Chiquita, to make it short, the defense asked the state to be restrained from doing things that they would never do, would never have been allowed to, things that are well settled to be outside of the rules, the rules these prosecutors have worked under for low the past twenty years. It was a waste of the court's time to bring up matters such as Joy's cartoons and asking that they not be allowed into trial.
Check out Mrs. Drane-Burdick in action, she knows how to get what she needs from a witness, well within the rules.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUOKwVgEAy8[/ame]
The second part is they asked for hearings on other matters, the state is going to file simple responses, the judge need not hear any testimony, he is simply going to make a quick ruling on them, much the way it took him two seconds to laugh and shoot down the Kronk prior bad acts motion. Roy Kronk and his lawyer already celebrated this victory. Last week!
Again, trying to reinvent the wheel they asked for Frye hearings on the cadaver dogs. Reminded that is not required, it is indeed admissible. They were explained to the difference in evidentiary hearings and frye hearings. Three times. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWMuJ5oZx34[/ame]
Jose got assigned to be designated microphone engineer at the defense table.
Cheney tried to argue that the media is using special lenses to zoom in. He was basically told life is tough, get a helmet. Ms. Fugate was back home in time for dinner with her family.
Wrong on the facts again, Cheney filed a motion saying Casey was under arrest and taken to Universal therefore her statements to the detectives should not be allowed in the trial. This is despite written and full audio recordings reflect she was told repeatedly she was free to go, and her admitting they were there at her invitation, and .....because she lied. Literally. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_SyH8-6Pho[/ame] Cheney wants a hearing and to call the three detectives to the stand. Oh boy oh boy, will that be a disaster for Casey, of biblical proportions to bring that to the judge's attention again, all the lies they catch her in in those audio recordings is astounding!
Cheney and Jose want mom, pop and Lee deemed to be agents of the state.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCpCinUYFwY[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYpdaTK7KQ[/ame]
Yeah, they were really working for the state, that ship wont sail, I do not care how outraged Geraldo Rivera got that they went to visit their daughter while Jose was out of town! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oGQ1-otlD0[/ame]
Baez was sanctioned for his smart Alec, asenine non response answers to the experts discovery the judge ordered, then clarified already. Cheney barely even argued against the sanctions as if to say I am as shocked about this as you are, your honor. He informed the court that in forty years of practicing law he had never been sanctioned and was not going to start today. This explains the fact that he pointed out, often, it was he that prepared these motions and how purposeful he was at taking a lead position. The inference I drew was, alright...now this is harming me personally, so I am taking over, Jose...as to his thought process. I am just guessing.
Let me remind us the Florida bar's opinion on the little matter of Mr. Baez,
"His overall behavior, they wrote, showed "a total lack of respect for the rights of others and a total lack of respect for the legal system, which is absolutely inconsistent with the character and fitness qualities required of those seeking to be afforded the highest position of trust and confidence recognized by our system of law."
The best news out of the long hearing is the defense was ordered that each and every defense expert will prepare a report and explain the reason for every single thing they opine. Moreover, if it is not divulged in their depo or these reports, they will not be bringing it up, at all, at the trial. The very thing the defense maintained they are not required to do, give a script of what they are going to testify to, Mason called it.....that is what the judge ordered. It was a cokes are in the ice box, popcorn is on the table....we are having a party moment.
If they still don't follow the court orders the judge may excersize Mr. Ashton's suggestion of fining them five hundred dollars a day until they do. Yes, American dollars.
The state got the sun, the moon and the stars and the defense
well,
they got spanked.
