tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post3772989589531729174..comments2024-03-18T03:14:26.822-07:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: Casey Anthony’s Attorney Jose Baez - Then and NowSprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-30698347119639899052008-10-13T23:45:00.000-07:002008-10-13T23:45:00.000-07:00Ritania, another irony is that some law offices re...Ritania, another irony is that some law offices really do have the ability to summon that kind of manpower. Most large law firms have ongoing retainer contracts with various private investigators who will travel anywhere, including foreign countries, tracking down witnesses/information. When I was working in the SIUs (Special Investigative Units which focus on uncovering insurance fraud) for Coregis Insurance and Liberty Mutual Insurance, some of our investigators obtained fantastic results. <BR/><BR/>I recall one case where the plaintiff was the husband of a woman who had died in an automobile accident, so he was seeking all the money that his OB/GYN wife would have earned in her lifetime. However, his mistress (whom he did not marry as promised) sold our investigator the love letters the plaintiff had written to her explaining that he was planning to leave his wife for her, that he was hiding money so that he would have enough to live on after their divorce, that he hoped his wife would die and save him all this trouble, etc. In another case, the brother of a teenage plaintiff who had sued a school district alleging sexual molestation by a teacher, sold us her diaries. In her diaries, she detailed her scheme to make up the bogus allegations and get a pile of money from settling the bogus lawsuit. You would be surprised by what a hardworking private investigator can turn up.<BR/><BR/>Bounty hunters are also awfully good at locating people. The Anthonys' failure to take advantage of Leonard Padilla's expertise in this regard is completely inexplicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-75810015390042490052008-10-13T14:59:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:59:00.000-07:00Thanks for the great comments, Katprint!I do have ...Thanks for the great comments, Katprint!<BR/><BR/>I do have to say that I sometimes sneak in a bit of irony into my articles. <BR/><BR/>I'm well aware that Baez is probably sorely understaffed for the task he has at hand.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, as far a checking out all those tips is concerned, not even the OCSO or the FBI could possibly have the manpower and finances to go out and run them all down.<BR/><BR/>There is the telephone and there is the internet. I'm sure the authorities made ample use of both to send off requests to law enforcement all over the country to check out the plausable leads.<BR/><BR/>With Casey spending all those hours online, I'm surprised she wasn't tracking some of them down herself with her mother's help. She was also able to sit in her attorney's office six hours most days to assist in her defense.<BR/><BR/>What better way than to hunt down some of these leads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-43852005451953219682008-10-13T14:07:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:07:00.000-07:00Katprint.....spoken like a true attorney. haha Mr....Katprint.....spoken like a true attorney. haha Mr. Baez does NOT have an "army" of investigators, but he does have investigators. And, Sedonia, great observation...only problem is....remember who won that case in "MY COUSIN VINNY" lol Hopefully when Equusearch starts again, something will turn up. Here in Orlando there is always lots of rain and swampy conditions though.sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372975265112892344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-15843822183449174542008-10-13T08:37:00.000-07:002008-10-13T08:37:00.000-07:00Mr. Baez may seem inexperienced because HE IS INEX...Mr. Baez may seem inexperienced because HE IS INEXPERIENCED! Keep in mind this self-proclaimed "High Profile" attorney has only been practicing law for THREE YEARS! (And he is already in a little bit of trouble with the Florida State Bar for not having completed his Continuing Legal Education requirement. http://www.floridabar.org/names.nsf/0/3A2DB569807C9B46852570970071F970?OpenDocument ) Mr. Baez' law partner has only been admitted for TWO YEARS so no guiding hand of experience there.<BR/><BR/>The judge granted Mr. Baez' motions for discovery that Mr. Baez was entitled to as a matter of right, that he couldn't actually get on his own by working hard (unlike the cadaver dog records that were equally available to him if he used his "subpoena" powers.) Good for the judge and good for Mr. Baez. We should want all judges to grant proper motions and deny improper motions regardless how charming or despicable the defendant is.<BR/><BR/>I doubt Mr. Baez has an army of investigators out there - brand new attorneys seldom have such resources available for their use. However, I can understand his desire to go from scene to scene to see for himself. It is always desirable for the attorney to visit the "scene" in issue. Defending a case without knowing who could have seen what, or if someone's story is impossible because of topography, or any number of variables, would be foolish. For example, I have gone to auto accident scenes and discovered that an overgrown bush (not depicted in the police report drawing) or a change in the road grading or a curve in the road or the angle of the sun on a particular date may have obscured the other driver's (and/or adverse witnesses') view of the light signal or stop sign, tending to support my clients' versions about having had the green light or having already stopped and begun continuing forward when the accident occurred. This kind of personal knowledge is very useful to have before taking the depositions of adverse witnesses, who sometimes change their story when confronted with what they could or could not have seen.<BR/><BR/>In one memorable case, the adverse witness turned out to be an after-the-fact accomplice friend of the plaintiff who had been promised some of the plaintiff's settlement in exchange for testifying on the plaintiff's behalf; however, he did not know important details of the accident scene because he had never been there and only knew the story the plaintiff had told him. I was able to trip him up until he finally broke down and made his Perry Mason-like confession because I had actually been to the accident scene and knew what was what.<BR/><BR/>Katprint<BR/>Always only my own opinionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-15690536373845517072008-10-13T04:12:00.000-07:002008-10-13T04:12:00.000-07:00Great article, Rita! Am I the only one who keeps ...Great article, Rita! <BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who keeps thinking "My Cousin Vinny" every time they think of Jose Baez?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-71420133884745216272008-10-12T18:20:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:20:00.000-07:00Maybe Baez is asking the state to perform his inve...Maybe Baez is asking the state to perform his investigation to save money. the judge nipped that one quick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-64211351701743504802008-10-12T16:30:00.000-07:002008-10-12T16:30:00.000-07:00I think it would be very informative to know who i...I think it would be very informative to know who is funding the Anthony defense and bail. I am surprised it is not public record. I know that George and Cindy are named but for sure they are just the front men. Why is this backer so ashamed? Follow the moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-21498670117376123392008-10-12T13:00:00.001-07:002008-10-12T13:00:00.001-07:00WOW Ritanita, that was great work. You really ana...WOW Ritanita, that was great work. You really analyzed everything down to the nitty gritty. Baez is one of those lawyers that jail inmates pass his name around. He is probably used to petty felonies and misdemeanors. I think he is way over his head on his case. It's going to be tough to dispute FBI lab results along with the eminent "body farm" results. They had Caylee's DNA from the paternity test done by Jesse Grund to help in identifying the hair and/or any other DNA in the trunk. I sure hope that all the circumstantial evidence is slam dunk without a body. If a body IS found, Dr. G is our medical examiner and that will be hard to challenge also. Maybe Equusearch will find something. This is a hard area to try to search and find a body though. I still would like to know who is paying Mr. Baez,and who paid the $50,000 towards her bond. The Anthonys home is heavily mortgaged and I can't see they had any cash or they would have bonded her out very early on. I would love to follow the money!! I don't think Baez practice can afford this case pro bono as the investigative costs have got to be high, along with paying Ms. Caseys bodyguards. He has not petitioned the court to be a public defender in this case either. Anyone have any thoughts on this??sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372975265112892344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-63401640564681617122008-10-12T08:59:00.000-07:002008-10-12T08:59:00.000-07:00Great entry ritanita!Great entry ritanita!Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-84866950915345730132008-10-12T05:44:00.000-07:002008-10-12T05:44:00.000-07:00Well I did not get to see it, but I would like to ...Well I did not get to see it, but I would like to add it's a little sweet justice to see Casey end up with an attorney that is clueless about how to help her. He is in over his head and he will only help sink her. Hope we get to see this one when it goes to trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com