Defense Wants More Money for Investigators & Out-of-State Experts

Casey's Defense Wants Experts Reimbursed

Posted: 12:54 pm EDT October 26, 2010
Updated: 2:51 pm EDT October 26, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team is proposing set rates for travel cost reimbursements for its out-of-state experts.

VIDEO REPORT: Defense Wants Reimbursements

The defense wants its experts to be able to stay at $150 per night hotels at taxpayers' expense and wants them to be reimbursed for business calls and mileage. Attorneys are trying to get Chief Judge Belvin Perry to approve the reimbursements.

The defense is also asking the court to double the expense allowance for its state private investigator. Judge Perry set a limit of 300 hours for the Florida private investigator and 100 hours for an out-of-state investigator.

The defense said it has used up all that time, costing taxpayers $16,000, and now wants taxpayers to pay for another 300 hours. Meanwhile, the defense's private investigator has been accused of harassing prosecution witnesses who helped search for Caylee.

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Casey's Attorneys Want $12K More For Investigators
Jose Baez Files Motion To Double Investigative Hours

POSTED: 1:10 pm EDT October 26, 2010
UPDATED: 5:29 pm EDT October 26, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team is asking for hundreds more investigative hours at a cost of thousands of dollars.

Jose Baez filed a motion in Orange County Court asking to double the amount of hours for his investigators.

So far, Baez said his team has spent 300 hours on the case, at a cost of $40 per hour -- $12,000 in all.

The motion asks for an additional $12,000.

In May, Judge Belvin Perry set a cap of 300 hours for the defense's in-state investigators and 100 hours for out-of-state investigators.

In the motion, Baez said the investigator is needed to continue looking into evidence that is still being released by prosecutors.

Orlando defense attorney Richard Hornsby, who is not involved with the case, said he believes that an additional 300 hours is excessive. However, he said that Judge Belvin Perry may feel obliged to grant Baez' request to keep the case moving toward a May trial date.

Anthony was declared indigent in March. A state commission now doles out money for her defense.

Baez also asked for clarification on which travel expenses defense attorneys can be reimbursed for.

http://www.wesh.com/r/25516966/detail.html

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WESH analyst asks, ‘Why should Casey Anthony be treated differently?’

posted by halboedeker on October, 26 2010 6:34 PM

In reporting on the Casey Anthony case tonight, stations focused on money for the indigent client.

***WESH-Ch. 2’s Bob Kealing explained a new motion by defense attorney Jose Baez that seeks 300 additional hours for an investigator to be paid for by taxpayers. “He says his investigator needs to look into all of this evidence being released by the state,” Kealing reported. “Baez says the 300 hours already budgeted by Judge Belvin Perry to fund the defense investigator has been exhausted.” The cost for those additional 300 hours would be $12,000.

Orlando defense attorney Richard Hornsby, who offers analysis for WESH, asked: “Why should Casey Anthony be treated differently? … Most attorneys don’t need a full-time investigator.”

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“Casey’s attorneys want their experts to be able stay at $150-a-night hotels at the expense of taxpayers,” anchor Martie Salt said. “They also want the experts to be reimbursed for business calls and mileage.”

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Casey Attorney: Investigative Money 'Used Up'
Defense Asking For 300 More Hours At Cost Of $12,000

POSTED: 3:33 pm EDT October 27, 2010
UPDATED: 4:38 pm EDT October 27, 2010

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On Wednesday, Anthony defense attorney Cheney Mason told WESH 2 News the hours that were originally approved have already been used.

"Investigators have used (them) up. We just need more, that's all," Mason said.

Mason and other attorneys deposed lead investigator Yuri Melich on Wednesday.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/r/25539864/detail.html

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Yes, in deedy do..court tomorrow should be quite entertaining...Let's see if the smirk gets wiped off Bozo's face...and if we hear from Ms Finnell...I just might record this one...Sure looks like JAC put everything in black and white...The defense just doesn't understand limits, and thinks they have carte blanche to spend the taxpayers $$ in any and every way they can...Judge Perry will most definitely have his hands full...I wouldn't want to sit in his chair tomorrow...

How much more time does defense want for investigator?

posted by halboedeker on October, 28 2010 6:16 PM

Why is Casey Anthony’s defense team seeking more time for its private investigator?

“We need more investigation and they have to get paid,” defense attorney Cheney Mason told WOFL-Ch. 35’s Holly Bristow. “The state can send all the investigators they want, from any agency they want, with no budget.”

Bristow interviewed Mason and defense attorney Jose Baez as they walked outside the courthouse. Mason did all the talking. Baez, wearing sunglasses, walked along silently.

Read more: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/10/casey-anthony-how-much-more-time-does-defense-want-for-investigator.html

FBI agent questioned by Casey’s defense

Updated: Thursday, 28 Oct 2010, 7:59 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 28 Oct 2010, 7:59 PM EDT
By Holly Bristow
FOX 35 News



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Since Casey Anthony was declared indigent, Chief Judge Belvin Perry approved for the Justice Administrative Commission to give the defense money to pay their investigator up to 300 hours, but that money is all gone.

FOX 35 asked the defense why they needed more.

"Because we need more investigation and they have to get paid. They can send all the investigators they want from any agency with no budget," said Mason.

"Do you think another three hundred hours will bring this to a close?" asked FOX 35. "No I think it'll take more than that," said Mason.

Two year old Caylee Anthony was reported missing 27 months ago. Her remains were found nearly two years ago. So why is the defense doing so much of their investigation this late in the game?

"Because it’s late in the game and they're disclosing evidence to us," said Mason, referring to state prosecutors.

Along with money for that investigator, Casey Anthony's defense team will also ask the judge to reconsider sealing jail records of what Casey buys from commissary, video visitations, and any telephone calls she may make.

Read more: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/102810_FBI_agent_questioned_by_Casey_defense

Baez Wants Reimbursement For Experts' Travel
Casey Anthony Defense Attorney Files Request In New Motion

POSTED: 2:59 pm EST December 1, 2010
UPDATED: 3:10 pm EST December 1, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony defense attorney Jose Baez says his team's experts should be reimbursed for their prior travel expenses.

In a new motion, Baez asks to be paid back for the travel costs of five experts who came to Orlando in July to review evidence in the case.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/r/25975094/detail.html

Motion to Approve Prior Travel of Out of State Experts

Let those "experts" willing to testify fly...on their broomsticks.Apparently, there are many people willing to trade their soul for a piece of the pie

JAC On Excess Spending: No Way Jose
Response From State Agency One Of Several New Filings In Casey Anthony Case

POSTED: 11:46 am EST December 8, 2010
UPDATED: 12:47 pm EST December 8, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The agency that oversees the public money being spent on Casey Anthony's defense wants her attorneys to prove that additional hours from a private investigator are necessary.

In a new court filing, the Justice Administrative Commission responds to defense attorney Jose Baez's claim that he's already exhausted the 360 hours for an in-state investigator that have been granted.

The JAC said Baez must prove more hours are needed and that Baez must keep the cost to $40 or less per hour, the state's established rate for investigators.

"JAC objects to any compensation rate in excess of established rates," the response said.

Many of the hours the defense claims to have used up have been spent in questioning dozens of people who claim to have searched Suburban Drive, the area where Caylee Anthony's remains were discovered in December 2008.

Defense attorney Cheney Mason told WESH 2 News earlier this month the defense has 15 to 20 people who say they searched in the exact area where the remains were discovered months before the find.

Their statements could blow apart the prosecution's claim that Anthony dumped the remains there.......

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