Casey Anthony trial: Perry slams Baez for evidence violation - OS

by mom_in_il Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:55 pm

Casey Anthony trial: Perry slams Baez for evidence violation
By Anthony Colarossi and Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel

12:26 p.m. EDT, June 21, 2011

Excerpt:

State prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick said an investigation into an Orange County Jail inmate indicates the woman had a daughter who had drowned and whose body was found by her grandfather.

It is not clear if this information was conveyed indirectly to Casey Anthony, Burdick told Chief Judge Belvin Perry. It does not appear the inmate, April Whalen, spoke directly to Casey Anthony.

It could become a relevant issue before the end of the case, she said.

Earlier, Perry has found that Casey Anthony's lead attorney made substantial and willful evidence-sharing violations related to one of the experts who is testifying today in the murder case.

Perry finds the failure to inform expert Richard Eikelenboom of the need to provide his opinions in a report amounts to a substantial violation because it involves a critical subject matter.

More: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-24-20110621,0,7984860.story