Bill Sheaffer Answers Your Questions 5/7/2010

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Legal Analyst Bill Sheaffer on Casey Anthony Case

Bill Sheaffer Answers Your Questions

Posted 5/7/2010

Excerpt:

QUESTION: Would the defense have anticipated the sitting of Judge Perry upon Judge Strickland’s departure or was it an unpleasant surprise? — KMerr

BILL SHEAFFER: No, the defense team could not have anticipated which of the “death penalty qualified” judges would have been assigned the case. There is no line up of judges, per se. In the event of a recusal or disqualification, the Administrative Judge (Whitehead) typically makes the case assignments in Orange County. Certainly, the defense team may have had some preferences. Whether Judge Perry was one, is not known to me.

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