Casey Anthony trips and is injured before court appearance today does not appear in court/Judge denies 3 motions from Casey Anthony

ORLANDO, Fla. --
Judge Belvin Perry made a change as to what controversial issues he will consider at a hearing in the Casey Anthony case on Tuesday.
The prosecution and defense have been going back and forth regarding how much prosecutors must reveal about why they're seeking to have Anthony executed.
Both sides have insisted they're right. The defense filed a motion to strike the state's so-called notice of aggravating circumstances because it lacks the detail to which they believe they're entitled.
When Perry ordered prosecutor Jeff Ashton to reveal the aggravating factors the state will argue to seek death against Anthony, attorney Jose Baez called it a major victory.
"We're elated by the fact that the judge is ordering this to occur," Baez said.
From elated to deflated: When Ashton filed that list, it was nothing more than five citations of law with no detail -- so little that Anthony's defense filed the motion to strike it as deficient. That motion will be argued before Perry at Tuesday's hearing.
"The aggravating factor issue is not complicated," defense attorney Richard Hornsby said.
Hornsby said prosecutors are not required to justify those aggravating factors or reveal before the trial their theory of how Caylee Anthony was killed or why her mother deserves to die for the crime.
"To Jeff Ashton, this aggravating factor issue is over. He has complied with it to the letter of the law, and he knows thatPerry is not required to give him any more information," Hornsby said.
Perry will consider the defense request to reopen four prior rulings by Judge Stan Strickland on Tuesday. He'll also rule on the motion to strike the state's list of aggravators as insufficient, and he'll also consider a defense motion for more forensic evidence.

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Prosecutors File Response In Casey Case

Posted: 3:35 pm EDT May 27, 2010
Updated: 4:21 pm EDT May 27, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors filed their response Thursday (read it) in the case against Casey Anthony, to the defense's motions challenging the death penalty.

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Prosecutor's Response
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The state is calling Casey's attorneys’ arguments against the death penalty, premature since evidence has not been formally presented to the court.

Casey's defense team has submitted seven motions trying to prove a death sentence would be unconstitutional in this case.

Casey Anthony is scheduled to be in court Tuesday afternoon, June 1 (read it) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
where Judge Belvin Perry will hear motions involving jail visiting log records, rulings by a former judge, aggravating circumstances, and a supplemental motion to compel forensic evidence.

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Hearing Slated For Tuesday

POSTED: 4:07 pm EDT May 27, 2010
UPDATED: 4:49 pm EDT May 27, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Judge Belvin Perry made a change as to what controversial issues he will consider at a hearing in the Casey Anthony case on Tuesday.

The prosecution and defense have been going back and forth regarding how much prosecutors must reveal about why they're seeking to have Anthony executed.

Both sides have insisted they're right. The defense filed a motion to strike the state's so-called notice of aggravating circumstances because it lacks the detail to which they believe they're entitled.

When Perry ordered prosecutor Jeff Ashton to reveal the aggravating factors the state will argue to seek death against Anthony, attorney Jose Baez called it a major victory.

"We're elated by the fact that the judge is ordering this to occur," Baez said.

From elated to deflated: When Ashton filed that list, it was nothing more than five citations of law with no detail -- so little that Anthony's defense filed the motion to strike it as deficient. That motion will be argued before Perry at Tuesday's hearing.

"The aggravating factor issue is not complicated," defense attorney Richard Hornsby said.

Hornsby said prosecutors are not required to justify those aggravating factors or reveal before the trial their theory of how Caylee Anthony was killed or why her mother deserves to die for the crime.

"To Jeff Ashton, this aggravating factor issue is over. He has complied with it to the letter of the law, and he knows thatPerry is not required to give him any more information," Hornsby said.

Perry will consider the defense request to reopen four prior rulings by Judge Stan Strickland on Tuesday. He'll also rule on the motion to strike the state's list of aggravators as insufficient, and he'll also consider a defense motion for more forensic evidence.

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The hearing is at 2pm EST, so you West Coaster's (wish I were one of them!) can sleep in!! :cheers:

Casey Anthony's defense team will return to court this afternoon to argue several motions, including another battle about death-penalty issues.

The State Attorney's Office wants to execute Anthony if she is found guilty of killing her daughter.

Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry is also expected to hear other defense arguments, including her legal team's request to seal records showing who visits Anthony at the Orange County Jail.

Her team also wants more information about forensic evidence obtained so far.

The 24-year-old is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

The toddler's remains were found in December 2008 — six months after her mother claims she last saw her alive.

A meter reader found the 2-year-old's remains in woods less than a mile from the Anthony family home.

Perry also will hear arguments on other issues, including access to grand-jury testimony by Anthony's father, George Anthony. The hearing starts at 2 p.m.

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A hearing in the Casey Anthony case began shortly after 2 p.m. but she was not present.

She suffered minor injuries when she fell at the courthouse while being transported to the courtroom. Her restraints became entangled and officers were unable to catch her before she fell. She is currently being seen by medical personnel in an undisclosed location, according to Orange County Jail spokesman Allen Moore.

The incident appears to be an accident. Her attorney, Cheney Mason, waived her right to be in court.

In the past, Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry told Anthony that she is required to attend hearings when arguments are made. He did not mention this when Mason waived her right.

Her mother, Cindy Anthony, is there.

Today's hearing is focusing on several defense motions, including one dealing with the death penalty and another to seal jail visitation logs.

Casey Anthony, 24, faces a count of first-degree murder in the 2008 death of her daughter Caylee Marie. The toddler's remains were found in December 2008, six months after her mother claims she last saw her alive.

Defense wants jail visitation records sealed

Casey Anthony's defense doesn't want the public to know who is visiting her in jail.

Perry said he would take the issue under advisement and would make a decision possibly by next week.
The defense asked Perry to order the jail to seal all visitation records, which are public record.

"Either by relentless vigilance of news media personnel and/or 'tips' from jail personnel, the media is constantly aware of any visits that they Defendant has," the defense team wrote in its motion.

The defense claimed that the inability to keep Casey Anthony's visitation log private prohibits the legal team from "being able to properly prepare her case for trial in that the mere identity of some expert witnesses that the defense desires to visit with Miss Anthony, if revealed, will cause unfounded speculation, as well as investigating and 'google' inquiries about said visitor . . . "

Jail records provided to the Orlando Sentinel today show Casey Anthony's visitors are primarily her lawyers. She had five visits in May and six in April.

Defense wants specifics on State Attorney's decision to seek the death penalty

In one of the motions to be argued today, Casey Anthony's defense team will argue that it wants more of an explanation from state prosecutors about why they are seeking the death penalty in the case.

Prosecutors already filed a notice listing five legal reasons why the death penalty applies in Anthony's case. Among them: Caylee was younger than 12 and the toddler's death was especially heinous, atrocious and cruel.

But those reasons aren't sufficient for Anthony's defense team.

"The state failed to provide any indication of the evidence it intends to rely on to prove the existence of these aggravating factors," the defense team filed in its motion.

Defense wants Perry to reconsider previous rulings

Casey Anthony's defense team wants Perry to consider earlier motions and rulings made by Stan Strickland, the circuit judge who previously had the case.

Among the topics to be reviewed:

• Mason said they want the recorded interview of Joe Jordan, a Texas EquuSearch volunteer who illegally recorded a conversation he had with a defense investigator without the investigator's consent.

The recording is not available to the defense and prosecutors feel like it would violate the law if they listened to it.

The Jordan interview could be key to the defense if they want to prove someone else put Caylee's remains in the woods while Casey was incarcerated.

Perry denied defense's request.

• The defense wants access to the grand jury testimony of George Anthony, Casey Anthony's father.

Perry agreed with Strickland and denied the request.

• A motion to compel law-enforcement to provide tips they received in the case.

Defense wants more evidence from state

Casey Anthony's defense wants Perry to order the state to provide the legal team with certain forensic evidence they argue should be released as part of the discovery process.

The defense filed 45 pages with its motion, including charts, e-mails and letters.
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KC fell or Zanny pushed her?

Well who in the heck would be visiting Casey in jail that the attorneys don't want known and people would be googling and investigating.

I have to go hummmmm on that one.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The latest hearing in the case against Casey Anthony wrapped up late Tuesday afternoon, but Casey wasn't there, because she fell at the Orange County courthouse and had to be medically checked out.

The jail says Casey's restraints got tangled up and she fell forward and the officers escorting her were not able to catch her before she fell. She got medical treatment, but never showed up in the courtroom.

"Casey Anthony suffered a fall in the courthouse while being transported to the courtroom and received what appear to be minor injuries when her restraints became entangled and she fell forward. Escorting officers were unable to catch her before she fell. She is currently being seen by medical personnel in an undisclosed location [for security reasons]," Orange County Corrections spokesperson Allen Moore said in a Tuesday afternoon release. "Based on all information available, this was purely an accident."

It was the first major hearing in the case against Casey that she did not attend. Ironically, it was soon after she requested that she not be forced to go to court and face public scrutiny that she fell and avoided Tuesday’s hearing.

“How is she? Does she have any broken skin or broken bones?” WFTV reporter Kathi Belich asked attorney Jose Baez after the hearing.

“Bad enough that she needed medical treatment,” he said.

The judge has already told Casey she's required to attend all of her court hearings dealing with motions, but the judge went on with the hearing without her after her fall. The defense wanted to find out what evidence prosecutors plan to use to convince jurors Casey should face the death penalty if she's convicted.

Baez got tripped up a few times in court today, too. He lost every legal argument he made, but the judge is holding off on deciding whether he can order the jail to seal Casey's visitation logs, which are public for every inmate. The jail's attorney says, if Casey gets special treatment, every other capital case inmate will ask for special treatment, too.

“Are you alleging that there was some taint on Strickland's prior rulings or are you trying to get a second bite of the apple?” Judge Perry asked Baez.

Judge Perry did not override the orders of Judge Strickland before he recused himself, so the defense will not get the transcript of George Anthony's secret grand jury testimony against Casey or the sealed, illegal tape recording made by an EquuSearch volunteer when he was questioned by the defense about searching the area where Caylee was found months later.

The defense also will not get more death penalty specifics from prosecutors or from the Tennessee lab about chemicals of decomposition it found in the air in Casey's trunk.

The defense would not tell WFTV where Casey was being treated and would not give us any specifics of her injuries, but her mother, Cindy, stayed in court for the hearing; Casey's father, George, was not in court for the second hearing in a row.


WHAT'S NEXT IN THE CASE? Casey will not have to attend the next court hearing in the case. There's a status hearing set for June 21; Casey is no longer required to appear at status hearings.

Meanwhile, prosecutors are also expected to release more evidence in the case in the coming weeks.
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The report of her injuries was that she chipped a tooth
and had a split lip causing a great deal of bleeding.

Well it seems that the judge is going along with the Florida Constitution. How can he not? I would think that the Florida Constitution had to be thoroughly investigated to make sure defendents got a "fair shot". Baez is not going to get his way on this one.

I was really disappointed in the Jail House Attorney. She didn't even know the procedure for visitors to Ms. Anthony. Left her with a black eye..me thinks.

George was absent again but Cindy was there. I have to think that George was devastated by what Casey said about him and Lee. How could she?

Cindy seemed to love the moment of drama when Baez waltzed her out of court to tell her about Caseys fall.

All in all the hearing was pretty boring. How will we ever endure two months of those attorneys droning on and on and......

Casey will do anything to get out of hearing those attorneys go on and on. Even a chipped tooth. She has other things to do besides sitting there with the cameras on her all afternoon. I am wondering how she will make it for two months?

artgal16 wrote:The report of her injuries was that she chipped a tooth
and had a split lip causing a great deal of bleeding.

A hearing in the Casey Anthony case began shortly after 2 p.m. but she was not present.

She suffered minor injuries when she fell at the courthouse while being transported to the courtroom. Her restraints became entangled and officers were unable to catch her before she fell. Really, aw...that's a shame. They must have had their mind on other things than Casey Anthony. She is currently being seen by medical personnel in an undisclosed location, according to Orange County Jail spokesman Allen Moore.

The incident appears to be an accident. Her attorney, Cheney Mason, waived her right to be in court.

Too bad she didn't roll right down the stairs in her restraints right in the middle of traffic.

jeanne1807 wrote:Well who in the heck would be visiting Casey in jail that the attorneys don't want known and people would be googling and investigating.

I have to go hummmmm on that one.

I agree. I don't get this motion at all.

Also coming up, deja vu all over again, Casey Anthony`s defense team, fighting against the death penalty. Didn`t we go over this already?

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VELEZ-MITCHELL: Puzzling new twists and turns in the never-ending Casey Anthony case, her defense team is fighting to have the death penalty taken off the table. Again? Why this legal deja vu, the same issue over and over? And how is it sitting with the new judge? Is there a method to the defense team madness?

New Casey Anthony head-spinners tonight: the accused child killer`s defense dream team is back in court. Tonight -- deja vu all over again -- Casey`s lawyers again fighting tooth and nail to get the death penalty off the table. I thought we talked about that already.

One person noticeably absent in court, Casey Anthony herself. She took a nasty spill on the way to the courthouse and was apparently injured. Instead her mom Cindy was there holding down the fort. That poor woman -- what she has been through.

Casey`s lead attorney, Jose Baez, wanted specific reasons for why the prosecution is pushing to execute Casey if she`s found guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

At the last hearing, the judge ordered the prosecution to list reason`s why Casey should face the death penalty. The prosecution did make a list but Casey lawyers criticized that list as too vague.

Also we have all gotten familiar with those shocking videos of Casey behind bars seemingly self absorbed as the frantic search for her own daughter went on outside.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, gorgeous, how are you doing?

CASEY ANTHONY, ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER DAUGHTER: I look like hell.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know something? You really need to keep your spirit high through all this.

CASEY ANTHONY: I have, I haven`t been crying while I have been in here.

CINDY ANTHONY, CASEY ANTHONY`S MOTHER: What message do you want me to tell Zanny and Caylee? What do you want me to tell Zanny?

CASEY ANTHONY: That she needs to return Caylee.

CINDY ANTHONY: What do you think her reasons are?

CASEY ANTHONY: Mom, I don`t know.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Of course, prosecutors say there is no Zanny the Nanny. Casey was fretting about her looks while her baby daughter was still missing. Now Casey`s attorneys want to keep the log that lists Casey`s jail visitors top secret, why?

And a huge push for forensic evidence, Casey`s defense team wants the prosecution to put all of their cards on the table.

Straight out to my fantastic expert panel: also joining me prosecutor Stacey Honowitz; and tracking this case Beth Karas, correspondent with "In Session" on TruTV.

Beth, what is the latest?

BETH KARAS, TRUTV CORRESPONDENT: Well, A number of motions were heard by the judge today and the judge denied most of them. Perhaps most significant though was the absence of Casey Anthony. The prior judge Strickland had said she cannot waive her presence anymore. This is a death penalty case, she must be present. He doesn`t want any issues on appeal should she be convicted and then argue ineffective assistance of counsel because she was present.

But her appearance was waived today because she fell in the elevator and injured herself. She cut her chin, she split her lip, she needed medical attention. There was a lot of blood. She was shackled and she wasn`t being held apparently when she tripped. So she lost her balance and hit her face and couldn`t be present.

It was either waive her presence in court or postpone the hearing. They went forward with the hearing.

I find it fascinating that they didn`t postpone the hearing. This new judge -- remember, the defense basically got the old judge off the case, saying he was hanging around with a blogger who had written about Casey Anthony. Now they have got a new judge who`s far tougher and who even when she injures herself, doesn`t postpone a hearing. Be careful what you wish for.

So far, all of Casey`s jailhouse visits have been made public. Her own family eventually stopped coming to visit her because they were sick of their conversations like this one being released to the public. Check this out.

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CASEY ANTHONY: Someone won`t -- come on.

CINDY ANTHONY: Casey, hold on sweetheart. Settle down baby.

CASEY ANTHONY: Nobody`s letting me speak, you want me to talk. Give me three seconds to say something.

CINDY ANTHONY: Go sweetheart.

CASEY ANTHONY: I`m not in control over any of this.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Now the defense wants Casey`s visitor log kept completely confidential and private. Why? They say they want to send experts and possible expert witnesses to talk to Casey in jail and they don`t want the prosecution getting wind of it. Ok, the judge says he`s going to decide next week.

Stacey Honowitz, doesn`t Casey have a right to prepare her case in private without the whole world seeing the strategy?

STACEY HONOWITZ, FLORIDA PROSECUTOR: Absolutely, I think that the judge is taking this under advisement because the judge pretty much knows that the bottom line is she does have that right.

I mean this case has been a circus; everybody seems to know every move that`s made by the prosecutor and the defense in this case. So this one bit of information they`re asking the court, please keep this private so we can prepare properly without our strategy getting out there. That`s why he`s taking it under advisement.

MARK EIGLARSH, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Wow. Hold on.

MIKE BROOKS, HLN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: But there`s other capital -- there`s other capital people that`s locked up there. If you give it to her, you`re going to have to give it to everybody.

EIGLARSH: And that is the other side of the argument.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Who was it who said, "Wow, wow"? Ok Mark go ahead.

EIGLARSH: It was me.

Stacey makes some very compelling points and that`s one side of the issue. The other side is, as Brooksy (ph) just pointed out, there are 94 other defendants in that jurisdiction facing capital penalties. And if somehow you treat her differently, then you got to treat all them differently.

And yes that is different for sure.

(CROSSTALK)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: One at a time.

HONOWITZ: But Mark, you do realize that special cases, it`s not like you`re treating someone so totally different, special cases call for special circumstances.

EIGLARSH: I agree. Stacey --

HONOWITZ: And I`m not the prosecutor, so for me to take this position, it`s different. I think it`s something he needs to take under advisement so that later on maybe there`s not an issue on appeal.

(CROSSTALK)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: One at a time.

EIGLARSH: I don`t -- I don`t disagree with the argument that Stacey just made, the bigger issue is he`s part of the judicial branch. What he`s wrestling with is telling the jail, part of a different branch of government, what to do. And the jail, as a matter of course, keeps these logs and he doesn`t feel -- I could see it in the testimony today -- he doesn`t feel comfortable telling that branch what to do.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Now I got to go to the death penalty quickly. Why this constant focus on the death penalty and do you think, Stacey, that it signals weakness on the part of the defense like they`re so afraid she`s going to be convicted we better deal with the death penalty or not?

EIGLARSH: No.

HONOWITZ: Yes, absolutely, I think your thinking is 100 percent correct. The judge denied the motion today because the defense was so upset that the prosecutors said these are aggravating factors because you must prove aggravating factors for the death penalty that we may, in quote, "may use". And they said that was too vague.

The court said uh-uh, motion denied. You asked them to lay out what factors and it doesn`t matter if they said we`re definitely using these over (INAUDIBLE) --

EIGLARSH: I disagree with Stacey.

(CROSSTALK)

EIGLARSH: I disagree.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: I got to get -- guys, I got to get out the big gavel, because you guys keep talking over each other.

EIGLARSH: It is not weakness. It is not weakness. It is not weakness, the defense`s job, whether you like Casey Anthony or not, is to do their job effectively. They have to assume that their client is going to be put to death. You must assume that and do everything possible to prevent that from happening.

Anyone who does a good job at their job can relate to that whether you like Casey Anthony or not.

HONOWITZ: Mark, this has a penalty phase. There is a penalty phase, the prosecutor can lay out 16 different aggravating factors or they can lay their hats on one aggravating factor. They did their job in this case, there`s nothing to talk about after that.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: All right. Fantastic feisty panel, so much.

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jeanne1807 wrote:Casey will do anything to get out of hearing those attorneys go on and on. Even a chipped tooth. She has other things to do besides sitting there with the cameras on her all afternoon. I am wondering how she will make it for two months?

artgal16 wrote:The report of her injuries was that she chipped a tooth
and had a split lip causing a great deal of bleeding.

I agree, although I doubt she purposely fell...but then again, we are talking about a psychopath here.

Artgal, do you remember where you read what her injuries were and if so, do you have a link? If not, no biggee.

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above is the link that talks about her injuries

Local 6 News has learned that Anthony chipped a tooth and busted her lip in the fall.

She better not be able to get a cap on that chipped tooth in jail. Here in Iowa if there is a dental problem the most they will do is pull the tooth. I hope it is one of her top front teeth that got chipped.

But they wouldnt pull a healty tooth - that would be detrimental in the long run to a persons health. Most
dentists do everything they can to save a tooth but in if in jail I can see where if it was decayed they wouldnt try to save it. But to pull a healthy tooth?
thats really doubtful.

No I am not saying to pull a chipped tooth but to fix it at tax payers’ expense is wrong. Screw her and her perfect smile. She don't need it where she is going. She can live with a chipped tooth.

I understand that the shackles got caught in the elevator and probably pulled on her as she fell so it caused her to really hit herself. I agree we shouldnt fix their teeth at taxpayers expense. Interesting how Cindy reportedly said she "knew something was wrong - a mothers intuition". Too bad for 31 days she
didnt have enough of that intuition to try to get Caylee back sooner or to make inquiries about the so-called Nanny who was supposedly taking care of her granddaughter so much of the time.

artgal16 wrote:I understand that the shackles got caught in the elevator and probably pulled on her as she fell so it caused her to really hit herself. I agree we shouldnt fix their teeth at taxpayers expense. Interesting how Cindy reportedly said she "knew something was wrong - a mothers intuition". Too bad for 31 days she
didnt have enough of that intuition to try to get Caylee back sooner or to make inquiries about the so-called Nanny who was supposedly taking care of her granddaughter so much of the time.

I agree with what you said about Cindy. So now I am wondering will KC sue them for the fall? Are they suppose to hold on to inmates being transferred?

Yes they are supposed to have a hold of the inmates
when they are transferred in shackles but they cannot sue the jail as far as Im aware.

Interesting how Cindy reportedly said she "knew something was wrong - a mothers intuition". Too bad for 31 days she
didnt have enough of that intuition to try to get Caylee back sooner or to make inquiries about the so-called Nanny who was supposedly taking care of her granddaughter so much of the time.

Limits Sought On Frivolous Inmate Lawsuits
TALLAHASSEE -- Attorney General Bob Butterworth today called for federal limits on frivolous prison inmate lawsuits and released his list of the most egregious cases ever filed in Florida.

Butterworth was joined by other state attorneys general from around the nation in urging the approval of pending federal legislation and releasing "Top 10" lists of frivolous lawsuits to illustrate the problem facing their states.

"Florida's 'Top 10' list may read like a David Letterman routine, but there's nothing funny about the impact of these cases," Butterworth said. "My office spends nearly $2 million a year defending the state against inmate suits, most of which contain ridiculous charges or demands."

Included on Butterworth's "Top 10" list are instances of inmates suing for extra pancakes, a better brand of sneakers and greater television program selections. In other cases, inmates have complained about finding gristle in a turkey leg, being required to eat off paper plates and being served reconstituted milk.

As the state's most frivolous suit, Butterworth cited a prisoner who first claimed his rights as a Muslim were violated because the prison put "essence of swine" in his food, then after that case was lost, converted to Satanism and sued to be issued tarot cards and doves' blood.

Earlier this year, Butterworth and the state's sheriffs and prosecutors unsuccessfully urged the Florida Legislature to approve a bill that would have made it more difficult for inmates to file frivolous lawsuits.

Federal legislation placing limits on such suits has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a comprehensive crime package. Similar legislation has yet to be voted on in the Senate.

Under the pending federal legislation, inmates would be required to exhaust all available administrative remedies before filing civil rights actions. In addition, inmates who file suits and claim to be indigent could be assessed partial filing fees based upon a small percentage of the prior six months' balance in their trust accounts. Also, civil rights actions could be dismissed if an inmate's allegation of poverty is untrue or if the action is frivolous, malicious or fails to state a legally recognizable claim.


Attorney General Bob Butterworth's
Top 10 Frivolous Prison Inmate Lawsuits
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10) Prisoner claims discrimination because he was not given a Department of Corrections raincoat like other inmates. (Walker v. DOC)
9) Prisoner sues to be served fresh rather than reconstituted milk. (Gerteisen v. Bowers)
8) Prisoner sues for right to conduct martial arts sparring and full-contact fighting as part of his religion. (Gibson v. Miller)
7) Prisoner sues over being served three cheese sandwiches a day for one week while in disciplinary confinement. (Derks v. Perrin, Jr.)
6) Prisoner sues because he was required to eat off of a paper plate. (Procup v. Strickland, et al)
5) Prisoner who has filed more than 140 actions in state and federal court sues over finding gristle in his turkey leg. (Attwood v. Bowers)
4) Prisoner sues to be served fruit juice at meals and three pancakes instead of two. (Spradley v. Rathman)
3) Prisoner who murdered five people sues after lightning knocks out the prison's TV satellite dish and he must watch network programs which he says contain violence, profanity and other objectionable material. (Jackson v. Barton)
2) Prisoner sues to be given Reeboks, Adidas, Pony or Avia brand hightops rather than inferior brand sneakers issued by prison. (Brown v. Singletary)
1) Prisoner who lost a lawsuit claiming his rights as a Muslim were violated because the prison put "essence of swine" in his food announces his conversion to satanism and sues for tarot cards and doves' blood. (Marshall v. DOC)
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I hope KC can not sue the State or get her chipped tooth fixed.

Of course Cindy "knew" something was amiss with Casey.

Didn't all of American know "something" was wrong when Casey didn't parade through those swinging doors at 2 pm sharp. Heck even the baliff knew. If you watch the video he looks back at that door a hundred times.

Sorry Cindy no mommy points on that one!

I think she can and will sue and most definintely w/get the chipped tooth fixed.

Thanks for the list, LM!

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A picture you might enjoy!

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above is the link that talks about her injuries

Thanks, Artgal!

This was one of many comments on the above link. I had to post it! :lol!:

If the threat of a lawsuit was not about to be placed on the table, does anyone doubt this?, I would have liked the jail to wait 31 days before seeking treatment for the murderess. Just place duct tape on her "busted lip", give her some chloroform for the pain, and dump her in her cell. She is not worth anymore than this. It will be interesting if they keep coming up with excuses everytime the death penalty is discussed.

Video of the fall.

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How hilarious! I can't believe that they released that video! I love it! (I'm not usually so mean, but that woman just brings the bad out in me!)

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above is the link that talks about her injuries

Thanks, Artgal!

This was one of many comments on the above link. I had to post it! :lol!:

If the threat of a lawsuit was not about to be placed on the table, does anyone doubt this?, I would have liked the jail to wait 31 days before seeking treatment for the murderess. Just place duct tape on her "busted lip", give her some chloroform for the pain, and dump her in her cell. She is not worth anymore than this. It will be interesting if they keep coming up with excuses everytime the death penalty is discussed.

:lol!:

lisette wrote:How hilarious! I can't believe that they released that video! I love it! (I'm not usually so mean, but that woman just brings the bad out in me!)

Well, the next time she is in court - we should know if she had "oral surgery". :lol!:

I bet during the fall, she was already thinking, "lawsuit, money, dream vacations".

I bet during the fall, she was already thinking, "lawsuit, money, dream vacations".

Yeah, and the swanky RV in which she will travel the country spreading harmony and goodwill...Wonder if she will wait for Robyn or just go ahead on her own?

That 2 second fall was nothing like what precious Caylee had to endure.
She must be so upset...we all know how long she takes to get ready for her "appearances".
Klutz! :trampoline:

Casey Anthony's fall in an elevator at the Orange County Courthouse earlier this week was ruled accidental, according to new information released this afternoon.

She chipped her front tooth, busted her lip and bruised her knee when she fell face first into an elevator while being transported to a court hearing.

Anthony was later transported to a local hospital for treatment.

The Orange County Jail performed an inquiry into Anthony's fall and found that her leg shackles became tangled in the elevator jamb which caused her to fall forward. She was also shackled at the waist and wasn't able to break her fall.

The inquiry found that the corrections officer escorting Anthony was in compliance with the jail's escort/transport policy, according to the report.

"While I do not recommend any changes to the levels or types of restraints required per an inmate's classification/security threat levels, I do recommend policy and practice be amended to require officers to maintain a grasp of an Inmate's arm or waist chains when they are being escorted and are secured in both leg irons and handcuffs/waist chains," the report said.

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I hope they don't fix it.
I'm hoping that from that day forward, she looks at herself and sees that chipped tooth has horribly disfigured her face and it causes her to become so self conscious she never cracks a smile again!

NiteSpinR wrote:I hope they don't fix it.
I'm hoping that from that day forward, she looks at herself and sees that chipped tooth has horribly disfigured her face and it causes her to become so self conscious she never cracks a smile again!

:lol!:

By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

5:29 p.m. EDT, June 8, 2010

Casey Anthony lost several arguments before Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry, who denied a series of recent motions by her defense team.

In orders signed on Tuesday, Perry:

•Denied Anthony's request that prosecutors turn over a secretly recorded tape made by Joe Jordan while he was interviewed by a defense investigator in October.

Jordan, a member of Texas EquuSearch, recorded a conversation he had with his lawyer and an investigator for the defense team. He later turned the recording over to law enforcement.

In Florida, it's illegal to record someone without their knowledge.

The defense team has raised the question of whether the remains of Anthony's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony were at the site where they were found in late 2008 "at a time when the defendant was in custody and could not have placed the remains at that location," Perry recalled in his order.

Jordan was among the people who searched that location.

While Perry denied the motion regarding the recording, he noted, "if appropriate, this issue may be readdressed at trial."

• Denied a new request to produce a transcript of George Anthony's grand jury testimony from October 2008.

"Parties seeking disclosure must make a strong showing of a particularized need in order to outweigh the public interests in the secrecy of the grand jury proceeding," Perry stated in his ruling. "Reported inconsistencies as to testimony is not enough."

•Granted Anthony's motion that the defense team not be required to pay up front the costs of compiling and copying some 5,000 tips collected by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Instead, Perry said, the defense team can submit an invoice from the Sheriff's Office to the Justice Administrative Commission for direct payment.

Perry also assigned an updated schedule for the case's progress, rescheduling a June 17 hearing for July 15. The next status hearing in the case is June 21.

In earlier orders signed on Monday, Perry:

•Ruled that Anthony's wish to keep confidential her visitors at the Orange County Jail "in a high profile case does not qualify as a lawful exemption." Further, there is no exemption in state law that allows the court the seal such public records.

•Declined to strike prosecutors' filing of its notice of aggravating circumstances — reasons why it will seek the death penalty. Anthony's attorneys had argued that the state "merely filed a list of factors on which it may rely, failed to serve the defense with notice, and failed to provide any indication of the evidence it would use to prove the existence of those factors.

•And ruled that prosecutors do not have to provide some forensic evidence from Oak Ridge Laboratories. However, Perry said the defense could re-file a similar motion as long as it has a narrower focus.

Casey Anthony is being held in the jail under a first-degree murder charge in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

The state is seeking the death penalty, and her trial is set for May 2011.

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Judge Denies Request To Seal Casey's Visitors

Posted: 11:17 am EDT June 8, 2010Updated: 11:26 am EDT June 8, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Chief Judge Belvin Perry has denied the defense's request to seal the names of Casey Anthony’s jail visitors, WFTV learned Tuesday.

READ: Judge Denies Motion To Seal

Judge Perry has ruled that the list of her visitors at the Orange County jail won't be kept secret. Perry filed his ruling Monday.

The judge also denied two other motions, one to compel forensic discovery and the other to strike state's notice of aggravating circumstances.

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Deny, deny and more deny with lots of denial!! Love it!