: "I'm the daughter of a lawyer, so I believe in the system."
Juror: I can set aside what I've heard about Casey Anthony, but I wish my answer was different so I could go home! This potential juror's mother is a retiring lawyer in Pinellas county. The juror recalls Casey Anthony taking police to Universal early in the investigation. Potential juror: I watch CNN, but not HLN. It's a different kind of channel. . The juror says she is a CNN junkie...but didn't watch local news. Jose Baez questioning potential juror on pre-trial publicity. The juror said she deleted online news from her computer this week. The death penalty portion of voir dire begins - Judge Perry instructing the juror.Death Penalty Voir Dire begine with Linda Drane Burdick for the State. Both sides pass on asking death penalty questions and general voir dire begins with Linda Drane Burdick for the state.The juror was a victim of a home robbery. She does remember speaking with the State Attorney at the time. This was in 1990. The defense begins its portion of general voir dire. The juror dated a prosecutor from North Florida but she says she isn't in touch with him anymore. General voir dire is over and the Defense moves to challenge the juror for cause, for forming pre-trial publicity opinion. Defense chooses not to use a pre-emptory strick for the last juror, bringing the total number of potential jurors to 14.Lunch until 1p.
The defendant is back in the courtroom after lunch recess for more jury selection . Judge Perry is back on the bench and is addressing a housekeeping matter.
A potential juror was excused due to ongoing chemotherapy treatments.
Another potential juror has been called in for questioning. Judge Perry advised defense attorney Ann Finnell to take some vitamin C to help with her cold.The potential juror being questioned is a white man in his 20s. He recalls hearing CaseyAnthony 's name, but can't remember details. The prosecution is questioning the potential juror about pretrial publicity CaseyAnthony. Juror: at least 10 people have asked about my jury duty. I didn't tell them I was on the case. The defense has no questions on pretrial publicity for this juror. Judge Perry tells the potential not to worry about his scheduling conflict in July. On to questions about the death penalty. The potential juror has no opinions on the death penalty. Defense attorney Ann Finnell is questioning the potential juror about the death penalty. The potential juror rates his opinion on the death penalty on a scale of 1-10 at a 5. Ann Finnell said this morning she has a summer cold. She came back from lunch sounding a little more congested. Prosecutor Frank George is questioning the potential juror for general voir dire.The juror says the cameras in the courtroom don't make him nervous . The juror is 22 and single. The potential juror is hoping to be an RN in a few years. He's working towards that goal with his current job. The juror's older brother is away from the family, he's probably around 30. He also has a younger sister.The potential juror's Dad is a little angry about his son's jury duty. He does not want to miss the cruise. Jusdge Perry will check and see if juror will lose money invested in trip if he is choses to serve.The potential juror lives with his father. He helps out around the house, but doesn't pay for anything.Defense attorney Jose Baez is questioning the potential juror in general voir dire. Juror's hobbies: shooting guns and working on his car.The juror left the courtroom. The prosecution has no challenges, and neither does the defense. He will return.
Judge Perry: three more potential jurors will be called today.
Based on the questioning, we should wrap up around 5p.Court is in a brief recess until 2:00 eastern.Judge Perry is back on the bench and the next potential juror has been called in.
This potential juror is a hispanic man and has a sister who was very ill last week. She's okay now, but not out of the woods. The potential juror has left the court and is excused for his and his family's medical concerns.
Another juror is called to the courtroom for questioning. This juror, a white man in his 30s, says he heard about #CaseyAnthony on the news years ago, but he's not a regular news viewer. Juror: People at work have asked me if I was on the trial. I told them I couldn't talk about it. The state is asking the juror about pretrial publicity. The defense has no questions about pretrial publicity, so Judge Perry moves on to the death penalty questioning. Juror: I'm not a strong advocate for or against the death penalty either way. The state has no questions about the death penalty. On to defense attorney Ann Finnell.This juror is 36 years old and married. This juror served in the army then got a degree in political science in Roanoke, Virginia.Defense attorney Cheney Mason is questioning the potential juror in general voir dire. The potential juror has an acquaintance also in the potential jury pool. He said it would not change his decision. The potential juror was arrested in the '90s for a DUI and was not convicted. He did not mention that on his jury form.The juror has a 13 month old son. Potential juror: I am confident I can make an impartial decision. The potential juror has stepped out of the courtroom. Neither side has any challenges. He will return for more questions. Court is in a quick recess and will resume shortly.
The judge is back on the bench. Another potential juror has been brought in. This potential juror is a white woman in her 50s. She confirms that she's stuck to Judge Perry's admonition.Judge Perry is asking the potential juror about pretrial publicity. She seems to know a great deal from various news programs .Juror: Casey Anthony was not helpful in the investigation. She lied to police. Potential juror: I believe CaseyAnthony is guilty. Potential juror: I don't believe I can set aside what I already know about CaseyAnthony as a mother and a nurse. Judge Perry commends the potential juror for being so candid about her opinions in this case. She steps outside. Neither side has any questions. The court strikes the potential juror for cause. The next potential juror is a white woman in her 60s. Potential juror: My anti-virus software ran out. I haven't used the computer. This potential juror has a fair amount of knowledge about this case. She recalls that the girl's grandmother called police. She remembers Casey Anthony was very "visually upset" when Caylee's body was found CaseyAnthony. The juror mentioned some pretrial hearings. She says she might have seen some on In Session, but wasn't paying close attention. She remembers the hearings about the admissibility of certain evidence. Specifically, telephone calls from jail.Potential juror: I might have listened to some of those calls, but honestly I don't remember. Potential juror: "Some people will say she's guilty, but of what? What's the proof? I don't know." This juror says she feels CaseyAnthony is guilty, but she's not sure what Anthony's guilty of. The juror says she can set aside her knowledge and presume CaseyAnthony is innocent in this trial. Potential juror: "I believe a person has to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt". This juror has no hesitation to decide based solely what she hears in evidence. Linda Drane Burdick is asking this potential juror about pretrial publicity. She watches local news and CNN. Juror: I saw the attorneys and the judge on In Session. It was a hearing to determine whether phone calls would be alloJuror: I listen a little of the commentary on In Session. Juror: "I'm a surfer" when describing what sources she heard news about CaseyAnthony. She recalls the theory that #CaseyAnthony used something to put the baby to sleep and it went too far. The potential juror mentions "Project Innocence" saying that not everyone in prison is necessarily guilty. Juror, referring to defense attorney Cheney Mason: The fellow with the beard looks familiar. This potential juror was a teacher for 19 years. The defense has no questions. Judge Perry is bringing up the death penalty.Potential juror: I have always been in favor of tDefense attorney Ann Finnell is asking this potential juror about the death penaltyhe death penalty. The prosecution is questioning this potential juror about the death penalty. CaseyAnthony is watching the questioning without much expression. She's also occasionally taking notes. The state has started questioning this potential juror in general voir dire. The juror has two sons, ages 41 and 43. My son adopted two of his wife's children. Juror: I visit my son's quadruplets about twice a year. Juror: a man I was dating was mugged outside of a grocery store. We ended up in the hospital. Juror: My son was once falsely accused of rape, but later the police realized the mistake and released him. Juror: Casey Anthony doesn't seem to have any direction or goals in her life. Juror: George and Cindy Anthony are concerned and involved grandparents. The potential juror insists she can put aside the things she already knows and the opinions she already formed. Defense attorney Jose Baez is questioning this potential juror in general voir dire. Juror: I like Oprah books and I like Grisham books.One of this juror's favorite books is "The Lovely Bones," a book about a young girl who was murdered. The prosecution used one of its peremptory challenges on this juror. She's excused. Both the prosecution and defense have 8 peremptory challenges left. Court is back in session, a new potential juror has been brought in.This juror says he has heard about the case, but doesn't know much about it. He doesn't have an opinion about CaseyAnthony. The juror says he can set aside what he learned in the news for this trial. Now the prosecution's questioning CaseyAnthony. The juror says he can set aside what he learned in the news for this trial. Now the prosecution's questioning. Juror: I remember there was a missing child and the mother was suspected. I don't remember how they found her, but they did CaseyAnthony. Potential juror: I don't tweet, I just follow. I do post on Facebook when my kids do something I'd like to share.This juror says he has to stay on top of the news for his job, which is in finance. Potential juror repeats: "I think I can" when asked if he can set aside what he knows and be unbiased .Judge Perry is now talking about the death penalty with the potential juror.The juror is for the death penalty .Ann Finnell's voice is going away quickly due to her cold.The juror's wife is a teacher. He has two boys, ages 6 and 7.The juror has a back issue that makes it difficult for him to sit for too long . However, he states, when asked , he would be able to serve. The juror is outside the courtroom. The defense challenges due to the juror's back condition. Jose Baez wishes to contiue with objection to juror. Judge Perry states once Jose sits down, he is not entertaining anymore questions. Jose continues. Jose objects to object in regard to his answer if Casey Anthony's involvement. Expresses concern to his retpeated answer, "I'll try". Judge refuses to dismiss juror "for cause".Defense and Prosecution refuse to use the preemptory challenges. No backstrikes which to be utilized.
Jose Baez requests to approach bench.
Judge Perry states that tomorrow he will bring n 3-4 more jurors for interviews and by afternoon he intends to swear in 12 and whatever for left for alternates.It is now longer certain there will be a total of 8 alternates. Judge: "We will have what we will have." Adjourned until 830 AM tomorrow.
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