No-nonsense Judge Belvin Perry wows reporters

Casey Anthony: No-nonsense Judge Belvin Perry wows reporters

posted by halboedeker on April, 30 2010 12:51 PM

Chief Judge Belvin Perry won favorable reviews for the way he guided a hearing this morning in the Casey Anthony case.

Perry is the new judge in the high-profile case, and his style at the Anthony hearing was the top story on noon newscasts.

WKMG-Channel 6’s Tony Pipitone said, “He runs a no-nonsense court. The decorum was impeccable. Everyone stood when they were speaking. They addressed the judge. They didn’t address each other. It was like they were all back at law school trying to act like young lawyers.”

WKMG anchor Erick Weber added, “Good stuff.” Which I took as a compliment for Perry and Pipitone.

WESH-Channel 2 anchor Syan Rhodes said, “Judge Perry set a whole different tone right from the start.”

WESH’s Bob Kealing agreed. ”If you blinked once during this 45-minute hearing, chances are you missed the judge scheduling something,” Kealing said.

WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Vanessa Echols saw “a different tone in the courtroom.”

“Absolutely,” WFTV’s Daralene Jones said outside the Orange County Courthouse. “Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. made it clear he is ready to get this show on the road, and he wants it to happen right here.”

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

On WKMG, Pipitone said that Perry “made clear one way or another the actual trial will be held here in Orange County” and that the jury will be selected elsewhere for a six- to nine-week trial starting in May 2011. And the public may not know which county the jury will come from until days before the trial begins, Pipitone said.

Where will the jury come from? Pipitone explained that the county would need to be one that could accommodate the crush of media and one with similar demographics to Orange County.

WFTV’s Jones noted that when Perry brought up the possible change of venue, Cindy Anthony smiled. Jones said that Perry “made it clear that he prefers to bring them [the jurors] in from another county and keep the trial here in his courtroom because it will be too expensive and inconvenient to house both legal teams and hundreds of witnesses someplace else for two months.”

Later WFTV anchor Barbara West said, “It [the trial] will be held here in Orange County.”

WESH anchor Jason Guy said that Perry “sent a strong signal about where this murder trial will be held.”

Jones noted that Perry was firm on the defense meeting about court costs for indigent defendant Anthony. Perry said that a meeting on this issue “needs to be done like yesterday.”

Defense attorney Jose Baez was seen on WFTV saying: “We love the knowledge that Judge Perry brings to the bench.”

Yeah, a lot of people love Perry at first glance.


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mom_in_il wrote:Casey Anthony: No-nonsense Judge Belvin Perry wows reporters

posted by halboedeker on April, 30 2010 12:51 PM

Chief Judge Belvin Perry won favorable reviews for the way he guided a hearing this morning in the Casey Anthony case.

Perry is the new judge in the high-profile case, and his style at the Anthony hearing was the top story on noon newscasts.

WKMG-Channel 6’s Tony Pipitone said, “He runs a no-nonsense court. The decorum was impeccable. Everyone stood when they were speaking. They addressed the judge. They didn’t address each other. It was like they were all back at law school trying to act like young lawyers.”

WKMG anchor Erick Weber added, “Good stuff.” Which I took as a compliment for Perry and Pipitone.

WESH-Channel 2 anchor Syan Rhodes said, “Judge Perry set a whole different tone right from the start.”

WESH’s Bob Kealing agreed. ”If you blinked once during this 45-minute hearing, chances are you missed the judge scheduling something,” Kealing said.

WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Vanessa Echols saw “a different tone in the courtroom.”

“Absolutely,” WFTV’s Daralene Jones said outside the Orange County Courthouse. “Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. made it clear he is ready to get this show on the road, and he wants it to happen right here.”

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

On WKMG, Pipitone said that Perry “made clear one way or another the actual trial will be held here in Orange County” and that the jury will be selected elsewhere for a six- to nine-week trial starting in May 2011. And the public may not know which county the jury will come from until days before the trial begins, Pipitone said.

Where will the jury come from? Pipitone explained that the county would need to be one that could accommodate the crush of media and one with similar demographics to Orange County.

WFTV’s Jones noted that when Perry brought up the possible change of venue, Cindy Anthony smiled. Jones said that Perry “made it clear that he prefers to bring them [the jurors] in from another county and keep the trial here in his courtroom because it will be too expensive and inconvenient to house both legal teams and hundreds of witnesses someplace else for two months.”

Later WFTV anchor Barbara West said, “It [the trial] will be held here in Orange County.”

WESH anchor Jason Guy said that Perry “sent a strong signal about where this murder trial will be held.”

Jones noted that Perry was firm on the defense meeting about court costs for indigent defendant Anthony. Perry said that a meeting on this issue “needs to be done like yesterday.”

Defense attorney Jose Baez was seen on WFTV saying: “We love the knowledge that Judge Perry brings to the bench.”

Yeah, a lot of people love Perry at first glance.


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