Casey Anthony's attorney finalizing defense team

Casey Anthony's attorney finalizing defense team


Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:59 PM EDT, October 20, 2008

The spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense attorney faxed out a press release today again addressing a CNN Headline News interview in which he implied Caylee Marie was dead.

Todd Black began the press release with the words "IN FLORIDA" in a very large font. He stated Baez has no planned media interviews this week, nor are there plans for press releases. He also said Baez is continuing to finalize his defense team, including experts to review scientific elements of the case.

He then stated: "FINAL WORD ON THE CNN INTERVIEW."

"The comments by Mr. Todd Black were taken out of context. CNN and other media has focused, only, on one segment that was edited out of the entire interview," the release states."



It's the third time Black has addressed his statement -- originally made Tuesday night during a live telephone interview on Headline news and replayed Wednesday: "This is a very serious case involving not just the loss of the life of this little girl, but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony."

Black has said the comment was taken out of context and edited. Black said he never said Caylee was deceased. Baez also explained his spokesman was referring to jokes that were being made about the case during the interview.

But CNN says no jokes were being told. Mike Brooks, CNN's law-enforcement analyst, made a comment about Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, drinking the "Casey Kool-Aid."

CNN maintains the interview was shortened for Wednesday's broadcast but that Black's quote aired as he said it.

In a release Black faxed out last week, he said the media "must have been drinking too much Palmetto Bug Punch."