UPDATE!
At today's arraignment, Judge Strickland announced the trial date will be January 5, 2009 at 9:30 AM. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 11 at 9 AM.
The state also asked the judge to move the trial period back from a previously set date in early February, possibly to put more pressure of the defense,. The judge agreed and Casey's pre-trial conference is now set for December 11 and the trial is set for January 5.
This is a speedy trial indeed! I'm wondering if Baez and his crew of attorneys will ask for the trial to be postponed. They have a lot of testing to do and there isn't all that much time.
Opininons, anyone?
WFTV
Today, WFTV announced that Casey Anthony's murder trial date has been set for February 9, 2009. It was also announced that the trial could be a very costly one:
Most likely, the trial won't happen at the Orange County courthouse. No one can say how many 10s of thousands of dollars the investigation has already cost. Moving the trial could put taxpayers on the hook for tens of thousands more, maybe even for Casey Anthony's defense.
If the case is tried outside Orange County, there will be additional expenses to house and feed those involved in the trial, including the judge, attorneys, investigators, witnesses, and staff for the duration.
In addition, there is the possibility that Orange County will have to foot some of Casey's legal bills:
Casey has hired private Kissimmee attorney Jose Baez, but William Sheaffer said she still could ask taxpayers to pay her defense costs, even if one of them has received money for national news coverage.
Whatever the situation, it is comforting to know that little Caylee's journey to justice has begun.
Let's all hope that the massive search by TES beginning November 8 yields the desired results.
Caylee needs to be at rest and Casey needs to be judged.
WFTV
CNN Find Caylee Blog
Monday, October 27, 2008
Spector Juror 6 – Last Ditch Attempt to Be Excused
UPDATE 2!
Dante is in court sitting next to Rachelle.
Juror 6 asks to speak with Judge Fidler – he brings two pieces of paper from his employer.
Meeting at the bench.
Spector wanders in the well and then speaks with Rachelle and Dante. Spector hugs Dante and says, “hello kid, how are you?”
Spector says, “ I knew that guy was going to…” Sprocket missed the rest of this due to Spector’s gravely voice.
Rachelle and Spector are holding hands and swing them back and forth!
Spector says, “If the Judge orders him to stay, he says he won’t be angry at anyone of us – oh of course responds Chelle.
Spector says, “this is his last chance, he’s already been sworn in.”
Spector says he should never been allowed when this first came up.
Spector and defense team confer in the well, his hands are shaking as they did last trial.
Oh, how cute! Chelle, Spector, and Dante are in the anteroom and Chelle snaps a few photos of Spector and Dante!
Fidler calls a half hour break and the prosecution gathers all their paperwork and returns to the 18th floor.
More to follow - stay tuned!
Juror's employer appeared and spoke to Fidler - #6 - Not Excused...
Update!
Sprocket here. Donchais must have misunderstood me on the phone when I called her. The juror's employer did NOT appear in court. Judge Fidler addressed the juror at the bench and he returned to the jury box. He has not been excused from service.
Update2: The correct spelling of Spector's son's name is Donte.
Dante is in court sitting next to Rachelle.
Juror 6 asks to speak with Judge Fidler – he brings two pieces of paper from his employer.
Meeting at the bench.
Spector wanders in the well and then speaks with Rachelle and Dante. Spector hugs Dante and says, “hello kid, how are you?”
Spector says, “ I knew that guy was going to…” Sprocket missed the rest of this due to Spector’s gravely voice.
Rachelle and Spector are holding hands and swing them back and forth!
Spector says, “If the Judge orders him to stay, he says he won’t be angry at anyone of us – oh of course responds Chelle.
Spector says, “this is his last chance, he’s already been sworn in.”
Spector says he should never been allowed when this first came up.
Spector and defense team confer in the well, his hands are shaking as they did last trial.
Oh, how cute! Chelle, Spector, and Dante are in the anteroom and Chelle snaps a few photos of Spector and Dante!
Fidler calls a half hour break and the prosecution gathers all their paperwork and returns to the 18th floor.
More to follow - stay tuned!
Juror's employer appeared and spoke to Fidler - #6 - Not Excused...
Update!
Sprocket here. Donchais must have misunderstood me on the phone when I called her. The juror's employer did NOT appear in court. Judge Fidler addressed the juror at the bench and he returned to the jury box. He has not been excused from service.
Update2: The correct spelling of Spector's son's name is Donte.
Killing Spree Suspect Has a Long Criminal History
Guest Entry by katfish!
Nicholas T. Sheley is a 28 year old Sterling, Illinois man accused of a two-state murder spree in late June that left eight people dead.
In Knox County, Sheley is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of aggravated kidnapping, 2 counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking and 1 count of armed robbery — all Class X felonies punishable by 6 to 30 years in prison; 1 count of robbery, a Class 1 felony; and 1 count of possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class 2 felony in connection to the bludgeoning death of Ronald Randell, 65, of Galesburg. If convicted, Sheley will face the death penalty. He is being held at the Knox County jail, in Galesburg, IL, on a $10 million dollar bond.
While awaiting the results of a court ordered fitness hearing, this seemed like a good time to look over Sheley's prior criminal history. I'm also working on a time line of the killing spree and the events leading up to it, as well as the current status of each of the cases. I will post the time line in the next couple days. (There is a lot of information out there!)
Continue reading at katfish ponders...
Nicholas T. Sheley is a 28 year old Sterling, Illinois man accused of a two-state murder spree in late June that left eight people dead.
In Knox County, Sheley is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of aggravated kidnapping, 2 counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking and 1 count of armed robbery — all Class X felonies punishable by 6 to 30 years in prison; 1 count of robbery, a Class 1 felony; and 1 count of possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class 2 felony in connection to the bludgeoning death of Ronald Randell, 65, of Galesburg. If convicted, Sheley will face the death penalty. He is being held at the Knox County jail, in Galesburg, IL, on a $10 million dollar bond.
While awaiting the results of a court ordered fitness hearing, this seemed like a good time to look over Sheley's prior criminal history. I'm also working on a time line of the killing spree and the events leading up to it, as well as the current status of each of the cases. I will post the time line in the next couple days. (There is a lot of information out there!)
Continue reading at katfish ponders...
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