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by mom_in_il Thu May 13, 2010 1:58 pm
Casey Anthony: NBC analyst says, ‘Be careful what you ask for’
posted by halboedeker on May, 13 2010 8:57 AM
NBC’s “Today” turned to the Casey Anthony case this morning. The top-rated morning show repeated familiar points in analyzing events that unfolded earlier this week. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.
Dan Abrams, the network’s chief legal analyst, described the addition of the new judge, Belvin Perry, who replaced Stan Strickland.
“Be careful what you ask for,” Abrams said. ”They [the defense] had asked to disqualify the previous judge, saying that he had some sort of connection to a blogger who had strong feelings about the case. They got that judge removed. And now they’ve got a judge who may be even tougher.”
And Abrams added: “You always have to be careful when you’re seeking to dismiss a judge in a case, because you never know what you’re going to get.”
The defense this week failed to get the death penalty dropped from the case. In a report, NBC’s Kerry Sanders explained that Caylee’s official cause of death (”homicide by undetermined means”) was “a rare conclusion by the medical examiner who had limited forensics to work with.”
Sanders said Perry had established “a fast-paced agenda.”
And Sanders talked to former U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey. His view: “If the prosecution can prove that a mother intentionally murdered her own child in order to pursue a wild social life, then this is indeed a death-penalty case.”
Abrams explained that to get the death penalty in Florida, there needs to be aggravating factors, such as premeditation.
Meredith Vieira noted that the defense unsuccessfully argued how could it be premeditation without a cause of of death.
“That’s an argument for the jury, in effect,” Abrams said. ”What the defense is trying to do is they’re trying to say, ’Look, as a legal matter we want the death penalty off the table.’ Very tough argument for the defense, in every case … Not surprising that this judge said that it can move forward. But this is just the first step.”
The segment on the Anthony case preceded a “Today” update on Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/05/casey-anthony-nbc-analyst-says-be-careful-what-you-ask-for.html
posted by halboedeker on May, 13 2010 8:57 AM
NBC’s “Today” turned to the Casey Anthony case this morning. The top-rated morning show repeated familiar points in analyzing events that unfolded earlier this week. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.
Dan Abrams, the network’s chief legal analyst, described the addition of the new judge, Belvin Perry, who replaced Stan Strickland.
“Be careful what you ask for,” Abrams said. ”They [the defense] had asked to disqualify the previous judge, saying that he had some sort of connection to a blogger who had strong feelings about the case. They got that judge removed. And now they’ve got a judge who may be even tougher.”
And Abrams added: “You always have to be careful when you’re seeking to dismiss a judge in a case, because you never know what you’re going to get.”
The defense this week failed to get the death penalty dropped from the case. In a report, NBC’s Kerry Sanders explained that Caylee’s official cause of death (”homicide by undetermined means”) was “a rare conclusion by the medical examiner who had limited forensics to work with.”
Sanders said Perry had established “a fast-paced agenda.”
And Sanders talked to former U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey. His view: “If the prosecution can prove that a mother intentionally murdered her own child in order to pursue a wild social life, then this is indeed a death-penalty case.”
Abrams explained that to get the death penalty in Florida, there needs to be aggravating factors, such as premeditation.
Meredith Vieira noted that the defense unsuccessfully argued how could it be premeditation without a cause of of death.
“That’s an argument for the jury, in effect,” Abrams said. ”What the defense is trying to do is they’re trying to say, ’Look, as a legal matter we want the death penalty off the table.’ Very tough argument for the defense, in every case … Not surprising that this judge said that it can move forward. But this is just the first step.”
The segment on the Anthony case preceded a “Today” update on Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/05/casey-anthony-nbc-analyst-says-be-careful-what-you-ask-for.html
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