Prosecutors call for sanctions against the Casey Anthony defense

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-defense-sanctions-20101222,0,7135166.story


A prosecutor in the Casey Anthony case is calling for legal sanctions against the defense for failing to follow a court order and provide detailed information about the pending testimony of expert witnesses.

In a newly filed motion, Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton argues, "the state would contend that the defendant is in deliberate non-compliance with the court's order as to certain of their listed experts and that sanctions to address the non-compliance are necessary."

Ashton notes that the defense has said expert Dr. Henry Lee "will render opinions on…crime scene analysis, collection and preservation as well as recovery."

But he says the defense team's inability to summarize so-called "false claims" by crime scene investigators that Lee will rebut "is disingenuous and just plain laughable."

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A prosecutor in the Casey Anthony case is calling for legal sanctions against the defense for failing to follow a court order and provide detailed information about the pending testimony of expert witnesses.

In a newly filed motion, Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton argues, "the state would contend that the defendant is in deliberate non-compliance with the court's order as to certain of their listed experts and that sanctions to address the non-compliance are necessary."

Ashton notes that the defense has said expert Dr. Henry Lee "will render opinions on…crime scene analysis, collection and preservation as well as recovery."

But he says the defense team's inability to summarize so-called "false claims" by crime scene investigators that Lee will rebut "is disingenuous and just plain laughable."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news...y-jail-letters

Baez questions release of 5,000 pages of jail house letters
Updated: Monday, 05 Jul 2010, 10:06 AM EDT

excerpt:
Judge Perry reminded Baez that the public record laws are wide open in Florida, but said both sides need to play by the rules set by his court.
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Have you filed a motion for sanctions?" asked Perry. "Only on one occasion," Baez said with hesitation,"No, I have not."
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Baez acknowledged that jail personnel have the privilege and obligation to review jail letters, but contended that the motive behind the release of the letters was questionable. He also argued that the State is not communicating effectively which documents would be released according to deadlines set forth by Judge Perry.

Judge Perry noted that, "If there are violations of the rules, I believe in sanctioning people."