Wednesday
Jun222011
The Defense Wrests
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:03PM Are Cheney Mason and Jose Baez really that bad or are they smarter than we think?
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Reader Comments (4)
Hey Dave, posting here instead of OM because they have 2 many trolls & would really like your feedback. First I want to say thanks for all you do & the time you have put in. I am all over twitter directing people to you who want an accurate unbiased account of the trial. That said, I posted before the state rested that I could not believe that CA could claim ineffective assistance of council with CM at the table & you helped clear up the confusion. IMO HHJP should be directing all his remarks & possible sanctions to Chaney Mason. He is the only DP qualified lawyer & lead council. If i understand correctly the buck stops with Mason. Now, CA had 2 of the fiercest defense atty's at her disposal. LKB & AL. I never heard any reason as to why they left except lack of $$. Bare with me I am almost there, IMO Casey was told by both of these women that as the client she had to inform JB that he would not be doing most of the questioning & deposing for all the painfully obvious reasons. Because of CA's inability to manipulate a woman easier than a man she said no & they excused themselves. No way in hell LKB or AL would be in hot water with the FL Bar & the Court for the "crap" that JB has been pulling. Enter Chaney Mason who is a legend but no way concerned about his reputation. The reason this irks me (if im right) is it compromises CA's right to a fair trial. I want a fair trial for CA and JB is his own clients worst enemy. The right to due process is being compromised by her own att'y despite ALL the checks & balances HHJP placed to avoid this. Since you already explained why the tedious objections have to be put on the record (that helped alot), I am still perplexed as to why CM is not catching the wrath of the court & bar. Yale Galanter (sp) had to defend the most vilified person on the planet. YG was like watching verbal poetry & made sure his client got a fair trial (despite his qualms with jury makeup), it can be done. On a lighter note the person who commented that the title to your latest blog at OM that you were making fun of a speech impediment has never read your work. Also, I really really really, did i mention, really hope you are working on a book. My only LOL moment so far is JA's reaction to the witness who testified that the bone may have been buried by a coyote or dog "because it does happen" - Priceless. If the stakes were not so high I would probably be laughing alot more.
Thanks for your time sorry so long, Lisa PNS FL
Dave, Not sure if you've had a chance to check at the pond, I posted part 1 of my visit to the trial. I was working on the computer forensic testimony for part 2 today when Cindy was called to the stand. I had just written," While the computer forensic testimony was tedious it was perhaps some of the most important testimony to date because it goes to premeditation." Oops, delete! Naw, I'll leave it because I'm writing about June 8 not today. LOL
Either Cindy has a miracle memory, she remembers minute details from 3 years ago such as that neckbreaking popup; a selective memory, she seems to "not remember" things so well when asked to be specific and it doesn't support her previous testimony; or she's just plain lying on the stand . Of course, that's for the jury to decide, but I didn't find her testimony very credible.
Thank you for this excellent analysis as usual! Following you & the case as often as possible, take care
kind regards from Luxembourg :-)
Hi, Rita! It's great that with so many things happening around the world this case is still getting some attention- I know there's been a lot of curiosity especially regarding death penalty, mitigating circumstances, reasonable doubt and such. What do you maker of the fact the Defense is not been able to follow through with any of their extraordinary claims at Opening?