Sidebar Fever In Casey Anthony Trial - Fanning

hursday, May 26, 2011
Sidebar Fever In Casey Anthony Trial

Excerpt:

After Monday's high drama where the state presented their case, the defense splattered the walls with every crazy excuse that crossed their minds and the first witness for the state, George Anthony, took the stand, Wednesday was a rather bland day in the Casey Anthony trial. The State called a series of Casey's friends to testify.

The big point the state made was that during the first month that Caylee was gone, Casey lived the life of a party girl and was always happy and upbeat. The defense countered in cross-examination by eliciting positive opinions of Casey as a mother--attentive, caring and a disciplinarian.

Throughout it all, the defense called for a sidebar every time anyone made them squirm. I didn't tally up the minutes but it seemed as if we were in sidebar or on break more often than in open courtroom proceedings.

I felt sorry for Anthony Lazzaro, the erstwhile boyfriend of Casey Anthony. It had to have been a shock initially to learn that the woman he slept was a murderer. Now, he has to be embarrassed sitting up there and admitting it to the world. He's received a lot of criticism for not asking about Caylee more often and more intently. But I think that is too much to expect of a young guy who was focused on his casual, month-long sex fling with a young woman who happened to have a child.

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