Casey Anthony: Jose Baez feels frustrated by judge, Geraldo Rivera says - Hal

by mom_in_il Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:00 pm

Casey Anthony: Jose Baez feels frustrated by judge, Geraldo Rivera says
posted by halboedeker on June, 25 2011 1:39 PM

Jose Baez has complained to Geraldo Rivera about feeling stymied by Chief Judge Belvin Perry.

Rivera revealed the complaints of Casey Anthony’s attorney last night on “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News Channel. Baez opened up at a lunch that Rivera had with the defense team.

“What Baez told me, he is extremely frustrated that the judge has been limiting him in terms of the witnesses he can present,” Rivera told guest host Juan Williams. “And also the lines of questioning that he can pursue.”

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. The trial recessed early today over a legal matter, which remains a mystery and set off a lot of speculation.

Look for Rivera to discusss the latest Anthony news on “Geraldo at Large” at 10 tonight and Sunday. He will air live from Orlando tonight and be back in New York on Sunday.

On “The O’Reilly Factor,” Rivera said that Baez wants to try to establish that Anthony was “so battered down by years of sexual and physical abuse by her brother and by her father that she couldn’t behave rationally. That was the behavior of someone who is in that kind of post-traumatic state.”

Rivera highlighted that Perry wouldn’t let Baez ask about the state of George and Cindy Anthony’s marriage. Baez also felt frustrated about trying to question an emotional Lee Anthony, Casey’s brother, in court yesterday, Rivera said.

“He [Baez] wanted that jury to know that those parents feared Lee Anthony was the father of that child,” Rivera said on “The O’Reilly Factor.” “That’s why they didn’t want him involved in the baby’s birth. That’s where he was going. The judge stopped it.”

Rivera’s take on Perry? “I think that Belvin Perry is doing his best,” Rivera told Williams. “I think he’s being extremely pro-prosecution.”

What does Rivera think Perry should be doing? “He should have given the defense more latitude,” Rivera said. “Let the jury reject it. Let the jury say, ‘Oh, it’s bogus. There is no way that happened. This is a selfish, narcissistic, self-involved brat who killed her child.’ ”

What do you think?

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