Casey Anthony Trial: Jury Selection

Isn't it just something else? Wow....here comes day three. I think this is going to take a lot longer than anyone thought.

A few links for live feed:

http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/index.html

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/subindex/news/anthony_case

Young said she got involved in the search for Caylee almost immediately because she felt a personal connection. She too had a granddaughter named Caylee that passed away due to medical problems several years ago.

Snipped from Julie's link - it makes me angry as well to know that you have sick children fighting for their lives and then a mother can murder a perfectly healthy child and throw her away like trash. Then have the grandparents cover up and protect the murderer. I remember seeing her on the news when George shoved her, I recognized her picture immediately. Thanks for posting that Julie. Whoever would have thought she could have been a potential juror. This is one crazy case, I hope today goes better with jury selection. It could be another roomful of 50 people that also thinks she's guilty......

Boy, she can't handle hearing the charges against her! Crying again. She has bangs this morning and she's trying to hide behind them. She looks very guilty, just staring down and crying with those bangs hanging over her eyes. You can't hide from the truth, Casey!

I slept in this morning...sooo I missed the flood of tears...She really doesn't like it when she hears all those charges...Will have to check out our new live feed/chat...

I noticed that Casey was working herself up to cry when the new set of potential jurors showed up yesterday. She stopped as soon as HHJP dismissed them all.

Those bangs! Long enough to hide behind and play with!

Day 3: Once Again, As Judge Reads Charges, Casey Cries

Posted: 5:56 am EDT May 11, 2011
Updated: 12:41 pm EDT May 11, 2011

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Day three of jury selection for Casey Anthony's murder trial began on Wednesday, and for the second time since her trial started, she cried as the judge read the charges against her. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Casey crying as charges being read:
http://www.wftv.com/video/27852368/index.html

Read more:
http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/27849569/detail.html

The judge is supposed to question 40 more jurors before they stop tonight. Casey left the courtroom momentarily, looking like she was having a panic attack. Reality is finally setting in for her. She is back now and they have started again.

I saw her pointing out something about her hand to Ms. Sims. She looked quite pale as they took her out-2 bailiffs holding her.

7:09PM...Last potential juror dismissed...will reconvene at 8:30AM tomorrow morning...KC walked out spryly...She might have been having a hunger attack since they eat dinner early at the jail...Quite possibly been a circulation problem from her clenching her hands tightly or a nerve pinch...I'm certain she will be checked out thoroughly by the medics...

Eventful Day 3: Casey Cries, Has Pain, Potential Juror Fined

Updated: 7:15 pm EDT May 11, 2011

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Day three of jury selection in the case against Casey Anthony has been eventful on Wednesday. First, Casey cried for the second time since her trial started, and then a potential juror was held in contempt for trying to talk about the case to a reporter, Casey then cried again, and later was escorted out of the courtroom by officers. WFTV learned that she had some sort of pain in her hand or wrist.

Casey is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

DAY 3: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
CASEY COMPLAINS OF PAIN: Video | Images
POTENTIAL JUROR SCOLDED: Video | Images
SCOLDED POTENTIAL JUROR TALKS: Video | Images
FOR POTENTIAL JURORS: Questionnaire | Instructions
CASEY CRIES AGAIN: Raw Video | See Images
READ: Message To Potential Jurors From Judge
CASEY WALKING IN: See Images | Raw Video
INSIDE COURTROOM: Casey, Attorneys, Judge
READ: Potential Jurors' Instructions
VIDEO REPORTS: Potential Jurors Questioned | Casey Escorted
CASEY INSIDE JAIL: Raw Video | See Images
VIDEO REPORT: Eventful Day 3


Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/27849569/detail.html

The woman I thought was a nurse turns out to be a controversial mitigating specialist:

http://www.news4jax.com/video/24358998/index.html

Good Morning!! Day 4 !

A few links:

http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/index.html

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/subindex/news/anthony_case

And don't forget our live chat with video feed of jury selection!

Bringing the link forward to where many of us are chatting and watching the jury selection. I'll have to pull myself out of the chatroom and do some updates for those who don't have time to come chat.

http://www.realitychatter.com/h6-casey-anthony-trial-live-chat

Sherry wrote:The woman I thought was a nurse turns out to be a controversial mitigating specialist:

http://www.news4jax.com/video/24358998/index.html

Sherry, I just noticed this post about the Rosalie nutcase!! Man!

Join us in chat with live video from the courtroom!


http://www.realitychatter.com/h6-casey-anthony-trial-live-chat

Day 4: Blaming The Parents, Coaching Casey, The Lady In Red
Jury Selection Crawls Along For Murder Trial

POSTED: 6:44 pm EDT May 12, 2011
UPDATED: 7:56 pm EDT May 12, 2011


CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Jury selection crawled along Thursday for the Casey Anthony murder trial, with the process moving along at only a tenth the pace that Judge Belvin Perry expected.

With only a handful of the 69 retained jurors interviewed, Perry may have to push back the trial's scheduled start or change his strategy to get the jury seated by Tuesday.

Thursday afternoon, Perry sent home most of the jurors he'd called back for more questioning today, promising to manage time better Friday.

"My apologies. If you want to blame anyone or be angry with anyone, I'm the one you need to be angry with," Perry told the group.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27875055/detail.html#ixzz1MBiwFxFr

Casey Anthony: She will throw parents under bus, Brad Conway says

Caylee and Casey Anthony, George and Cindy Anthony, In Session, WFTV, WKMG — posted by halboedeker on May, 12 2011 1:03 PM

Jury selection slowed down today in the Casey Anthony case, and TV analysts seized on defense attorney Ann Finnell’s list of mitigating circumstances.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Finnell in her list cited sexual abuse, emotional abuse and being used as a pawn to cover up parental misconduct. WFTV-Channel 9’s Kathi Belich said, “Her lawyers say she was sexually, verbally and emotionally abused.”

On “In Session,” Jean Casarez said Finnell’s words were the most important part of the day. “I think we have it on the record where the defense may be going at least in the penalty phase,” Casarez said. “We believe they want to include this in the guilt phase, the first phase.”

Casarez said the speculation can end. “The defense is asserting these are facts, and these are facts relevant to this case,” Casarez said.

Attorney Brad Conway told “In Session” that he believed the defense team will “throw George and Cindy Anthony under the bus. They’re going to try and shift some of the blame to the family, and the only person who that can successfully do that is Casey Anthony.”

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/05/casey-anthony-she-will-throw-parents-under-bus-brad-conway-says.html

Defense Lists Reasons Why Casey Shouldn't Get Death

Posted: 6:17 am EDT May 12, 2011
Updated: 8:19 pm EDT May 12, 2011

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The jury hasn't even been seated yet in Pinellas County, but already in court on Thursday, Casey Anthony's defense team revealed a list of reasons why Casey should not be put to death if she's found guilty.

Casey entered the courtroom on Thursday around 8:30am, wearing what appeared to be the same grey pants she's worn all week, along with a button-down yellow shirt. She had her hair pulled back in a bun. Once again, Cindy and George Anthony were not in attendance.

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CASEY WALKS IN: See Images | Raw Video
INSIDE COURTROOM: Casey, Perry, Attorneys
VIDEO REPORT: Day 4 Of Jury Selection
FOR POTENTIAL JURORS: Questions | Instructions
READ: Message To Potential Jurors From Judge

Some are calling this a bombshell on day four of the Casey Anthony trial. The other big topic is how long the questioning took for potential jurors Thursday.

There are 68 finalists for the jury. Attorneys started interviewing them early Thursday morning, and at about 4:30pm, they were only on the third one.

Late Thursday afternoon, Judge Perry sent 32 potential jurors home and asked them to come back on Friday, because the process was taking so long.

As jury selection dragged on, the defense revealed how they are planning to save Casey from the death penalty if she's convicted. The defense gave the list of reasons why she might have killed Caylee to Judge Belvin Perry, hoping to reveal them to prospective jurors.

"She was taught to project false appearance, she was used as a decoy or pawn by her parents and a scapegoat for parental misconduct," said defense attorney, Anne Finnell.

The defense said it's planning to blame Casey's family if she is convicted of murdering her daughter, Caylee.

The excuses they plan to use to convince the jury is Casey's lack of maturity, no impulse control, they said she has a history of sex abuse, insomnia, nightmares, no parental guidance or protection, verbal and emotional abuse as a child and poor coping skills.

Read more:
http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/27864528/detail.html

Bolded by me..........Wow, wow, wow! Yep, they're going for it!

State Wants Jurors To Smell Casey's Trunk
Judge May Not Allow Jurors To Smell Samples

POSTED: 7:42 pm EDT May 12, 2011
UPDATED: 7:51 pm EDT May 12, 2011



CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Prosecutors in the case against Casey Anthony dropped a bombshell Thursday evening -- they want jurors to smell for themselves exactly what the trunk of Anthony's car smelled like.

For days, prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick has been questioning jurors about their sense of smell and their sensitivity to strong odors.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27875827/detail.html#ixzz1MBpntg3a

Sure sounds like it to me....Tell me does this smell like garbage????

Justice4all wrote:Bringing the link forward to where many of us are chatting and watching the jury selection. I'll have to pull myself out of the chatroom and do some updates for those who don't have time to come chat.

http://www.realitychatter.com/h6-casey-anthony-trial-live-chat

Bumping!

Good morning! Day 5 of jury selection is here....

Day 5: Casey's Attorney Strikes Potential Juror

May 13, 2011

Updated: 12:56 pm EDT May 13, 2011

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- On day five of Casey Anthony's murder trial, her attorney, Jose Baez, used his first out of ten chances to strike a potential juror. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony and has pleaded not guilty. She claims a babysitter kidnapped Caylee.

The seventh potential juror told the court that he was in a jazz band, collected crime memorabilia and had been arrested for DUI in the past. The man said he is for the death penalty.

Baez used his first out of ten chances to strike the potential juror. He was dismissed.


Read more:

http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/27880756/detail.html

Day 5: Judge Perry hopes to have 12 jurors by tonight

By Jacqueline Fell, Reporter
Last Updated: Friday, May 13, 2011 5:40 PM

CLEARWATER --
Fifteen jurors in total have now been questioned in round two of jury selection in the Casey Anthony trial. Of those, eight will be retained.

One potential juror (1167) was allowed to go home because of apparent food poisoning. The juror got sick in the jury room. The juror may be called back Saturday.

Judge Belvin Perry said he wants to get to 12 retained jurors by tonight, with plans to call them back Saturday morning.



Read more:
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/244131/Day-5:-Judge-Perry-hopes-to-have-12-jurors-by-tonight

Is that a "You're kidding me, I've already worn this once this week" look??

I thought she looked good in that sweater...

Day 5: Potential Casey Juror Accused Of Lying Dismissed

Updated: 6:47 pm EDT May 13, 2011

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- On day five of Casey Anthony's murder trial, defense attorneys dismissed a man on Friday from a pool of potential jurors after they claimed he misled them about a prior arrest. Casey walked into the courtroom right before 8:30am, wearing a light blue, ruffled, button-up shirt and dark blue pants. She wore her hair up in a ponytail.

DAY 5: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
CASEY WALKING IN: Raw Video | See Images
VIDEO REPORT: Day 5 Of Jury Selection
INSIDE COURTROOM: Casey, Judge, Attorneys
FOR POTENTIAL JURORS: Questions | Instructions
READ: Message To Potential Jurors From Judge

Casey's defense attorneys exercised their right to a peremptory challenge of a potential juror for the first time since jury selection began five days ago.

The defense's target was Juror No. 1011, a rock 'n roll memorabilia collector who had worked as a groundskeeper for local colleges. The potential juror was arrested for a DUI in 2006 but had failed to mention the arrest on a jury form that asked about his criminal history.

Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/27880756/detail.html

So far after two days of round 2 questioning, 15 potential jurors have been questioned and 8 have been retained. Court resumes tomorrow morning at 8:30 and they are hoping to question 21 more potential jurors.

Morning Recap: Facebook Posts Bust Juror, Judge's Magic NumberOne Juror Retained Through Round Of Questioning

POSTED: 11:17 am EDT May 14, 2011
UPDATED: 12:28 pm EDT May 14, 2011


CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Jury selection for Casey Anthony's murder trial progressed along Saturday morning, with another juror passing this round of questioning.

In all, nine jurors were questioned Saturday morning. Five were released in the first 20 minutes of questioning.

Several of the five had financial hardship issues. All five said they believed Anthony was guilty and no evidence could change their minds.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27894874/detail.html#ixzz1MLuQKjdw

Justice4all wrote:Bringing the link forward to where many of us are chatting and watching the jury selection. I'll have to pull myself out of the chatroom and do some updates for those who don't have time to come chat.

http://www.realitychatter.com/h6-casey-anthony-trial-live-chat

Register and join us in live chat!

Day 6: Ten Potential Jurors Dismissed From Casey Trial

Updated: 7:36 pm EDT May 14, 2011

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. -- Ten prospective jurors were dismissed on day six of the murder trial of Casey Anthony, who is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter. A total of 16 prospective jurors have been dismissed since jury selection began on Monday.

Day 6: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
INSIDE COURTROOM: Casey, Judge Perry, Attorneys
FOR POTENTIAL JURORS: Questions | Instructions
READ: Message To Potential Jurors From Judge

The judge retained four people on Saturday. Since the jury selection began on Monday, a total of 12 possible jurors, six men and six women, have been retained.

Casey looked tired Saturday morning as she sat inside the Pinellas County courtroom wearing a grey blouse, taupe pants, and a beige sweater. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. Once again, her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, were not present.

Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/27894148/detail.html

Casey Anthony Weekly Recap Special - 05/14/11

http://www.wftv.com/video/27898365/index.html

Will Casey Anthony's trial start Tuesday?

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011 11:27 PM

CLEARWATER --
Prosecutors say they are doubtful the murder trial against Casey Anthony will begin Tuesday.

However, Judge Belvin Perry has not made an official announcement, and the court calendar has not been changed.

Jury selection has wrapped up for the day and will pick up again in Pinellas County at 8:30 a.m. Monday.

In all, 31 jurors have been questioned in three days of jury selection. So far, 12 people have been retained as possible jurors

Read more:
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/244853/Will-Casey-Anthonys-trial-start-Tuesday

I don't think it will start Tuesday. They only have 12 jurors so far, they need 20 total, and I believe they will be lucky get up to their magic number of 15 tomorrow to start swearing jurors in. Then once they are up to the magic number of 15, the state and defense will start back striking which will knock them back below the magic number.

According to Local 6 News, the trial is now set to begin on Thursday. The goal is for jury selection to finish on Tuesday. Wednesday will most likely be the travel day to transport jurors and Casey back to Orlando.

So far we have 12 jurors retained, 6 male and 6 female.

Juror 1340

White male. Has heard about the case, but hasn't researched it. Last time he recalls hearing about the case was when they were searching. Doesn't know who Baez or Mason are. Wife tells him he has no emotion. Most disturbing thing he heard about the case was the way the remains were disposed. For the death penalty in the right situation. Watches NCIS, used to watch CSI. Has had driver's license suspended. Involved in fight in college. Would tell somebody they were grossly obese if it was true.

Juror 1232

Male. Works for St. Pete Times. Married with four young children. Has heard of case. Would say yes to Bin Laden being put to death. Had friend murdered by Beltway Sniper in Maryland/DC area.

Juror 1129

Older male. Works in the insurance industry. Knows some specifics of case, smell in car, duct tape. Has seen pictures from case on Nancy Grace. Has read newspaper articles about the case. Doesn't recognize Baez or Mason. Knows Casey refused to see Cindy on Mother's Day this year. Thinks Casey might be guilty, but can put aside any bias. Not for death penalty. Doesn't know if he's against it. Baez challenged because juror knows too much about the case.

Juror 1398

Older white woman. 2 kids and 3 grandchildren. Former nurse who has smelled dead bodies while getting them ready for morgue. Now a counselor. Has heard of case, but hasn't followed it closely. Values life.

Juror 1312

Middle-aged female. Nurse. Believes in death penalty in certain circumstances.

Juror 1019

Male. Father of two young children. Works in information technology. Doesn't believe in the death penalty, but could vote for it if he really thought it needed to be done. Initially thought Casey was guilty, but wouldn't be able to judge her today without more facts.

Juror 1055

Female. Nurse. Knows nothing about the case, says her ignorance plays to her favor. 7 on scale of 1-10 in favor of death penalty.

Juror 1319

Black female. Hates TV news and has no friends. Watches cowboy and western films. Plays Farmville. Religious beliefs taught her not to judge people. Seemed to have trouble understanding some of the lawyer's questions. Never thought about death penalty before, but says she has no problem with LWOP and would have no problem recommending death if necessary. Would have no problem being on jury despite religious beliefs. State challenged because of her problems judging other people.

Juror 1407

22-year-old male. Studying to become a mechanic. Atheist. Doesn't like the media. 8 or 9 on scale of 1-10 for death penalty if warranted. Would consider mercy if no aggravating circumstances. Had legal problems in Tennessee because he had marijuana with him. Mom married to man in jail, uncle in jail. Baez challenged because of drug issues in Tennessee.

Juror 1251

Female. Has a daughter who is 29 and a granddaughter who is 2. Teaches gifted students. Has to wait for approval from school superintendent to get paid for more than 15 days of jury duty.

Juror 1429

Female. Mother of three and a grandmother. Has heard of the case. Has been arrested for DUI, but not convicted. Enjoys reading mysteries. She can consider both capital punishment and LWOP equally. She could consider mercy in this case.

Juror 1119

Male. Truck driver. Married with two daughters. Remembers some headlines and remember vehicle being involved. Thinks Casey is guilty, but can set aside opinion. 5 on scale of 1-10 regarding death penalty. Used to be eye for eye, but isn't sure since arriving for jury duty Monday. Serving on this jury seems like a long, daunting task.

Thursday???

Tuesday sounded so much better!

I think Thursday is a very optimistic goal for opening statements. They retained four jurors Thursday, four Friday, and four Saturday. At four jurors per day being retained so far, it will take until Tuesday to get to 20. Then you have to take into account that once you get to Judge Perry's magic number of 15, the attorneys will probably use several of their strikes before the Judge can swear them in. I hope they still go with 8 alternates, because in my opinion it would be crazy to go with less going into a two month trial.

As long as he doesn't move it to Friday.

Julie wrote:As long as he doesn't move it to Friday.

I think I heard it was going to start a week from Monday so as not to leave anything hanging on the weekend. BTW, I heard there will be court on Saturdays to get this trial done.

I believe Judge Perry told jurors he values their time, so court will be in session for half days on Saturdays.

ABC Action News just reported less than 10 hours to go til liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour and jury selection will resume at approximately the same time...Judge Perry to give jurors 1 day off prior to start of trial in Otown...That means trial definately will not be Tuesday...

A week from Monday?!!!

Well, they'd better not delay the start of the trial too long or the 6-8 weeks will change to different times and all those jurors will have to be asked again by Team Baez if they have any vacation plans for the next 6-8 weeks.

I wanted to watch as much as possible before the kids get out of school for the summer.

Jurors 1025 and 1007 have been retained this morning bringing the total up to 14. The afternoon session resumes at 1 PM.

Thanks for all of the updates!