Caylee Marie Anthony #176 12/20/10 - 1/4/11

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.wesh.com/caseyanthony/26209231/detail.html
George Anthony Responds To Allegations
Statement Comes After Friday's Release Of Documents

POSTED: 3:12 pm EST December 21, 2010
UPDATED: 3:32 pm EST December 21, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The father of Casey Anthony has responded to allegations made in a release of documents on Friday.
In the documents, a woman known as both River Cruz and Krystal Holloway said she became a close confidante of George Anthony.

The documents indicated that Cruz told investigators that George Anthony told her he believed Casey Anthony killed his granddaughter, Caylee Anthony.

A statement released by George Anthony's attorneys said, "At no time did George Anthony become 'more than friends' with Holloway/Cruz."

The statement also said, "At no time did George Anthony grab Casey Anthony around the neck or throw her against a wall," and, "At no time did George Anthony confide any of his opinions or thoughts to Holloway/Cruz regarding this case."

[trimmonthelake]

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/12/casey-anthony-in-session-off-air-for-last-two-weeks-of-year.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+entertainment%2Ftv%2Ftvguy+%28TV+Guy%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Casey Anthony: ‘In Session’ off air for last two weeks of year
Caylee and Casey Anthony — posted by halboedeker on December, 21 2010 1:34 PM
Viewers who follow the Casey Anthony case were wondering Monday: Where’s “In Session”?

It’s off the air for the last two weeks of the year. “Normally, there’s little court activity,” an “In Session” spokeswoman said.

It’s a standard procedure with truTV taking over programming the “In Session” time slot the final weeks of the year.

“In Session” will be back Jan. 3, and the program will offer highlights from the Anthony case then. “In Session” was at the Anthony hearing Monday and gathering news.

[Fanny Mae]

http://myclerk.myorangeclerk.com/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=6236234
12/20/2010           Court Minutes
Status Hearing/Motion to Seal Penalty Phase of Discovery
12/20/2010           Order
Addressing Defendant's Amended Motion for Additional Hours of Investigation and Motion to Approve Prior Travel of Out of State Experts
12/21/2010           Motion In Limine
to Prohibit the Introduction of a Table Knife and any Testimony Related Thereto as Allegedly Found in the Defendant's Automobile
12/21/2010           Motion In Limine
Regarding Testimony that the Defendant has a History of Lying and/or Stealing
12/21/2010           Motion In Limine
Regarding Testimony of Neighbor Brian Burner in Refernece to Shovel
12/21/2010           Motion In Limine
Regarding Speculation as to Defendant's Knowledge
12/21/2010           Motion In Limine
to Preclude Testimony Connected to Questions and Responses of Witness Anthony Rosciano in the Interview by Corporal Yuri Melich and Sergeant John Allen Related to Sexual Relations with the Defendant
12/21/2010           Motion In Limine
to Preclude Testimony or Alleged Statements of Witness Anthony Lazaro Connected to Inquiries, Conversations, or Interrogations by Corporal William Edwards Related to Sexual Relations with the Defendant
12/21/2010           Motion to Withdraw
12/21/2010           Order Granting
Motion to Withdraw

MOTION IN LIMINE: A motion to limit the evidence that will be submitted to the jury, by excluding matters that are not relevant, are prejudicial, or are otherwise inadmissible under applicable rules.

http://law.yourdictionary.com/motion-in-limine


I didn't know what that was. I thought some others might not know either.

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/26210142/detail.html
Casey Anthony Wants Possible Evidence Excluded
Motions Seek To Prevent Mention Of Knife, Shovel, Map And Sexual History

POSTED: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
UPDATED: 5:01 pm EST December 21, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys for accused child-killer Casey Anthony filed six motions Tuesday seeking to prevent a jury from ever hearing about several items and alleged incidents uncovered by Orange County sheriff’s investigators.

# Among the possible evidence and testimony Anthony wants excluded from her trial in the death of her daughter, Caylee:

      Her borrowing a shovel from neighbor Brian Burner in the days just after Caylee disappeared in June 2008.

      A table knife recovered from the car she was driving in the weeks after the disappearance.

      An encounter her father George had with Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, during which Miller claims Casey Anthony was “about to mark on a map where the body was” but failed to respond to a request that she do so.

      Assertions by Anthony family members that Casey has “a history of lying and/or stealing.”

      Sexual relationships Casey Anthony may have had with two men, including her last boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro.

The motions ask Judge Belvin Perry to order the state to respond and set a date to hear arguments on whether the information should be excluded from the trial.

Each of the six motions details the defense’s arguments:

The Shovel
ust days after Caylee disappeared in June 2008, next-door neighbor Brian Burner recalls Casey Anthony borrowing his shovel and returning it within hours. The defense argues this information should be excluded because it, “has not been linked by witness to any forensic evidence whatsoever to any aspect of this case.”

If Burner’s testimony is admitted, it could prove damaging to the defense if jurors wonder why a mother -- whose 2-year-old daughter is missing-- would seek to borrow a shovel from a neighbor to, “dig up a bamboo root that she’s been tripping over,” as the neighbor recalls Casey saying.

Cadaver-sniffing dogs later alerted in the backyard of the Anthony home on Hopespring Drive, according to sheriff’s reports. The prosecution may argue that indicates Caylee’s body was placed in that backyard prior to being dumped around the corner of the home along Suburban Drive, where it was found nearly six months later in December 2008.

“Whether or not Ms. Anthony borrowed a shovel from Mr. Burner does not in any way make the charged offense more or less probable,” the defense motions states. “There is no evidence that Ms. Anthony used or intended to use the borrowed shovel to facilitate the commission of any of the charged crimes.”

The Knife

A table knife recovered by Cindy Anthony from the car her daughter was using, “is utterly irrelevant to the case at hand,” the defense argues. “Forensic testing on the table knife revealed no connection between the table knife and duct tape, the victim or any DNA.”

The knife was tested to determine if it was used to cut the duct tape that was found partially wrapped around Caylee’s skull, and no connection was noted in FBI lab reports.

The Map Scenario

Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller claims that during a meeting with the Anthony family before Caylee’s body was found, he believed Casey was “about to mark on a map where the body was.” But, instead, Casey did not respond to the offer, Miller claims.
Such speculation is totally unfounded, irrelevant and immaterial, and should in no way be admitted or testified to by any witness,” the defense argues in its motion.

History Of Lying

Members of the Anthony family have told investigators she has a history of lying and stealing, but the defense says "there are no allegations that character history of the defendant had anything to do with the charged offenses. ... Such improper character evidence" would be so prejudicial, it would outweigh any potential benefit it might have in leading a jury to a just verdict.

Sexual History

Two of the defense motions seek to block any mention of Casey Anthony’s sexual history with two men: Anthony Lazzaro and Anthony Rusciano.

Rusciano, a former boyfriend, and Lazzaro, her last boyfriend, were quizzed about their sexual history by detectives -- interviews the defense argues “are not relevant or material to any issue in this case and, further, are scandalous.”

The state attorney’s office will not comment on pending motions, but if ordered, they will have to reveal to Judge Perry whether they think any of the testimony should be allowed into evidence and, if so, why.

[trimmonthelake]

Hat Tip Muzikman  http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123232&page=3

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67719341/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-to-Prohibit-Production-of-Table-Knife
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine to Prohibit Production of Table Knife

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67721098/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-To-Preclude-Statements-of-Anthony-Lazaro-about-Sexual-Relations
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine To Preclude Statements of Anthony Lazaro about Sexual Relations


(Hat Tip Muzikman)

[trimmonthelake]

(H/T Muzikman)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67723377/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-To-Preclude-Testimony-of-Anthony-Rusciano-about-Sexual-Relations
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine To Preclude Testimony of Anthony Rusciano about Sexual Relations

[trimmonthelake]

(H/T Muzikman)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67724382/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-Regarding-Speculation-as-to-Defendents-Knowledge
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine Regarding Speculation as to Defendents Knowledge

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-casey-anthony-late-motions-20101221,0,5940939.story
Casey Anthony defense files a series of key motions
Attorneys want sex history kept out
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

5:39 p.m. EST, December 21, 2010
Casey Anthony defense attorneys filed a series of motions late today designed to keep statements they claim may prejudice the client out of the upcoming first-degree murder trial.

Among the statements they want blocked from entering the trial: Casey Anthony's sexual relations with Anthony Lazaro and Anthony Rosciano.

One motion filed today complains about detectives who interviewed Rosciano "regarding his alleged sexual relationship" with Casey Anthony.

Defense attorneys Cheney Mason and Jose Baez call the questioning improper and "not relevant or material to any issue in this case." It goes on to say the questions and responses are "scandalous and incompetent and should not be allowed in any aspects of this case."

The defense particularly takes issue with detective Yuri Melich asking, "How was she when she had sex? Was she one of those people that would be real clingy, or was it just matter of factly (sic), or was it just okay, we're done, I'm going home?"
Casey Anthony, 24, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old Caylee Marie. Her trial is scheduled to begin in May.

The defense team filed six motions today, seeking to block certain testimony from several witnesses, including her father.

This is a breaking story. Check back for more details.

[trimmonthelake]

(H/T Muzikman)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67725321/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-Regarding-Testimony-of-Brian-Burner-and-Shovel
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine Regarding Testimony of Brian Burner and Shovel

[trimmonthelake]

(H/T Muzikman)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67726925/20101220-Order-Addressing-Defense-Motion-for-Additional-Hours-of-Investigtion-and-Prior-Travel-of-Experts
2010.12.20 Order Addressing Defense Motion for Additional Hours of Investigtion and Prior Travel of Experts

[Fanny Mae]

TRIMM, thanks for all the links and motions. 

[trimmonthelake]

TRIMM, thanks for all the links and motions. 

Can you imagine Judge Perry..........   

[trimmonthelake]

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/
Casey Anthony: Does her sex life matter to case?
Caylee and Casey Anthony, WESH, WKMG — posted by halboedeker on December, 21 2010 6:47 PM
Casey Anthony’s attorneys are arguing that some evidence, including her sexual history, is irrelevant to her murder case and could prejudice a jury, WKMG-Channel 6 reported tonight.

“According to court records, Casey Anthony once had numerous sex partners,” Mike DeForest reported. “Tonight Anthony’s attorneys are trying to prevent jurors from hearing details about her intimate relationships.”

DeForest also highlighted that Anthony’s attorneys: 

***Want Anthony’s prior thefts and lies kept from the jury, arguing, “There are no allegations that the character history of the defendant had anything to do with the charged offenses.”

***Don’t want jurors to see a shovel that Anthony borrowed from a neighbor after her daughter, Caylee, disappeared. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Caylee. DeForest added, “The defense accurately points out that there is no evidence which links the shovel to the commission of any of the charges.”

Judge Belvin Perry will rule on whether the evidence will be allowed before the trial starts in May, DeForest explained.

Anchor Lauren Rowe wanted odds on whether the defense team would be successful. “It’s certainly possible the prosecutors may look at this and say, ‘Hey, we weren’t going to use that evidence at trial anyway,’ ” DeForest said. ”But others, there may be a big courtroom battle over it.”

Also tonight, WESH-Channel 2 shared a statement from George Anthony’s attorneys. The statement came in response to comments by Krystal Holloway — also known as River Cruz — who says she became a confidante of George Anthony. In documents released this week, Holloway said that George Anthony confided to her that he believed Casey had killed Caylee and that he had tried to choke his daughter.
he statement from Lippman Law Offices reads, “At no time did George Anthony become ‘more than friends’ with Holloway/Cruz. At no time did George Anthony confide any of his opinions or thoughts to Holloway/Cruz regarding this case. At no time did George Anthony grab Casey Anthony around the neck or throw her against a wall.”

[trimmonthelake]

(H/T  Muzikman)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67726322/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-Regarding-Any-Testimony-That-Defendant-Has-History-of-Lying-And-Or-Stealing
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine Regarding Any Testimony That Defendant Has History of Lying And Or Stealing

[Fanny Mae]

TRIMM, thanks for all the links and motions. 

Can you imagine Judge Perry..........   

Yup!

[Curly]

OMG! The duhfense is desperate. JP better deny all these ridiculous requests.

Hi Zoo~
You always make me laugh.
We'll still be hating on the A's for years to come.

[ZooMomology]

Somebody sure was busy today.  I wonder if he did the things he was ordered to do yet, like filing whatever it is he wants to file on Kronk before Mr. Judge goes on vacation.  Putz, putz.

So the motion to exclude her lying and stealing, is that all lying and stealing, including lying about working for US, stealing her friend's checkbook after her daughter was missing, making up invisible people, or only the stuff before Caylee went missing? 

Wonder how Bozo is paying his poor office staff who have to type up all these motions.  Idjit. 

[Western Observr]

(H/T  Muzikman)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67726322/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-Regarding-Any-Testimony-That-Defendant-Has-History-of-Lying-And-Or-Stealing
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine Regarding Any Testimony That Defendant Has History of Lying And Or Stealing

A day late and a dollar short aren't they? She has already been convicted of stealing from Amy Huizenga.  How can they keep that out?  It is a fact that she is a felon.

[Northern Rose]

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/67721098/20101221-Motion-in-Limine-To-Preclude-Statements-of-Anthony-Lazaro-about-Sexual-Relations
2010.12.21 Motion in Limine To Preclude Statements of Anthony Lazaro about Sexual Relations


(Hat Tip Muzikman)

Here is a crazy thought.  They want to keep the sexual relations testimony out because perhaps she liked to be tied up and gagged maybe?     JMO