Explanation for Casey's Sunday Release Date
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 4:07PM This was e-mailed to me by Karen Levey, Chief of Due Process Services for the Orange County Courthouse. The county requested that she distribute it. This should explain why Casey will be released from jail on Sunday.
July 12, 2011
TO: Interested Media
FROM: Michael Tidwell, Chief, Orange County Corrections
RE: Release Date for Casey Marie Anthony
Inmate Casey Marie Anthony was found guilty of four (4) first degree misdemeanors on July 5, 2011. In anticipation of the announced sentencing on July 7, 2011, jail staff began to calculate possible outcomes in order to be responsive to the Court. One scenario that was evaluated was a sentence of four (4) consecutive one (1) year terms in the Orange County Jail.
Initial computations indicated, based on a sentence of four (4) one (1) year terms, inmate Anthony was eligible for 240 days of “statutory gain time”, awarded at the rate of 5 days per month for each of the 48 months. In addition, inmate Anthony was eligible for “constructive gain time”, as authorized by County Ordinance due to her Protective Custody status. Calculations yielded a projected release date of 8/25/11.
On July 7, 2011, Orange County Corrections advised the Court of the projected release date of 8/25/11. Shortly thereafter, the Court issued an order awarding Ms. Anthony to 1043 days time served.
In an effort to respond quickly to the Court, Corrections staff recomputed the projected release date. The amount of “statutory gain time” remained the same, but the amount of “constructive gain time” was reduced as the projected length of sentence was reduced. In the process of this rapid recalculation, inmate Anthony was inadvertently credited with “constructive gain time” for a complete month July‐August, rather than for a partial month.
This oversight resulted in the Court being advised that the projected release date was 7/13/11. As with all time served cases, staff conducted a routine secondary review of the sentence computation and discovered the oversight. Once the oversight was corrected, it was determined inmate Anthony had been erroneously awarded four (4) additional days due to the change in length of sentence. This changed the projected release date from 7/13/11 to 7/17/11. This change was immediately reported to the Court.
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Reader Comments (114)
Too bad this jury didn't listen to instructions or listen to testimony because if they had she would probably be in there for life. They listened to things that weren't evidence and didn't listen or follow directions on the things they were supposed to. I call that a lucky break for Casey. If she was smart she would use this opportunity to better herself, but we know that won't happen. I am glad they did a recalculation and she had to stay in for 4 more days.
Dave, thanks for letting us read this so we can better understand what they were using to get this date. Did you attend the press conference this afternoon for the Sheriff's office?
I am just wondering if when Casey gets out if she will go and claim her daughter's ashes. My bet is that she won't.
I thought I heard your voice asking a question there, Dave.... Good question, too, if that was you.
I have a few questions but I doubt if we will ever know the answers.
1. On what date this they use to begin calculating Casey's time served? July 16th or Oct 14th?
2. Was Casey credited for time served when she was out on bond with her ankle bracelet?
3. Is house arrest considered jail time served?
4. Did the jail take into account that Casey had to apply some of her time served to her check/fraud conviction?
5. Casey served probation in jail for the check/fraud as well. Was her probation time also given to her as time served for the four charges of lying to police? Huh?
6. Even tho lying to the police were misdemeanors, does not being a felon at the time those offenses took place, not carry any weight in her sentencing? Guess not.
7. Can anyone answer any of my questions? Suppose not.
8. Did I give you all a headache? Suppose so.
Bye for now...
I have another question. Does the state of Florida have a law that there must be a proper disposal of a dead body due to sanitation? Would this be the obligation of the next of kin?
I watched the Press Conference today. Sgt Allen said there are open ongoing investigations related to the Anthony case. Did I hear that Lee Anthony recently lawyered up?
Where does someone in Casey's predicament go upon her release Dave?
Hi SnoopySleuth!
I have missed seeing you! Since Dave has been reporting for Orlando magazine I have not been able to read your blog. I tried to sign in but could not do so. Miss your common sense style. As for your question #6 I think the answer is that at the time that she lied to law enforcement she was not YET a convicted felon, That wonderful title was not bestowed on her till much later.
Dave,
I think the stated date of release for casey is bogus. With all of the expected media and protesters that are sure to be on the lookout for her "FREE" face, it would not surprise me that the stated date is way off.
To all interested in reading more on this, I strongly urge you to read Richard Hornsby's take on the issue:
For Whom the Sentences Toll
Hi Mary Jo -
This jury didn't seem to listen to their conscience, either. As for Casey trying to better herself, I'd rather she didn't. She said she'd love to have more children.
As for the press conference, yes, I did attend and I may (or may not) put something up about it tomorrow. Thanks!
Welcome back home Dave, missed you.
I am waiting with bated breath for her deposition on her Zanny case. Can she plead out on that case? Make aggreement w/o doing deposition?
Terri - My guess is the same as yours. On the other hand, she did wear one of those 'Help Find Caylee' t-shirts when she was out on bond, despite admitting at trial that she was dead all along. No telling what she'll do, but I doubt if she feels she needs any rehabilitation.
Karen - I don't know which question you are referring to. If you want to ask me, please do.
Snoopy - According to my calculations, it dates back to the beginning. 1043 Days = 2.8556370082890132 Years. So much for that one. It looks like the time she spent out of jail when bonded out also counts since she was under house arrest. The brunt of the time was mandated by the court, so the jail had to follow whatever the rules say. 1043 days was a real blessing to her. Obviously, being a convicted felon doesn't carry any weight, either, when it comes to misdemeanors. Dang!
It's my understanding that Florida is fairly liberal when it comes to disposing of bodies. I'm sure there are some restrictions, but as far as I know, a human body does not have to be embalmed and you (I think) can bury the body on private property sans coffin. The laws may have changed in recent years, but this is what I seem to remember.
Who and what OCSO is investigating related to the Anthony case may be something unrelated to Casey or her family. It could be any offshoot of the case, like Buchanan lying under oath and witness tampering by the defense. I just don't know.
Carole - Whatever it was, it doesn't matter. Casey will be released on Sunday, unfortunately.
Carole~~I closed up shop at the SnoopySleuth blog and have had another one up and running for some time. Dave has me listed in his Blogroll, top left or you can go here. I am snoopy or Jonathon the Seagull...LOL
Mainstreamfair
I hope this blog of Dave's will become really active again. I plan on hanging around here until he puts the run to me.
Maybe you can help me brush off some of the cobwebs!
Hi Tiffany - I'm going to take a calculated stab at it and say Puerto Rico. No passport is needed since it's a US territory and its inhabitants are US citizens. Jose has connections down there and there may be less recognition. I will say that the trial was watched everywhere in the US, so I don't really know where she wouldn't be recognized. I imagine she might be able to get lost in a big city like NY, LA or Miami. I do think that Baez had a plan figured out beforehand. You know, as a just in case.
Thank you, Cali patti, it's good to be back! She could stall the civil suit for awhile, which I'll bet she will. I don't expect her to render a deposition for John Morgan any time soon.
Love the "Waffle House".
I wonder how Cindy is feeling. After all, she covered for Casey even to the point of lying on the stand and now Casey refuses to see her. I also wonder if Casey will eventually tire of being with people she is "fooling" and want to return home. Guess none of that matters right now.
You have to feel as if you are on vacation.....no going to the courthouse daily....lol.
Mr Knechel, you just proved that you will never make a mathematician but that's beside the point or I should say to the right of the decimal point.
Since OCSD and the state did not get the verdict they hoped for, just maybe they can get a bit of satisfaction. There is Laura Buchanan and a falsified TES document. I believe Mortimer Smith who may have been involved with investigating Laura worked out of the Baez Law Firm. Then we have Jerry Lyons ( btw, I don't like him for reasons of my own) who may have tampered with witnesses who were TES searchers. Jerry worked out of the Baez Law Firm. I understand JAC may do an investigation of their own. OCSD is going to tally up the costs of their investigation and Casey may get a handsome bill. The IRS would like to have their $68,000+ that should have been deducted from the $200,000 payment Casey rec'd from ABC and entrusted to the Baez Law Firm. Baez must have known that his client should have remitted that money to the IRS by the tax deadline of the following year of when it was rec'd.
Tim Miller has requested a jury trial and is charging Casey Anthony with fraud to the tune of $112,000.
There may be some satisfaction for someone, somewhere.
What? 2.86 years is 1043 days.
I sure hope some heads roll, but the State of Florida spent a ton of money on this case. They'd better be careful, but this time, no one saw it coming. No one.
John Morgan plans on deposing Casey on July 19th. Who ever is representing Casey now in the civil case best file a motion with the court and ask for a delay.
Thank you, Newbie. It's really great to see you.
I don't think Casey will ever return to her family, the people she hates the most. She has zero friends other than her attorneys, and that will be fleeting soon. I wouldn't want to befriend her.
Yes, I do feel like I'm on vacation and no courthouse dates! Yay! I am helping someone down there with their Website, so I will make a few stops soon. The people working at the courthouse are very nice, too, so I enjoy it when I'm there.
WFTV Video: Investigators Talk About Casey Anthony Case
Video Summary:
At a press conference on Tuesday several investigators talked about the Casey Anthony case. (07/12/11)
And Kathi asked some very good questions.
Gee it's good to see all of you back at the ol' bungalow! I don't have anything of significance to say and I can't bring myself to talk about the whole debacle known as the Casey Anthony Trial, but I can say this much ..I do so appreciate you Dave! Snoopy and you have been such an inspiration in the last couple of years! When I think of this trial and all the time that was used trying to seek justice for a beautiful baby girl I get sad and frustrated. Then I think of all that you two have done and I am ok again. I can't quit comparing Casey to a certain serial killer by the name of Karla Homolka and just thinking of Karla Homolka makes me shiver! I know she gave birth to a child and is supposedly living on an island somewhere but I also know that her life is far from Bella Vita. I truly believe Casey Anthony will learn about that ol' sayin be careful what ya wish for. I have to believe that. Now.enough of that! Great to see you back Dave Knechel!!!!!
Helloooooo Dave,
Great to have to back! What a fabulous job you did with OM during the trial, AND I was so pleased that the Honorable Judge Stan Strickland exonerated you publicly... not that you needed it, but it was befitting just the same.
I'm praying that one of those jurors will tell us what really happened while "deliberating" to the Not Guilty verdict in only 11 hours. This DT MAY have tampered with more than the TES volunteers? Or is it possible that Casey is the luckiest person on the planet and she got the 12 dullest jurors in history?
There is far more to be revealed here, of that I'm 100% sure. Something isn't right here. I'll spare you my rant, as I'm tuckered out just now. Anyway, good to see you're home, healthy and happy.
Hi Dave - We really missed you and so glad you're back. When Casey leaves Sunday or whenever I feel she will go to Puerto Rico also. Staying with Baez family/friends will be an option for a little while but i fear they will soon tire of her or expect a large pay-out. Laws and arrest rules are different also. You can believe the authorities know she is coming and living the good life might not be as easy as she thinks.
About time you came home Mister!
Okay a couple of things. 1st) What the hell fell on that juries head? 2nd) I am kind of confused on the release date. If Casey received time served back in January 2010 isn't it like double dipping to include that time with this time? Did you understand that? lol
I used the broom to get some cobwebs down. Someone else needs to clean the windows.
Dave, I just read at Richard's blog. Casey was credited with 412 days in error? Right? The mistake cannot be undone now. Correct? By rights, she should be serving 9 more months in jail? Oh great!
Hi Laura, don't sit at table number 5 or you will have a waffle sans maple syrup. Nite nite...
Dave, I love the new banner! What a hoot. Any plans to meet up with anyone there soon? LOL.
Is Casey all done with her probation that JS gave to her for the fraud charges or was that to be completed once she is out of jail? If she needs to still complete it when she gets out then she can't leave Florida can she?
Good Morning Dave, thank you for the link to Richard Hornsby. I was up reading ALL night. I read appelate decisions & was able to understand them. He has been booked mark. His post re Nancy Grace left me speechless. I was aware she boasts that she never lost a case, but how about those overturned convictions. Dang!
I still stand by assertion that "something is wrong" with the jury. I still think that by asking to see evidence during the trial they were deliberating outside the courtroom & did not heed HHJP's admonishments. 11 hours with 30 pages of complicated law & instructions. I believe they discussed this case amongst themselves every lunch, dinner & at the hotel. JMO
I can not for the life of me figure out what language Juror #11 is speaking. It can't be english because that I understand.
Never heard of Waffle House till I moved to FL, I grew up on I-HOP. My behind is proof i made up for lost time & luv that place. Drunk, sober or hungover, it always fits the bill.
Have a great day & take care of you, Lisa PNS, FL
Thank you, SageMom. It's great to be back. I must say that I owe Mike Boslet a big thank you for taking me under his wing to teach me the ropes of writing beyond the scope of blogging. It was a great experience.
I did go to the press conference yesterday and I might write a small post about it, along with publishing some of the pictures I took. Then, I'll be through with Casey. We should all move on because she isn't worth the time of day. God forbid that she ever gets pregnant again. Fortunately, most of the men lusting after her are still in prison, so we can continue to hope that sane men would find her revolting.
Anyway, yup, I am back at my bungalow and it feels good.
Thank you, Red. It's nice to know my work at the magazine was successful. I'll tell you, it's a classy publication and it was a very worthwhile achievement. As for Casey and the trial, I'm backing down from it, but I may cover some of the impending issues that will arise, like jury tampering. I suppose I should cover the civil suit (or suits) as they arise. Time will tell.
Yes, Casey had most of everything fall into her lap. No DNA, no fingerprints, and an inferior jury. I don't know why, but it did.
It's good to be back on my blog. There are tons of stories waiting to be written!
It's very good to be back, Nika. The reason why I think Casey may go to Puerto Rico is because it's an out-of-the-way location and she may not be as recognizable there. And Baez has connections. I also agree with you on staying at one of her attorneys' homes. She's clingy and she won't want to leave. Ever! No, she won't be living the good life, but if she escapes Florida, she may never come back to face civil suits. I don't know how other states reciprocate. She will have to change her name, and I'm sure Baez has the paperwork already drawn up for that.
Thank you for the warm welcome home. I say... GO GATORS!
Yes, Laura, it was time to come home. Thank you for welcoming me.
1) I think the jury folded before any of them really got into the nitty gritty of evidence. They couldn't possibly have scrutinized it since the verdict came 11 hours later. Were they lazy? That comes in mind.
2) I initially thought the same thing. From January 2010 on, that should have been the start of time served, not July 2008. Casey got away with murder in more ways than one.
I think the best article on the sentence is on Richard Hornsby's blog. He pretty much spelled it all out.
Laura? Do you want to go to Waffle House for lunch? I have a couple of judges and attorneys to treat.
Hi Snoopy - From what Hornsby wrote, I guess the court cannot undo what it had done. By rights, she should sit in jail much longer, but that's not in the cards, obviously.
Hi, Dave! I don't know what the question was that someone who sounded a lot like you asked, as the volume was way low on all the questions reporters were asking- only the answers from LE were loud & clear. I could only make out what the ?s were from the responses, frankly.
Good to have you back and I'm figuring some of your new readers will follow you over here.
After reading about the sentencing snafu all I can say is that it's a good thing Florida has its palms, beaches and grouper sandwiches because there is so little else to commend it, bless its sun-baked lil' heart. Do you really think there might be a case for jury tampering, or would that be just too big a can of worms?
Thanks, Mary Jo! They do have sugar-free syrup, too, so I can dine there with judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys now that this trial is over. A booth is reserved for us, and I'm trying to get Jeff Ashton to join us. Dang, he retired.
Casey is through with her probation, unfortunately. So says Richard Hornsby, anyway, and he should know. I think she can travel anywhere she wants now. Nothing is stopping her.
Good morning, Lisa - My pleasure. Richard Hornsby has always been a logical person when it comes to explaining law in laymen's terms. He's got a good sense of humor, too.
Do I think there was something wrong with the jury? You bet! In my opinion, they copped out and didn't do as they were instructed. It's a real shame, but it does fit in with the way this case has been going all along for Casey. Big breaks she didn't deserve.
I first learned of Waffle House when I visited a friend in Atlanta in the mid-70s. They were all over the place. Whenever I've taken trips on I-10, there's one at every exit from Florida to Texas. I must say that I did order some hash browns yesterday - scattered, smothered and covered. They were good!
Thanks for hanging around my humble abode. You can comment whenever you want!
Hi Karen - It wasn't me, whoever it was. I didn't submit my name in the pool, but I did have an opportunity to ask a question as the press conference was ending. I chose not to because I don't think they would have had an answer. I wanted to know if the petition floating around for the federal government to prosecute Casey has any merit. This includes another murder charge. As far as I'm concerned, it can't be done since she never broke any federal laws. All of the charges were dealt with by the state. I'm not against the petition, but I do think it may be a waste of time.
I don't know how many readers will follow me from the magazine, but readership here has been creeping back up. A lot of people don't like to comment, but you never know.
Hey! Thanks. It's very nice to be home.
Dave~ Waffle House sounds good. Hash browns and toast!
IF Casey decides to have another baby, I will say it again I hope the hospital secretly micro chips him/her!
As far as the name change goes, I am not sure if Casey would qualify because she is a felon. I could be wrong but if her name changes than her felonies would go away. They would not attach to the new name, if you get what I mean.
I feel bad for everyone who worked so hard to get this monster off the streets just to have some LAZY jurors turn their backs. They never looked at the phone records to see George did not wake Casey up to a drowning. She was up texting and instant messaging. It is to bad the jurors never heard how Casey stole the other inmates tragedy! JMO
You know, Laura, I would fly you to Belgium if that's what it takes to get the world's best waffles. Meanwhile, Waffle House will have to do.
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Here's the relevant part of the Florida Name Change Law. It seems that Casey's record would follow her wherever she goes:
The petition shall be verified and show:
(h) Whether petitioner has ever been convicted of a felony and if so, when and where.
(i) Whether any money judgment has ever been entered against petitioner and if so, the name of the judgment creditor, the amount and date thereof, the court by which entered, and whether the judgment has been satisfied.
(5) If the petitioner is a convicted felon, the clerk must, upon the filing of the final judgment, send a report of the judgment to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on a form to be furnished by that department. The report must contain sufficient information to identify the original criminal record of the petitioner, the new name of the petitioner, and the file number of the judgment. With respect to a person convicted of a felony in another state or of a federal offense, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement must send the report to the respective state's office of law enforcement records or to the office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Yes, this whole saga ended in a manner that's made us cringe, but there's nothing we can do about it now except to get a semblance of satisfaction that wherever she goes, she will be living inside the prison only she was capable of creating. She'll forever be Casey Anthony no matter what she does.
After listening to the 2 jurors who are giving interviews, the nursing student and the jury foreman, I've come to the conclusion that the jury made their minds up without using their critical thinking skills. The foreman seems to think he knows it all and I imagine the others were sheep and went along with him. A PE teacher is not educated in reading people in spite of his claims. The nursing student better get it through her head that to be a nurse you MUST have the ability to go from point A to B to C and so on and pull it all together. She felt it wasn't her job to connect the dots and maybe she lacks the ability to do so. Typical scenario, elderly woman has swollen ankles, elderly woman is already on a diuretic, elderly woman is short of breath, elderly woman's blood pressure is elevated, elderly woman is confused, elderly woman has a medical history of congestive heart failure. Nurse should put these symptoms together and consider it's time to contact the doc so she can be treated ASAP or she can wait until the woman is on death's door and she is sent to the ER. This is the most basic nursing and I'd bet an experienced certified care aide or concerned family member would have the critical thinking skills to connect the dots. I'm using it as a basic example of applying critical thinking skills. This juror obviously is lacking in her reasoning and critical thinking skills along with the rest of them. She should be hanging her head in shame instead of announcing she's a nursing student. Her job as a juror was to connect the dots.
Hi Terrytsk - No one on that jury knew how to connect the dots, or some of them were too intimidated by several others that they chose to cower and give in. Your analogy is precisely what every one of the jurors should have done. It seems that there were only a few leaders and the remaining ones were mere followers. How verdicts could have been rendered in 11 hours escapes me. With the magnitude of the crimes, Caylee deserved much, much better. If any of them plan on lucrative book offers, I hope not. How can anyone justify something like that? Thanks for your opinion. I doubt if Cindy, a nurse, could have gotten it right, either, under any circumstances.
Hi Dave
I am so glad that you are back to this blog. Your Orlando Magazine Blogs were very good also, but this one seems friendlier.
I am disappointed in the verdict for this case, but I think that everyone did the best that they could. I am glad that the investigators had a press conference. They worked very hard and deserve a lot of credit. I do not think anyone could have done a better job with opening and closing arguments than the prosecutors did. I also think that the jury did the best that they could even though most people, including me, disagree with their verdict. They didn't have access to all of the information we had from reading thousands of pages of document dumps and deposition transcripts. At least two of them said that they believed that Casey had done something to Caylee but no one proved exactly what. They couldn't charge her with murder or manslaughter if they did not know for sure which it was. I know that we need to vent, but I don't think it is fair for us to take out our frustrations on people who at least tried to do the right thing when they had jury duty.
I do not think that the true guilty parties in this, the person who may have harmed Caylee and the people who lied to cover up what happened, will go free. I think we should be thankful that we will never have to walk in their shoes because it won't be pleasant in the long run. For the rest of their lives, people will be judging them and analyzing all of their flaws and interpreting everything they say and do in a negative manner. You reap what you sow. The guilty parties were willing to throw a lot of people under the bus. Eventually, they will know the true meaning of the saying, "Trouble comes home to roost." We may not be watching them then, but it does not matter.
The header is cute. Only one thing is missing in it.. the W is usually out. It was missing so often on the one we had in Charleston SC that everyone started calling it the Affle (pronounced awful) house.
My take on the jury is that they misunderstood the jury instructions. They kept thinking of penalty instead of guilt. That and they had a few on there who had had run ins with the law, few who were young and one who just didn't want to judge. No do overs.
The thing that keeps going round in my brain is that they don't just release prisoners out onto the street. They have to have a place to go when released. Not necessarily someone to picke them up but an address of someone who says "yeah she can live here". Or is that just in SC? I had a friend who's brothers were arrested for doing drugs and when it came release time they were begging people to give them an address for the prison. I can visualize them releasing Casey from a different location at 12:01 a.m. and she's in the wind with no one knowing. I just hope its not to a household with little children in it. From the sounds of the news conference, they're going to open the doors and just watch that she isn't mugged on the way to the car.
Good to have you back Dave. I think Snoopy cleared out all the cobwebs and crickets before you got home. Take care of yourself and yours.
conniefl, When prisoners are realesed from jail I think they are just released out onto the street almost every where.
When released from Prison they need an address if they are still on parole. I think if you serve your full time w/o time off & no early release, then you are free to go w/o address. I did some reading a few years ago for a paper I was writing & trying to do memory recall. I think it depends on how you are released from prison but since she is released from jail, she can just go.
I think they will send Casey Anthony to some expensive, high end treatment center for intensive psychological treatment and after several months will say she's cured and regrets her unfortunate "ugly coping" behaviors that she displayed after her baby accidently drowned and her mean old pedophile dad duct taped and hid the body. It's her only chance at ever having a semi-normal life. She'll never even have to admit to any culpability in her baby's death or the disgusting disposal of Caylee's body in the swamp. She's a good actress and maybe, just maybe people will fall for it and she'll come up smelling like roses and be able to actually enjoy the millions that the media will pay for "her story" and she'll then live like a celebrity. A legend in her own mind. Sick and twisted but a very likely scenario. I am so shocked by the outcome of this case and just have to hope karma will strike. If not in this life time, I at least know she will ultimately answer to God. Rest in peace Caylee.
One more thing the jury didn't listen to....If Casey isn't guilty, why would Cindy perjure herself to protect her?
Maybe I'm crazy but I've always believed that the whole damn family lied to protect Casey. From the get go. Perjury charges? Ain't gonna happen. This is a family destroyed beyond repair. My heart breaks for them.