2010.12.23 - Today's Current News **NO DISCUSSION HERE PLEASE**

The defense had until December 23 to ask Chief Judge Belvin Perry to bring those accusations against Kronk into the trial so a jury could hear them. It didn't happen.

"The defense was floating balloons to see how this shift of focus from Casey to Kronk would play out. It did not play out well at all. It backfired," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

Kronk has told WFTV he was horrified over the defense team's accusations and has denied being involved in her murder.

Thursday, Kronk's attorney said this validates what they've said all along, "that the Anthony defense's attacks on Roy were not only false, unfair and designed to deflect attention from Casey Anthony, but also a losing strategy."

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Kronk’s attorney David Evans said, “The Anthony defense’s attacks on Roy were not only false, unfair and designed to deflect attention from Casey Anthony, but also a losing strategy.”

Roy Kronk, hero — no one can disagree now. Rarely has one person received such grief for doing such good.

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