Exactly how did Jose Baez become Casey Anthony’s attorney and how he is getting paid? Those are the questions that everyone wants answered.
But what people should really be asking is how did Jose Baez become Casey Anthony’s attorney so quickly.
And to get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning – back to the day Casey Anthony was arrested.
In the beginning there was no Jose…
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Prisoner Transport Jurat, Casey Anthony was officially booked into jail as of 11:40 p.m. on July 16, 2008.
According to the Notice of Appearance filed by Jose Baez, he was officially her attorney of record as of 3:54 p.m. on July 17, 2008.
And just like that, 17 hours later, Casey Anthony had made the life or death decision of who would be her attorney.
A Little Perspective Please
But to help you understand just how extraordinary it is that Casey Anthony “selected” Jose Baez in less than a 17 hour period, it is necessary to put the other events that were taking place during that 17-hour period into perspective.
First she was booked.
She was booked on July 16, 2008 at 11:40 p.m. Assuming that everything went smoothly, booking would take about an hour, possibly two.
Then she had her Initial Appearance.
We are now at about 2:00 a.m. in the morning. Casey Anthony has likely been awake all day and her Initial Appearance (also called a First Appearance) is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. that same morning.
At around 7:30 a.m. (but as early as 6:30 a.m.) the guards would have started waking up the inmates to line them up for Initial Appearance and to fill out paperwork. And it is this paperwork which I think some of you will find very interesting.
What paperwork you ask, none other than financial paperwork; specifically an Application for Criminal Indigent Status.
And while I am sure that those interested in Ms. Anthony’s finances will no doubt pour over the details of her “claimed” income and assets, there are only three pieces of information that I am concerned with:
- As of 8:30 a.m. she was seeking the appointment of the public defender;
- The Clerk of the Court determined that she was indigent; and
- The Office of the Public Defender was originally appointed to represent her.
Considering that Casey Anthony had affirmatively requested the appointment of the Public Defender, it would seem safe to assume that Casey Anthony had not entered into a formal agreement with Jose Baez prior to filling out the Application for Indigency, much less even met him yet.
Because if she had already hired Jose Baez, why even fill out the form. (Unless she really is as diabolical and cunning as some of you believe – I mean she did indicate she had one dependent).
Time keeps on ticking, ticking into the future…
I also know that Initial Appearances take about two hours, so that puts her back into her cell around 10:30 a.m.; thus narrowing the time she had to meet with and select Jose Baez to 6.5 hours.
Not so Fast!
But not so fast my friend. It is interesting to note that the the Notice of Appearance was stamped by the Orange County Clerk of the Court at 3:54 p.m. And you must remember that Jose Baez’s office is in Osceola County. And a little Google Map action shows that it takes 30 minutes to drive from Jose Baez’s office to the the Orange County Courthouse. The obvious inference is that Casey Anthony had actually selected Jose Baez well before 3:00 p.m.
Because after he met with her, he would have had to agree to take on her case and then leave the jail and have someone type up the Notice of Appearance and then file it with the Clerk of the Court.
But even better, there is a drop box where attorneys leave their filings. Which means that it is usually another hour before a Deputy Clerk stamps the filing in. (Only in rare circumstances does an attorney actually asks a Deputy Clerk to stamp a filing in, especially such a routine filing like a Notice of Appearance.)
So it is most likely that Jose Baez met with Casey Anthony sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; giving a grand total of 3.5 hours to make the decision of her life.
Simply amazing.
And then there was Jose Baez. Jose Who? Jose Baez, Jose Who? Oh never mind!
Now knowing the likely time period under which Casey Anthony operated when selecting Jose Baez, we still do not know:
- How did Casey Anthony get Jose Baez’s number?
- How did Jose Baez get Casey Anthony’s name?
And in all honesty, I have no answers and am only left with analyzing the most widely suggested theory.
Someone in Jail gave Jose Baez’s Number to Casey
Although this seems like the most obvious explanation, I think it is unlikely. Let’s discuss.
First, when you are initially arrested, you are not immedietly placed into general population, the place where inmates are most likely to have an attorney’s number handy.
Rather the jail keeps you in their Booking and Release unit until they can process you and formerly assign you to permanent housing unit. So it is unlikely that she had sufficient contact with other inmates to even get an attorney’s name and number to call.
Second, even if another inmate gave her Jose Baez’s number, you would expect that inmate to have hired Jose Baez as well. Moreover, because the jail keeps inmates segregated, you would expect that inmate to be a woman.
And while by no means exhaustive, you can exclude this possibility by conducting a search on the Orange County Clerk’s website for all cases that Jose Baez handled from September 22, 2005 (his date of admission) to July 18, 2008 (the day after Casey Anthony’s arrest).
The search reveals he was attorney of record in 54 cases. Of those cases, only 16 cases involved female clients (or at least feminine first names).
And if you examine each of his female client’s cases, you will see that none of them were (1) being held in jail awaiting trial or (2) serving a jail sentence on the day of Casey Anthony’s arrest.
So it seems highly unlikely that a female inmate gave Jose Baez’s phone number to Casey Anthony.
But What if Some Other Dude Did It?
But what if it was a male inmate you ask? Well okay, if you examine each of the male clients that he was representing at the time, you will see that none of those clients were arrested in the week leading up to her arrest date; and the only male inmates she could have had contact with would be recently arrested inmates. So while possible, it is highly unlikely.
My Personal Conspiracy Theory
Wikipedia defines a conspiracy theory as “any fringe theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by conspirators of almost superhuman power and cunning.”
And with that definition as a backdrop, I would like to briefly offer what I think is a more plausible theory of how Casey Anthony got Jose Baez’s number – she had contacted him before Caylee was ever discovered missing.
Why? Because I can not think of any sane attorney who would:
- Respond to a telephone call from a recently arrested inmate within four hours.
- Actually be able to meet with an inmate within four hours of receiving a call (did he not have any other meetings that Thursday or say, court?).
- Agree to take on an inmate’s case, without speaking to a third party guarantor.
- File a Notice of Appearance without first obtaining a very significant down payment from the Third Party guarantor.
I mean think about it, what was the rush? While I can only speculate, let us assume they actually met for the first time on July 17, 2008. I would love to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation, which would have taken place after Jose read the Arrest Affidavit.
- Jose: So let me get this straight? Your daughter has been missing for 31 days?
- Casey: Yeah.
- Jose: And you told the police that Zanny the Nanny kidnapped her?
- Casey: Yeah.
- Jose: And you then lied to police about where you worked when they tried to verify parts of your story?
- Casey: Yeah.
- Jose: And you went so far as to take them all the way to Universal Studios?
- Casey: Yeah, why? Don’t you believe me. Won’t you take my case?
- Jose: Sure, just sign right here on the dotted line. I will then run back to my office in Kissimmee, print out a Notice of Appearance, and then drive back to Orlando and personally file the Notice of Appearance myself because I have nothing better to do today.
Listen, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I have handled my fair share of cases and I don’t know any attorney this side of Wonderland who would:
- Read an Arrest Report like the one in Casey’s case and then
- Talk to a potential client like Casey who is the subject of that arrest report and then
- File a Notice of Appearance without so much as a smidgen of compensation or guaranteed source of payment.
Be clear, Casey Anthony may have been in a rush to get out of jail. But Jose Baez did not need to take on the case that quickly.
Any attorney worth his salt – let me rephrase that – any attorney period, would have thought long and hard before filing a Notice of Appearance in a case like Casey Anthony’s.
I don’t care how much media exposure the case had AT THE TIME. Nobody knew how big the case would become.
At the time the case was just another “News at 6″ headline.
But if it could be proven that Casey Anthony contacted Jose Baez prior to it being discovered that Caylee was missing; it would be the biggest bombshell in the entire case.
Because it would show beyond all doubt that Casey Anthony had a guilty conscience and sought out a criminal defense attorney for preemptive advice.
But then again, that is just my conspiracy theory. Nothing more, nothing less. Because everyone knows that neither Casey Anthony nor Jose Baez has the super power or cunning to secretly plot out something so diabolical – or do they?
But the Most Likely Explanation
But before I go, I think it is prudent of me to opine as to what I think is the most likely scenario. I ran the above theory by Florida News Network reporter Rozzie Franco.
She in turn asked around and reported back that it was believed Jose Baez had handled a traffic ticket or something of that nature for one of her former boyfriends (Jesse Grund I believe) and it was the boyfriend who asked Baez to go out and talk to Casey.
If true, that makes a whole heck of a lot of sense.
But then again, I still can’t understand why in the world Jose Baez would take on a case of that nature without first asking Casey one simple question:
Hmm, show me the money… Maybe that will be the subject of my next blog post?
If there was a point to this blog it might be interesting. But the whole premise leads one to believe Jesse Grund found Baez for Casey & I’m about 99.99% sure that this is a false conspiracy therefore a waste of my reading time.
Now go ahead & delete me Dick, or do you have the guts to face critisism like most bloggers? I notice you are way too thin skinned & hostile for someone to own a blog…people will disagree but it’s your playground.
I just find it hypocritical of you to zap all the posts you don’t like. They are there…then poof they are gone…yet you allow this menacing malcontent maggot heckler to insult & degrade good people like Vallhall…I just don’t get it.
I could explain the meaning of life and you would have something negative to say. Why do you even read my blog if you don’t like what you find. And which of the Ten Commandments says I have to allow every post on my site? You are welcome to post elsewhere if you dislike what I say.
UMM
I did apologize to Valhall .
Guess you didn’t catch that.
Heckler,
You may also want to step back on over to TOXIC and tell those lovely people that you are sorry as well. I couldn’t help but notice that you have told several people there to STFU who didn’t agree with you. Tsk Tsk, where are your manners?
lol
No those people BINA especially totally expected me to tell her to STFU!
My my, how overly presumptuous of you to assume that anyone would EXPECT you , Heckler to tell them to STFU just because of a difference of opinion. Again, I must ask where are your manners?
Bina and I have bickered back and forth for over a year.
Trust me I have been called much worse by the TOPIX gang and told to STFU by them.
After all that is why it is called TOXIC!
Now really bully else where ok.So what if I did not want to read the article you posted! I said I thought going into Jesse stuff was bad idea and you proved why!
It’s like The Grunds have a hit sqaud of MAD GRANNY”S running the net!
DNR request ok.
Follow The Money Trail
Why the heck are you bothering me?
I was the one that didn’t think speaking about Jesse was a good idea,so why target me?
Heckler,
As I stated before I only came to read Mr. Hornsby’s blog about Baez and discovered that there where some things written here alluding to how Jessie may have been the one to introduce Baez to Casey that would mislead people to believe something that wasn’t true. I think I did clear those issues up to the best of my ability. It’s not called targeting anyone, it’s called dialogue. I am sorry if you feel you were picked upon. That was not my intention. I will leave that task up to you as I see you seem to enjoy doing that to others. That is not my style.
Ok you are either The Rev or Mrs!
Or Barrett or his Mrs.
I do not pick on anyone but I am fiesty as heck when I get attacked over and over again because I think Casey is innocent.
Topix is a vicious place on both sides of this case.
Just the way it is there.
Seriously though you want to play the JESSE game, find someone else because THE GRUNDS BORE ME!
Have to admit, you, initially, pizzed me off w/ your cocky attitude.
However, you now have me straddling the fence (painful, as you know [ouch]) – I’m kinda beginning to *see* where you are coming from ………. have to admit you know your “criminal justice” sh!t, and have, therefore, been inching you up “on my personal scale.”
Keep it up …….. interesting to *see* where this is going ……
Thinking – for now – you got chutzpah!
Keep writing, ya got my attention!
FairWitness:
I can see someone spending major dollars for Casey’s defense.
I have always thought little Caylee’s father was someone of importance and of means. Why else has she remained silent? Wouldn’t surprise me in the least that her legal funds are being paid by some one who wants to keep the truth from surfacing.
Marcia, Casey Anthony is a pathological narcissist. She has mistreated and disrepected everyone who has ever loved her. Her long-suffering parents, the child she murdered, her desperately ill grandparents, her brother, various romantic & sexual partners, girlfriends — absolutely everyone who has had the misfortune of interacting with Casey has been harmed, in some way. I do not believe ANYONE who has associated with her or even the family members of someone who’s associated with Casey would lift a finger to help her fund her defense. Her parents have been bankrupted. Whatever income they have is allocated to maintaining their meager lifestyle. The funds paying for this defense have bought the rights to this crime story. It’s the only explanation. No one of independent means is on the sidelines helping the wretch of humanity that is Casey Anthony. You will never convince me of that.
Meager lifestyle. I can’t afford a cruise! Oh that was from blood money of sweet Caylee.
It wasn’t {from blood money} but no one would care anyway.
Heckler,
Now that you bring up the money (seems to be a subject worth discussing) would you happen to know how much of that foundation money is actually being spent on searching for missing children? I am just wondering how this money that is being contributed is being distributed to helping find missing children or helping the families of missing children? If you have any knowledge regarding this matter I would like to hear about it. I understand the situation with the bears but is there anything else being done with the money and have the Anthony’s ever done a search for missing children? Have they put that boat to good use yet or the ATV?
Nope no idea.
I don’t know anything about the foundation except for what everyone else writes!
Not interested.
Oh by the way all I know about that cruise is it was for Freind that either had cancer or just beat cancer.
There was a blog about it.If you think I know THE ANTHONYS…….go ahead spend a month trying to figure out who WIGN is!! lol
I know not a soul in their family!
It would be nice to actually see them get out there and search for a missing child. I think it would do wonders for their hearts and minds as well as their public image. If I were to donate my hard earned money to a foundation regarding missing children I surely would expect to see that money being used to do just that. I haven’t seen that so far from the Anthony’s. Perhaps they are doing some work behind the scenes but IMO as I have stated it would do them a world of good for their public image to do just that.
heckler,
How did they afford that cruise? Did they win 4 tickets?
wHO KNOWS……who cares!
Maybe if the bombard YOUTUBE with videos like other unnamed grandparents of murdered children they could pick up some of that GOOGLE cash!
Oh yes Wign went there!
I don’t know that I admit with pride that I can’t afford a cruise, Yankee.
Just being a smart alec!
Really the Anthonys do not have anything but a lower middle class existence, financially speaking. Their emotional and familial existence is beneath the poverty level. They’re destroyed, in fact. Not that they didn’t contribute to the beast they raised.
I still feel sorry for George & Cindy. They’ve worked, maintained a home, tried to educate their children, even took in and cared for their grandchild. Cindy visited her father in his nursing home regularly. I mean for all her bad behavior since her grandchild was murdered, I just don’t see her as the monster everyone is making her out to be. She certainly gets no joy from this life anymore.
We’d have had to know her before all this began. I think we’d all have a different opinion of her. Look what she’s been through. George, too, for that matter.
Marica,
If Caylee’s father was “someone of means”, Casey would quickly get child support and not have to steal gasoline and hamburger money. The father is either “one of many” or “someone she dare not tell her parents about”.
If JG contacted Baez, then that call should appear on his phone records. Did the police get JG’s phone records? If so, they can easily determine if JG made a call from his own phone to Baez’s phone.
Is the media allowed to hire lawyers for a person charged with a crime?
Wouldn’t it be easy to find out if Jesse had a ticket and JB was the attorney of record? I think it may be he helped HER with a traffic ticket at one time. Hmmmmm
You are welcome to look them up.
Mr. Grund’s “record” is actually part of the discovery cache, previously released, from his file with Orlando PD, in addition to the clerksite of course.
Nope. No ticket. No Baez.
Easy fire to put out before spreading, unless of course spreading it is the goal..
…I was thinking the same thing
lol
Did you miss this part of Blinks reply
Easy fire to put out before spreading, unless of course spreading it is the goal..
She deserved it!
How dare you nuts even try to bully a lawyer!
Have you no shame?
LOl you even sleuthed MR.HORNSBY?
You really all are crazy!!!
I am so waiting on your extra STUPID next move,it will be fun watching Richard stomp out the ROACHES!!!
Really Blink?
Did you know that Orange County has borders with four other counties – Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Brevard? Did you look up every case in those counties? Did you look up every case under Baez’s associate’s name?
Did you know that people arrested in Orange County on out of county warrants do not show up in the Orange County Clerk’s website? Instead they are held until the issuing county comes and transports them.
I mean really do you want to get me started on you again. Do you know anything about how attorneys enter appearances in Florida? Did you know that you can hire an attorney for something that is not even a court case?
Did you even read what I wrote. If you really want to get me started again I will go back to digging up your dirt and Blogging away about what a fraud you are.
And I P-R-A-Y you get some attorney dumb enough to send me a letter even alluding to a lawsuit or criminal charges. Because your blog makes you a quasi-public figure now and I assure you I will subpoena every record of yours and sit you down for a deposition personally.
Or did you not know? You really mean you did not know that the minute you went from Shannon Stoy anonymous blogger to Blink the bullshitter extraordinaire that you lost the majority of civil remedies (i.e. defamation , slander, emotion distress, blah, blah, blah) you might otherwise have available to you.
So, if you want to criticize me on your own site; have at it. I stopped reading that trash once I realized you created the stories you “blahg” about.
But if you want to criticize me on my own site, be prepared for a shit storm.
Remember, the difference between us: You pretend to know the law, I know the law.
Peace out!
Wild applause!!!!
For crying out loud, Mr. Hornsby! Blink made it clear her views were based on “part of the discovery cache, previously released, from his (JG) file with Orlando PD.”
What are you trying to achieve here at your blog? Do you seek justice and the truth for Caylee, as well as, informing the masses of criminal law in Florida? Or are you setting up scenarios for those who frequent this site, Blink included, for you to use as fops? Mere amateurs to be admonished and discredited by you to feed your ego? Thereby demonstrating your superiority and our inferiority at one fell swoop?
You are a criminal defense attorney of renown in your jurisdiction, not the average Joe you’ve previously described yourself as (I checked with the FL Bar Assn., you’re in good standing;
http://www.floridabar.org/names.nsf/0/496EFF67EB70ADE685256A84000438E0?OpenDocument).
If your goal is to educate, then your approach is all wrong. You’re turning me off, for one. And possibly those who frequent your website and Blink’s, as well.
Be a gentleman. Don’t attack someone who has no power over you. It’s unnecessary. If you want to project the image of the informed, wise, experienced criminal defense lawyer that you are, put down your “dukes”, you don’t need them. You aren’t a boxer. Discuss, educate, illuminate …. and charm us all. We’re ready to learn.
Finally, if you are going to post a blog about how Jose Baez got to be Casey Anthony’s attorney of record and you mention Jesse Grund as a possible referral source, YOU do the research of the four other counties that border Orange County and report it to us. You educate us on what Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Brevard counties have on file with regard to Jesse Grund and Jose Baez and possible traffic violations; even what Orange County has on file about Baez’s associate’s name vis-a-vis Jesse Grund. You didn’t even divulge the associate’s name. Does that mean you don’t know it? Or are you setting another trap to show us all your brilliance & our ignorance?
You are making yourself look like an insecure man who’s not comfortable with the status he’s achieved (in 2008) as a Florida Board Certified Criminal Law Attorney. Bullying is for uneducated losers, Mr. Hornsby.
FairWitness, you are correct, I lost my cool. But you give Blink to much credit, her innuendo was clear.
Moving on.
To be fair, Mr. Hornsby, you & just about everyone else here, have been severely pounding Blink. Is she to simply take it on the chin? Even when she has proof of where she obtained her information & arrived at her conclusions? You have the answers to our questions and our misinformation …. so inform us and you will soar.
CHECKMATE – To attack in such a manner that no escape or defense is possible, thus ending the game.
To defeat completely.
WHAT TYPE OF A L-O-S-E-R , who has been exposed as a FRAUD AND A LIAR on this site, KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE?
SHANNON STOY–FAKE “REPORTER” -AT- LARGE WHO HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO with her time than MAKE INANE COMMENTS ON RICHARD HORNSBY’S SITE ( except of course when she is not “assisting ” LINDA D.B and JEFF ASHTON with the prosecution of their case)?!!
Hey BLINK…..THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG! …..You need to GET A LIFE!..Nobody really cares what you think?!..
Now go back to spinning your yarns of more MORONIC “THEORIES ” (that make no sense whatsoever) and write your fake un-readable “reports ” (written at a 6th grade level and riddled with the WORST grammar, spelling , incorrect word useage, sentence construction etc. )….
F.Y.I…..STALKING RICHARD MAKES YOU APPEAR EVEN MORE DESPARATE AND PATHETIC ( than being exposed as a “fake reporter “)!!…
violette
Violette – your bitterness is tiresome and boring. All of those CAPS and !!! – geesh isn’t there professional wrestling on TV? I don’t know maybe it requires more than basic cable and dial-up in your neck of the Appalachia’s.
Go ahead, Mr. Hornsby. Blink has nothing to hide. I know she doesn’t need defending, but you’re waaaay out of line.
Violette, if you are attacking someone for incorrect grammar or spelling perhaps you might want to use the spell check feature on your own computer — or you will appear d-e-s-p-E-r-a-t-e & word u-s-(no E) a-g-e. Physican, heal thy self. People in glass houses should not throw stones.
FAIRWITNESS….
I do not attempt to pass myself off as a “fake reporter” ,whereby, I am under no obligation to use spell check…So, if I have a “typo” or the occasional mispelled word (because I type fast)—what difference does it make?….
Get off your OBNOXIOUS platform defending SHANNON STOY ( FAKE REPORTER EXTRAORDINAIRE ) and quit barking out orders to Richard Hornsby on how he should write! …Really, who do you think you are?
violette
Why Violette, he answered my civilized, articulate post, directly. Who are you?
He probably would love to answer you another way but is a gentlemen!
Stop barking orders to Richard on his own blog!
Do you tell Blink what to write?
You are a scared monkey poster,that alone says what your beef is.
Hecky, I might have posted one or two comments in the last year at Scared Monkeys. I daresay you have posted far more, so…. what’s your point?
I did NOT tell Mr. Hornsby what to write, I asked him what he was trying to achieve here at his blog. He obviously thought about the questions and answered thoughtfully which shows what an intelligent, educated, civilized man he is. He doesn’t need your defense. He speaks far better for himself than you ever could.
But you still came here barking orders at him.
Now just who are YOU to do that?
Blink wanted to push his buttons,she did ,he reacted.
Maybe Blink likes games more than you know or like a typical woman is still BITCHY PISSED Mr.Hornsby has not seen her GREATNESS!!
lol
You watch Blink will take another swipe at him,and will continue until Mr.Hornsby pays attention to her and her BRILLIANT work!
lol
Then she we blog………..Mr.Hornsby has finally realized THE QUEEN B is the most amazing blogger ever and all will be fine!!
Oh by the way
I don’t post at scared monkeys at all.The darn ads alone keep me from even wanting to read there.
Who are you to tell others what/how to comment? Good lord lay off the steroids lady. What’s the matter? Cut your chin shaving?
Well I’ll be………You buddy FAIRWITNESS tells Richard how to post on his own blog and you throw that comment out!
Maybe it is time for you LILY to continue on with your search for Aliens!!:)
Well that made a lot of sense?
As much has telling Violette to get off the steroids and shave her chin does!
Oh and does your dog have a TOUPE on and why?
As much as all of us like conspiracy theories, I don’t think there is anything here except a huge hispanic ego. I think Jose watched the local media coverage on the 16th and wanted desperately to insert himself into the case. He high tailed it over the the jail on the 17th and requested an attorney visit with the killer. It’s not like Casey had anything else on her agenda that day and neither did Jose. After the meeting, sparks & dollar signs were in the air and Jose became the self proclaimed “first hispanic attorney to have a high profile case.” Just hours after becoming the attorney of record he was on Nancy Grace and a star was born.
I thought Casey told her parents she was referred to Jose by other inmates. Was she lying? (Again?)
Of course she was lying. It’s what she appears to do as naturally as she breathes. I think RH has hit on something important here: she clearly had sufficient opportunity prior to her arrest to have arranged a legal consultation with Baez where they agreed that, if arrested, he would represent her. We’ll never know, of course, since that information is covered by privilege, but it’s a remarkably sensible explanation, isn’t it? In any case, it makes much more logical sense than having another inmate slip you a card, making a phone call, arranging a meeting, coming to an agreement about representation and getting the Notice of Appearance filed all the space of a few short, hectic hours.
Do we expect anything less than “more lies” from Casey at this point?
Is it possible that Mr. Baez BELIEVED Casey’s lies when she supposedly told him she had “money” in the bank and could pay him? Is it possible that once he found out she was telling fibs, he knew the case was big and decided to stay on board anyway?
Just curious, you posit that it could be Jesse Grund that had worked with JB and given info to KC. However, using the court website, he has never been attorney of record for JG? How does that work?
Earlier you said you thought there would be a last minute plea…..do you think the State would go for a plea?? Thanks
I think there will be an open plea as charged.
The only type of concession I could see the State agreeing to is time served with an adjudication of guilt on all charges.
On check charges right?
Hey FAIRWITNESS…..
QUIT RAGGING ON RICHARD!….IT IS OBNOXIOUS , RUDE AND NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, REGARDING COMMENTS HE MAKES TO WHOMEVER!
Why are you typing in CAPS? Afraid you won’t be read? Your bias is showing and Mr. Hornsby is more than capable of defending and speaking for himself. Get a life, you’re far too filled with resentment.
No kidding
Love that cute dogga-dogga-dogga, Lily. And, fyi, not everyone in Appalachia is an idiot. I’m in Bridgeport, West Virginia, home of the FBI International Fingerprint Center, Pratt & Whitney Jet Engines, Bombardier Aerospace and Aurora Flight Sciences (think drones bombing terrorists in Pakistan).
That is just wonderful,but you are still a idiot for telling Richard how he can speak on his own blog!
Do you knuckleheads think you dictate everything?
Blink basically asked for Richard to spank her,I think she was spanked well!:)
Hecky, I asked Mr. Hornsby what he was trying to achieve and impart unto us. I did not tell him how to behave or write on his own blog. I merely pointed out how his post was received by me and others who might like both this blog and Blink’s.
Why should Blink sit idly by while she’s being unfairly accused and mischaracterized? Defending oneself is only fair, is it not? She’s taken quite a trouncing over here. It’s bullying and ineffective.
Sorry FairWitness – Forgive me. I know better than to make a derogatory reference to where people live. Hornsby has attracted quite a low-class element (just a couple). Obviously he’s being used by those that have an agenda with Blink and just doesn’t realize it yet. This could be so much better if the blog owners did more knowledge and resource sharing with one another as well as some of the really great commenters (like Valhall, Marinade Dave, JWG, Maura, Silverspnr and occasionally Hornsby to name just a few). We’d all be so much better off for it. If the mouth-breathers just wouldn’t muck everything up . . . They always want to crash the parties where the cool people are.
No worries, Lily. I just wanted you to know the Appalachia stereotype doesn’t apply anymore.
Sorry but Blink asked for everything she has gotten.
Blink has bullied a heck of alot of people on many forums,why do you think so many disike her?
I believe that second part of her post to Richard was a swipe and Blink fully expected to get slammed!
Oh face it
You want a blog were NOONE can say or even insinuate Casey is innocent.
Using Richard because of Blink?
What?
You do realize Hornsby is a lawyer and really smart right?
The only reason I’d tend to believe that Casey did not set up a meeting with Baez before it hit the fan is because she has no history of being proactive. Lying is her best and only defense it would seem. The fact that, after being chased around town by her brother on July 3, she suddenly claims to be in Jax (well, that takes care of that!), doesn’t bother to think a towing company would send a notice to her parents, and doesn’t take a discernable break from texting and partying, makes me think she didn’t even consider it a possibility. I think she was surprised that her mother showed up to haul her home and it is evident she thought – until Lee reminded her what LE would insist she do – that simply the explanation of “Caylee is sleeping” would suffice to buy her time. If anything, she may have realized after riding around with Yuri that things were not going well, and perhaps sent out some SOS signals when she got home in the wee hours, but this girl doesn’t act like she thinks farther ahead than the next five minutes. I still think this looks like a favor to some mutual acquaintance.
All I have to say is I dont know where the HE77 BOZO came from…….I just feel like he wont be a hero….I do come here to read what Mr Hornsby writes with all due respect…..that doesnt mean i have to agree with it…..I happen to choose to read all the blogs….I do have an opinion which may not be agrred with as well….but i do enjoy reading all aspects and opinions in this case.
Ok now what did i say wrong??? It says click to edit or request deletion?????
SHEESH!