Anthony Defense Seeks More Death Penalty Evidence
Defense Team Files Motion To Strike State's Notice POSTED: 11:34 am EDT May 20, 2010
UPDATED: 12:09 pm EDT May 20, 2010
In a motion filed Thursday morning, the defense said the state failed to provide any indication of the evidence it intends to rely on to prove the existence of the aggravating factors.
Prosecutors listed as many as five aggravating factors they may rely on last week, but the defense said that's not good enough.
The defense also demanded more discovery evidence from Oak Ridge Laboratory concerning the so-called sniff tests done on the air in Anthony's car.
Based on what the defense called "experimental research," scientists at Oak Ridge Laboratory came to the conclusion the air had signs of a decomposition event having taken place in the car.
The defense is asking Judge Belvin Perry to decide on the issues.
The state attorney's office is also preparing to release as much as 500 more pages of evidence in the case as early as Friday.
Casey Anthony: Defense wants more detail from state about death penalty
Caylee and Casey Anthony, WESH, WFTV — posted by halboedeker on May, 20 2010 1:37 PM
Or as WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Vanessa Echols put it: “A defense motion filed today also claims that prosecutors were not definitive about using all five of the death-penalty aggravators and that they failed to indicate which evidence they planned to use to prove the aggravators.”
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s defense lawyers are complaining that prosecutors didn't give them notice before filing the legal reasons they plan to argue for a death sentence.
A defense motion filed Thursday also claims prosecutors were not definitive about using all five of the death penalty aggravators and that they failed to indicate which evidence they plan to use to prove the aggravators.
UPDATED: Casey Anthony's parents head to mediation to keep home The bank began foreclosure process on Casey Anthony's family home in February.
9:51 a.m. EDT, May 20, 2010
<snipped> The foreclosure case involving Casey Anthony's parents is headed toward mediation.
Orange Circuit Judge Julie O'Kane signed paperwork this morning, ordering George and Cindy Anthony into mediation with Bank of America. Both sides agreed to the mediation.
In other news in Casey Anthony's criminal case:
The State Attorney's Office is expected to release more than 500 pages of documents, including law enforcement reports and inventory logs, on Friday. The information is being released in response to public records requests.
Casey's Lawyers File Motion To Strike In Case
Posted: 1:28 pm EDT May 20, 2010
<snipped> Casey Anthony’s defense lawyers are complaining that prosecutors didn't give them notice before filing the legal reasons they plan to argue for a death sentence.
A defense motion filed Thursday also claims prosecutors were not definitive about using all five of the death penalty aggravators and that they failed to indicate which evidence they plan to use to prove the aggravators.
Prosecutors say the murder was cruel, cold, calculated and premeditated, that it was a result of aggravated child abuse, and that Caylee Anthony was particularly vulnerable because her killer was her mother.
In a motion filed Thursday, Anthony's defense said the state did not provide enough proof of the five listed aggravated factors in the case, which the state would use to pursue the death penalty if Anthony is found guilty of murder in her daughter's death.
The state submitted the list of aggravating factors last week.
The defense's challenge will go before Judge Stan Strickland for a final ruling. (someone didn't proof)
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