Chief Justice Perry

Honorable Judge Belvin Perry

After reviewing your curriculum vitae, I was very amazed, and I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate you in your long service as a great jurist.

Your honor, I have also been surprised with the handling of Mrs. Casey Anthony's trial. I would respectfully mention a few things that I have observed and are out of place in this trial. We have to remember that this case is a death penalty case and that the laws of the land can not be applied by appealing to the emotional feelings of the jury,or by actions of the court, procecutors or the defense.

Judge while the defense was presenting his opening statements, the prosecutor's were mucking and laughing and looking at the jury. Judge you did nothing to stop the disrespectful actions of the prosecutors.
A Judge should maintain order and decorum in all judicial proceedings. Also the law has to be applied evenly, so the Prosecutors and the Defense have equal benefits of the law. Judge Perry you have overruled the defense over 150 times since the case began, while permitting the prosecutor get away with everything, this matter impairs the right to a fair Defense. In my life I have never seen so many sidebars in favor of the Prosecution.

Furthermore the defense in this case has not been permitted to impeach the witnesses that the prosecutors have presented in this case. Let me give you an example and one (because there are a few)of the causes why this case will be reverse by the Court of Appeal. Permitting the testimony of a man that has no expertise in the matters relating to this case. I am referring to Dr. Vass this man was streching the truth, mishandle evidence, lied to the court, yet Judge you did not permitted the defense to impeach this man by bringing a case of the past that would show that Dr. Vass and his LABRADOR smeller failed in a prior case (Charles Mason). Judge we can't send someone to the chamber of dead by the testimony of a mad scientist and his never used in court experimental gadgets when a live is at stake.

The Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, guarantee each criminal defendant certain important rights during the criminal process. These rights are not “legal technicalities” as some might suggest. They are a fundamental and vital part of a democratic and truly free society, and they have existed for hundreds of years. They were developed over a substantial period of history as a response to tyrannical rule and unfair court systems. Such systems were used to jail or execute those who dared oppose the government or the state sponsored religion.

The police officers recordings were permitted in court, and the court knew that she was not mirandize. When an officer has suspicion that a person or persons have lied to them. It is not normal procedure to take him/her to a room with a recorder and grill them unless they have been mirandized, that Sr. did not happen in this case. The law is totally clear in this matter.

The Federal Court unanimously rejecting a contention that Miranda would have been violated only by express questioning, the Court said: ''We conclude that the Miranda safeguards come into play whenever a person in custody is subjected to either express questioning or its functional equivalent. That is to say, the term 'interrogation' under Miranda refers not only to express questioning, but also to any words or actions on the part of the police (other than those normally attendant to arrest and custody) that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect. The latter portion of this definition focuses primarily upon the perceptions of the suspect, rather than the intent of the police. This focus reflects the fact that the Miranda safeguards were designed to vest a suspect in custody with an added measure of protection against coercive police practices, without regard to objective proof of the underlying intent of the police.''

The trust of the people in the judicial system is tarnish when the laws are not applied evenly and the decorum of the court is lost.

The procecutors in this case, have lacked professionalism, and the court should not permit this travesty of justice.

Finally, I believe that the unfair overruling of the defense case at every step of this trial, will make it very easy for a reversal in the Court of appeal.

Respectfully,
Rev. John Betancourt

This opinion overlooks the fact that Baez is an idiot and makes improper objections...and Baez is doing his level best to make a mockery of the justice system.

Judge Perry is doing what he should be doing. No one can hold him responsible for how many times he is forced to rule against Baez's ignorance.

Perry had gone out of his way to educate Baez on law throughout this case. Should he have to do that? I think not. But Perry has to because either Baez doesn't know why he keeps getting ruled against or Baez does know and is deliberately trying to make it seem like Perry is picking on him.

Any travesty of justice here is that people like Baez pass the bar.

I agree that Bozo has asked many improper questions to get sustained on, and has objected to many proper questions asked by the prosecution, things he doesn't want the jury to know about Casey and this case. Anyone can do that, just to look like they're being "picked on". That's probably his plan.

Those of us who have followed this case since day 1, understand what Judge Perry is doing, and for that matter, what Baez is doing.

BTW, we also recognize Ignorance when we see it, which applies to your post Johnny1956.

Baez is looking for any infinitisimal microscopic reason to object. The Judge is doing his job and stopping Baez' idiotic objections.

Judge Perry knows the law much better than you, I'm sure.

sitemama wrote:Those of us who have followed this case since day 1, understand what Judge Perry is doing, and for that matter, what Baez is doing.

BTW, we also recognize Ignorance when we see it, which applies to your post Johnny1956.

Get 'im, mama! The spin stops here!

Thanks Lottie. Sometimes I over express myself, but when I see ignorance, I have to object. Sure hope it doesn't get over-ruled by J4a or fysty. LOL

And just what are your legal qualifications, Rev? As an alleged man of the cloth, whether she gets convicted in a court of law or not (and imo she will be convicted), don't you think God is gonna met out the final judgment? I notice you don't address all the lies and the stealing, which i do believe are crimes against the Ten Commandants. What say you?

Casey ought to be glad that we are a nation of law and order and that she has been fortunate enough to be in jail for the last three years otherwise she would have been lynched.
Anyone, especially a mother, who could kill a beauiful, innocent child and constantly lie, cheat and steal as it has been proven she has, can only depend on God's mercy because she doesn't deserve any from mankind. Not that she's asked for mercy yet because she is still lying and maintaining her innocence.
You sir, are obviously not qualified to make legal pronouncements about how Judge Belvin Perry is ruling. Perhaps you should be praying to God for her soul, because that is what she needs, rather than making such ludicrious comments.

sitemama wrote:Thanks Lottie. Sometimes I over express myself, but when I see ignorance, I have to object. Sure hope it doesn't get over-ruled by J4a or fysty. LOL

Objection sustained!

Thanks chief!

Justice4all wrote:

sitemama wrote:Thanks Lottie. Sometimes I over express myself, but when I see ignorance, I have to object. Sure hope it doesn't get over-ruled by J4a or fysty. LOL

Objection sustained!

I noticed that thee good Rev hasn't been back to refute any of our comments. Kinda makes ya go hhhmmm.

Good post Johnny1956. The only part of the trial that I've watched through (because I think it should have been a mistrial almost immediately since Casey's account was not taken seriously when anyone who said stuff against her was) was the blond ex-friend's (who lied about DUI) testimony. The judges actions there alone were blatantly one-sided and wholly nauseating. He is looking to determine the case from what I saw.

Pamala, you're so funny! Good sarcasm about KC the big liar being taken seriously.

Pamala, are you serious or are you being sarcastic?

Well I know the answer to that but are you willing to live with that child's horrible death on your conscience when it is fully made public (unless of course Judge Perry thwarts that yet again) that her mom has done nothing but try to help her with all of her might? I hope so anyway because otherwise that could be uncomfortable.

Perry is unfair. He is clearly on the side of the prosecution. He doesn't like Baez and that is so obvious.

Even when the objections are similar in nature, Perry overrules Baez's objections and sustains the prosecutors' objections.

Moreover, instead of handling issues with decency, Perry uses cowardly threats. He threatened Baez with contempt. In addition, he stated that he might turn Baez over to the Florida Bar. Speaking of which, at the end of the trial, I'm wondering if the defense can report Perry's behavior to some type of authority who can take action against him. Maybe a federal judge?

The other outrage was Perry's decision to allow those interrogation tapes into court when they should have been excluded based on the failure of the detectives to read Casey her Miranda Rights. Casey's civil liberties were violated.

The other outrage was Perry's decision to allow those interrogation tapes into court when they should have been excluded based on the failure of the detectives to read Casey her Miranda Rights. Casey's civil liberties were violated..

Casey was not under arrest at that time, they were doing an investigation as to what happened to her daughter and she led them through lie afer lie. Caylee's right to life was violated.

BUT, at the time she was not a suspect or POI, she was merely a mom whose daughter was missing.

She lied and lied and lied and just kept on lying.

Piper wrote:The other outrage was Perry's decision to allow those interrogation tapes into court when they should have been excluded based on the failure of the detectives to read Casey her Miranda Rights. Casey's civil liberties were violated..

Casey was not under arrest at that time, they were doing an investigation as to what happened to her daughter and she led them through lie afer lie. Caylee's right to life was violated.

Sorry! You can listen to those tapes and tell that Casey DID NOT feel as if she were being interrogated. No Miranda Rights were violated.

She wasn't under arrest technically speaking. But she was a suspect. At one point, during the interrogation, the detective called her a "monster" and a cop would only use that language with a true blue suspect. "Monsters" are suspects, there is no way around it.

If it reaches that level, the Miranda Rights must be read in my opinion. The cops took advantage of her lack of education and violated her civil liberties.

Listen to the "interrogation" again-Casey was not called a monster! She was asked if she feared others might call her a monster. It was an investigation and she was very much free to leave as she wished. Hell! She could have stopped the "interrogation" at anytime and told the cop to take her home and he would have done it.

I totally agree with you Sherry. She didn't ask to leave because she liked all the attention she was getting. And frankly, I think she just likes to hear her own voice and she was marveling at how smart she was as she just kept spinning her yarn. She actually thought they were believing her.

True that, sitemama!

sitemama wrote:I totally agree with you Sherry. She didn't ask to leave because she liked all the attention she was getting. And frankly, I think she just likes to hear her own voice and she was marveling at how smart she was as she just kept spinning her yarn. She actually thought they were believing her.

Sadly, it wasn't about her dead child, it was all about her. Again.

Casey's lack of education? Please! ONE thing I will give Casey, she is not a dumb girl. She could look at a few objects or words in a room and create an entire story. She was able to get by w/o a job and get the things she wanted. She was able to go 31 days and live it up without anyone really catching on to the fact her daughter was gone. And lets not forget, her father is an ex cop...I am sure she knows a lot more than some about her rights!