Baez, Cheney Seek To Limit Info Released In Anthony Case

POSTED: 4:12 pm EDT August 24, 2010
UPDATED: 4:40 pm EDT August 24, 2010
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s defense attorneys filed a motion on Tuesday seeking to limit information that is released to the media.

In the motion filed by Jose Baez and Cheney Mason, the attorneys cited a story on WESH.com titled “Casey’s Latest Jail Purchases: Crackers & Cocoa; Jail Account Records Show Numerous Deposits From Parents.”

WESH 2 News regularly obtains information from the Orange County Jail pertaining to Anthony’s jailhouse account. The information is a matter of public record.

The account information shows an inmate’s account balance, recent deposit information and recent purchases from the jail’s commissary.

Anthony’s jailhouse account has been overdrawn several times during the course of her incarceration.

“This ridiculous coverage has become common in this case,” the motion stated. “The only purpose of this type of coverage is to embarrass, harass and humiliate the accused and poison the potential jury pool.”

Baez and Mason said Anthony’s right to a fair trial “outweighs any First Amendment rights by the media and the public’s so-called right to know.”

Anthony’s defense attorneys have previously sought to limit the information that is released in the case.
http://www.wesh.com/caseyanthony/24746224/detail.html

Motion in Casey case affecting the media

Updated: Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010, 4:31 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010, 4:31 PM EDT

Trinnette Bowers, FOX 35 News

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - There's another motion in the case against Casey Anthony. The latest motion coming from Casey's defense team is affecting the media.

Anthony's defense wants the media to be kept out of the case. Her defense says that the Fist Amendment rights of the media violates their client's rights in a death penalty case, especially since the case has garnered national attention and local obsession by the media.

For example, in the motion to the judge, Casey's defense points out the fact that back on July 13, 2010 the media reported that Casey ordered "Crackers and Cocoa" from the commissarry of the Orange County Jail. They say the only purpose of coverage like this from the media is to embarass, harass and humiliate the accused and poison the jury pool.

Constant motions from Casey Anthony's defense team is affecting a lot of people. It was just earlier this month when an attorney for Casey Anthony's parents stepped down.

Brad Conway said he can no longer represent Cindy and George Anthony because of a motion filed by Casey Anthony's defense team, contained untrue allegations about him.

Now, Conway is a witness to an inaccurate legal pleading filed in court.

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The motion deals with an ongoing dispute over records belonging to a Texas-based search and rescue group. Casey Anthony's attorneys claim Conway had access to the records while they did not.

Conway says it's the "failure of the defense to verify the facts" that forced his resignation.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony. She says a baby sitter kidnapped her daughter
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/082410_media_and_the_Casey_case

Casey Anthony: Casey Anthony's defense complains about public records
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,7046826.story


Baez, Cheney Seek To Limit Info Released In Anthony Case
http://www.wesh.com/news/24746224/detail.html

Motion in Casey case affecting the media
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news...the_Casey_case

Casey's Defense Wants To Block Release Of Docs

Posted: 4:50 pm EDT August 24, 2010
Updated: 5:09 pm EDT August 24, 2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team filed a new motion late Tuesday afternoon asking Judge Belvin Perry to block certain documents from being released to the public.

READ: Motion To Block Documents

Jose Baez says the Orange County jail has been releasing Casey's commissary purchases to the media. He calls the information "ridiculous" and says it will poison the potential jury pool.The defense also wants Chief Judge Belvin Perry to reverse any prior rulings relating to public disclosure.

http://www.wftv.com/news/24746795/detail.html

Defense: Anthony Harassed By Media


http://www.clickorlando.com/news/24747649/detail.html

Casey Anthony attorneys: Right to fair trial outweighs public’s right to know


http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/august/141756/Casey-Anthony-attorneys:-Right-to-fair-trial-outweighs-public%E2%80%99s-right-to-know

Maybe shouldn't have fought the gag order . . .

http://www.wesh.com/video/18148939/detail.html