Casey Anthony: Hearing Monday

Mark Monday, April 5, on your calendar. Judge Stan Strickland has set that date to deal with the defense motion to get all the TES records.

In the past, I have reviewed all the motions dealing with the issue. Most pertinent is the article I wrote on March 15. It's a good place to do one's homework before viewing the hearing.

This hearing could be a major showdown between Tim Miller's attorney Mark NeJame and Jose Baez. In his MOTION TO MODIFY THE COURT'S ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S APPLICATION FOR SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM FOR DOCUMENTS IN THE POSESSION OF TEXAS EQUUSEARCH, Baez claimed that he had discovered searchers not provided by TES.

The first searcher Baez claims to have "found" is Joseph Jordan. The other searcher is Laura Buchanan, who claims to have searched the area on September 3, 2008.

With the recent document dump, we have learned a great deal about the Joseph Jordan situation. In his first interview, Jordan stated that he had never searched with Laura Buchanan, even though Mort Smith, the defense PI had presented supposed TES paperwork stating so. Mr. Joseph decided to record the interview because something wasn't right to him about it. He then called the States' Attorney office and reported his actions. The recording was subsequently placed under seal by the court. None of those involved pressed charges against Jordan.

Jordan also indicated that Ms. Buchanan had called him and identified herself as LE from Kentucky and had searched with him. She encouraged him to call Jose Baez. He asked her not to call him again. Apparently, it was Buchanan who provided his contact information to the defense.

Joseph Jordan Interview 1
Joseph Jordan Interview 2

In NeJame's reply, the most important part concerning the issue is that

10. That a meeting was scheduled with a representative from Mr. Baez' office approximately 6 months ago to review and inspect all the 4,000 searcher records. This meeting was cancelled by counsel for Casey Anthony and no attempts were ever made by the defense to reschedule, although the documents have remained available throughout....

NeJame also filed another motion, RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO MODIFY THE COURT'S ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S APPLICATION FOR SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM FOR DOCUMENTS IN THE POSESSION OF TEXAS EQUUSEARCH.

Here, NeJame goes into more detail about Baez' cancellation of the meeting to review the TES documents. Baez had hired a company called The Presentation Group to photocopy all the documents. That option was absolutely not in Judge Strickland's order!

NeJame also indicated that Joseph Jordan's name most certainly was on the list of 32 searchers.

Again, I highly recommend reading his well-written motion to appreciate what we may hear on Monday! The hearing is scheduled for 10 AM.

WESH

New Crime Blog

I'd like to introduce to our T&T readers a new crime blog that our very own donchias has started to branch out and spread her wings.

Calls For Justice is very much about things near and dear to her heart, but you never know what path her feet will travel down! All of us wish her luck and are very glad she has consented to remain a contributing guest writer on T&T.

Spector Case Featured on True Crime with Aphrodite Jones

Set your VCR's or DVR's. True Crime with Aphrodite Jones featuring the Spector case will air on the ID (Investigation Discovery) channel at 7:00 pm EST on April 1, 2010. I'm not positive, but I believe there might be some air-time with DDA Alan Jackson.

Several of you have written me about a recent online article concerning Phil Spector being assaulted while in prison. When you read something online, you always have to consider the source. For those of you who have lived in a cave the last few years, Phil Spector was convicted April 13th, 2009 of second degree murder in the shooting death of Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his mansion like home on February 3rd, 2003. His first trial ended in a hung jury.

Here are my thoughts on the article. First off, this appeared on the "Gossip" page of the NY Daily News and the source was Steven Escobar, a friend and pen-pal of Spector. What does that tell you? It was not reported on CNN, the New York Times or the Associated Press.

Secondly, this event supposedly occurred back in November or earlier of last year. If it did happen, it's very old news.

Third, the article states that back then a "spokesperson" for Spector's wife, Rachele Short initially corroborated the report but Short later denied it.

Was Spector roughed up by another inmate? Who cares? My opinion is that the entire point of the article was to mention this little blurb:

The former Playboy model also says he's excited that an album they worked on before his conviction will come out June 8. "I do lead vocals," she chirps.

"My husband is so proud of me, and I'm so proud of him for withstanding what he's withstanding."

To some people, any kind of publicity is good publicity, regardless. If Spector does have an album coming out and there is income from the sale of that album, expect the attorney's representing Clarkson's family in the civil suit against Spector to include this new album in their forensic audit of Spector's assets.