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)
Well, NancyB, you've left me speechless. That was an excellent comment, obviously quite intelligent and well thought out. You know, a lot has been said, that when heroes emerge, God was on their side. With Casey, Baez and Mason, it certainly wasn't God.
Thank you very much for your candid and honest appraisal of the trial and what led up to it. There's no way I could have told it better, let alone as good.
Very interesting news, Snoopy. Thanks. By October 8, she'll be long gone from the state of Florida.
Nancy B., thanks for saying it all so well.
Yes, Casey will be long gone by Oct. 8th. I'm not going to even hope Casey loses any lawsuit because I 'm not sure she will. She's a cult persona now.
One thing that makes me upset is that there will be no persuance of perjury charges against Cindy Anthony. It would look like the State of Florida was ganging up on her. Puhleeze! She broke the law. Let mercy be in the hands of the punisher, not the hands of the law. And Baez should be held accountable, too. I don't hope for that either.
This case, trial and verdict will set a new precedent for how the system will work in the court of law from now on...obfuscate and outright deceive will be the norm for a defense strategy, not the exception. It got a murderer set free, didn't it? Success! Winning!
Sherry~~I am afraid that more people are going to take the law into their own hands because they have lost all faith in the justice system.
I am shocked to think an attorney can make an opening statement full of lies. Baez left a lasting impression on the jury and they took what he said as evidence. They were more focused on George being guilty and didn't bother to weigh the state's evidence against Casey. JMO
Here is a portion of this afternoon's hearing .... and Roy Kronk is suing Leonard Padilla
Keith Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan at hearing
Roy Kronk sues Leonard Padilla
Here is a snippet from the link. It does not surprise me that Padilla doesn't like having his wings clipped...
"Truth is a defense to any defamation suit filed," Padilla said in a brief phone call this afternoon. "In my experience and knowledge of Roy Kronk, he's a [expletive] liar. I will give them time to add that into their lawsuit."
Padilla added that if Kronk and his attorney are willing to pay round-trip airfare, he will come to Orlando to be served with the legal paperwork directly.
Dave -- Last night on Greta Vansusteren, an ex-district attorney (Jim Hammer) out of California said that the DA in Florida (I believe her name is Bonde or something like that)....anyway, he said that all she needs to do is file a wrongful death suit against Casey in civil court. That way, he said that any money that Casey might make from interviews, etc. could be used to pay back all of the expenses that the state of Florida incurred from the investigative work and trial expenses. Do you know if this could really be done? This gentleman said that it is much easier to prove guilt in a civil trial. I hope and pray that justice will be done in this tragic case. Thank you for listening!
I'll tell you, Roy Kronk was never a suspect in anything related to the Anthony case. Now, who would anyone believe first? Padilla or OCSO? I rest my case.
Hi Indiana - That would be Pam Bondi, the Attorney General of the state of Florida. I would guess that California laws and Florida laws differ, but I don't know in this case. What I do know is the state is going after all costs incurred to search for Caylee. Since Casey admitted that Caylee died on June 16, 2008, that's a lot of money between then and December 11, 2008. As for investigative work, no, I don't think so. The reason is simple. Casey was found not guilty. In the eyes of the law, she did not murder her daughter and she's not responsible for any of the forensic work or anything related to the investigation. If that were allowed, the government would be collecting money from every innocent person ever brought to trial. That wouldn't be fair. As much as we believe she is guilty, the court ruled otherwise. I agree it's easier to show cause in civil court, but the rules are much different. Bondi wouldn't be able to sue an "innocent" person, and I use that word loosely.
Thanks for asking and thanks for bringing this to my attention. Your comments are more than welcome here.
Thanks, Dave, for the video of the Orlando Sentinel journalists and Bill Sheaffer. I especially enjoyed Bill's comments at the end. He invested so much of his time, energy, and legal expertise into this case and could see the evidence clearly from his years of experience. I can certainly understand why he was so upset and disgusted with the defense team tactics that ultimately helped their client get away with murder. Bill must have felt as the majority of the public did when the verdict was read - like he'd been kicked in the stomach.
I also have one question, Dave. Why do you think the Prosecution opted not to call Tracy McLaughlin to the stand? She basically lived with Casey for nine days when she was bailed out by Leonard Padilla. Tracy observed Casey's behavior in a way that no one else did and could have testified, at the very least, to her observations of Casey, her lack of interest in finding Caylee, and the interactions of Casey with her family. Supposedly, Tracy was awakened one morning with George screaming at Casey that he knew she did something to Caylee and where was she. I understand some things would have been considered hearsay, but Tracy had much to offer. Any thoughts on why this never came in at trial???
Hi K of AZ - Yes, that's a very good video and Bill showed us the frustration we all feel about the outcome.
I can't say for certain why many witnesses and evidence never made it inside the courtroom. The only way I can rationalize it is to say the prosecution felt their evidence was strong enough to stand on its own merits. I don't want to second guess, but I think they were aware of overdoing it to the point they would lose the jury by over saturation. In other words, just give the jury enough to prove it was murder, and don't give them any more. In the end, they lost the jury anyway. Would it have helped if they had entered more evidence and called more witnesses? I don't know, but Ashton told me just before the start of the trial that you never know which way a jury will go. Sadly, he was right.
Thanks, K of AZ. Great to see you here.
Baez was receiving texts from a Jury Consultant throughout the whole trial, telling him what the bloggers and media were saying. He KNEW what to bring up! That's one of the reasons Casey Anthony got an Innocent verdict!
Hi... wasn't it in January this year that Casey was sentenced to time served for her fraud charges? Doesn't that mean she doesn't get charged at all, in reality, for the 4 LO charges? Really, couldn't Judge Perry just send her away for those 4 years, considering she got off scott free for murder? My mind boggles....
Hi Melanie - It was January 25, 2010 -- one-and-a-half years ago. Unfortunately, there are state guidelines a judge follows regarding punishment, and one thing Perry could not have done legally was to give her more time in jail on the charges of lying to law enforcement because the jury found her not guilty of capital murder. He couldn't have added time on what amounted to 4 misdemeanors. Too bad, but he was limited.