Defense objects; experts examine; public waits

Casey Anthony: Defense objects; experts examine; public waits

posted by halboedeker on July, 13 2010 12:41 PM

The Casey Anthony case was a top story on noon newscasts for several reasons.

The defense team filed an objection this morning to the release of the evidence its experts are reviewing. WESH-Ch. 2’s Bob Kealing read the words of defense attorney Cheney Mason: “At some point a balancing of the First Amendment right to report must be had against the eminently more important rights of the defense to effective assistance of council, due process and equal protection.”

Kealing added: “So far no word from Judge Belvin Perry’s office on a ruling.”

The stations focused on the forensic and science experts working for the defense team. Kealing mentioned that a defense attorney — either Mason or Jose Baez — said they may take another look Casey Anthony’s car today.

WFTV-Ch. 9 looked at the “dream team of experts,” but anchor Vanessa Echols added, “It may be a long before we know anything about the evidence being inspected.”

WFTV’s Kathi Belich noted that prosecutors know what the defense wants to examine at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. She added that the sheriff’s office “is videotaping the defense examination of evidence so there can be no question as to what goes on here.”

WKMG-Ch. 6’s Mike DeForest reported that the defense experts were looking at “about a hundred pieces of evidence, most of it collected from the woods near the spot where Caylee Anthony’s body was found.”

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

WKMG showed Dr. Henry Lee, the well-known criminologist, talking to reporters. DeForest also spotlighted Richard and Selma Schieveld-Eikelenboom, who are specialists in touch DNA.

That is “DNA left behind by a killer on something they handled with their fingers,” DeForest explained. “Based on the evidence we’ve seen so far, law enforcement has been unable to find any of Casey Anthony’s DNAon the duct tape that had been wrapped around her daughter’s head or any other evidence found in the woods near the toddler’s body.”

DeForest said it was unclear what the defense experts are looking for, but added, “This is their one big chance to identify any problems with the state’s physical evidence that will be used against Casey Anthony.”

WESH spotlighted Dr. Lee and the Eikelenbooms. WESH’s Kealing added that prosecutor Jeff Ashton attended but didn’t talk to the press. Defense attorney Mason said the examination would take all day and any follow-ups would require a request to the judge, Kealing reported.


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