Anthony P.I. won’t hand over phone records

Anthony Private Investigator Dominic Casey who searched the woods off Suburban Drive a month prior to Caylee Anthony’s remains being found there, is now refusing to turn over all of his phone records.

Last week a judge ordered Casey to turn over his cell phone records to the Anthony defense team, but Casey claims he has yet to receive the request.  Dominc Casey has said he will not release any phone records relating to his work with Anthony or her attorneys, claiming the information is confidential.

Cindy and George Anthony still having a hard time controlling themselves

It’s been like this since day one.  To say that George and Cindy Anthony behave oddly is in understatement.  From waiving Hammers, Bats and Hoses in the front yard……

….to changing their stories, going on suicide runs, and now to  stealing Caylee memorials and chasing down by car those that erect said memorials (allegedly!).

As least that’s the latest report out on the evolution, or  possibly the dissolution of the Anthony family.

Lois Peter and Denise Hill said they have filed a criminal complaint against George and Cindy Anthony after the Anthonys and another couple allegedly chased them out of the neighborhood where the remains of Caylee Anthony were found.

Lois and Denise claimed to have put up two signs since last Friday that have disappeared.  So on Monday it was on like donkey kong.  They got all ninja-like and hid in the woods after putting up a cross for Caylee on the site where she was found.

They waited around til about 10:30 p.m., when they said they saw George and Cindy Anthony removing the signs.   George sped away behind the wheel of his car, but not before one of the ladies  got this picture of him. (allegedly!!)

After they took the picture, the women said they were pursued out of the neighborhood by the Anthonys and their friends from the group Kidfinders, Dennis and Sherry Milstead.

Hill said the two couples finally cornered them at the entrance of a nearby gated community.

“The Milsteads and the Anthonys blocked us in, got out of the car and came over to our car. We called 911,” she said.

That’s all just too creepy.  What are George and Cindy thinking with their antics?   Their attorney, who last week said they had nothing to do with things being removed from the site, said he is not aware of any incident involving the Anthonys.

“not aware of ANY incident involving the Anthony’s”??????

What planet has he been living on?

Judge to Rule on Video of Casey Anthony Reaction

A big hearing is expected this week in the Casey Anthony criminal case.

An Orange County judge will decide if the videotape of Anthony’s reaction to news of the discovery of her daughter’s remains will be made public.

Anthony was videotaped at the jail back in December when she was shown news coverage.

Deputies say she collapsed into her chair and started hyperventilating.

However, Anthony’s attorneys are trying to get the release of that tape blocked.  They say she never should have been recorded in the first place.

A hearing on the issue is set for Thursday. (source)

Casey complaint against Jose Baez

Anthony family Private Investigator Dominic Casey had filed a complaint against Jose Baez with the Florida BAR claiming that Jose Baez had told him not to call 911  if he found the body of Caylee Anthony.

Dominic Casey is the PI that was filmed by Hoover searching the area where Caylee Anthony was eventually found months later.

The procedure for complaints with the BAR is to first examine complaints at the “staff level”.   From there, if the complaints are not dismissed they are escalated to grievance committee.  Which is now where this complaint against Baez is.

The grievance committee is a made up of attorneys and  private citizens that investigate the charge to determine if there is probably cause that a bar ethics violation occurred.

If they find that to be the case the complaint will then graduate to the disciplinary process. (source)

Former Casey Anthony friend says she’d never mention Zanny the Nanny

A former close friend of Casey Anthony testified today she had never heard of Zenaida Gonzalez or Zanny the nanny.

Annie Downing answered all questions during an hourlong deposition taken by Gonzalez’s lawyers, WESH-Channel 2′s Bob Kealing reported this afternoon. But Downing and her attorney didn’t take questions from reporters, Kealing added.

The importance of Downing’s insights? Her testimony contradicted Anthony family members, who said they heard Casey mention the nanny, Kealing said. Downing also said that Casey Anthony had never mentioned Zenaida Gonzalez, Kealing added.

Gonzalez is suing Anthony for defamation for linking her to Caylee Anthony’s disappearance. Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of Caylee, her daughter.

Gonzalez’s lawyers said Downing’s deposition helped their client and gave insights into the Anthony family, Kealing reported.

Casey and her mother, Cindy, had clashed over Caylee, Downing explained. Gonzalez attorney John Dill summed up the situation, “Cindy [was] kind of overstepping her bounds as far as being the mom to Caylee and how that was … an ongoing point of friction between the two of them.” (source)

Leonard Padilla to be Questioned in Civil Case today

The California bounty-hunter who once bailed Casey Anthony out of jail is expected to be questioned by attorneys in the civil case against her this afternoon.

Attorney’s with Morgan & Morgan Law Firm, who represent Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez in the defamation suit against Casey Anthony, are expected to question Leonard Padilla at 1 p.m.

Casey Anthony court hearing in Civil Suit

This morning Casey Anthony’s civil attorneys were in court to address a motion filed by Zenaida Gonzalez attorneys to ammend the suit and add punitive damages.  Anthony’s attorneys are still trying to have this case thrown out or at least postponed until after the criminal case goes to trial.

Casey Anthony was not in the court room, but Cindy and George were both present with their attorney Brad Conway.

It was a short and sweet hearing (at least for ZG)

Judge allowed the ammendment to add punitive damages to the suit.

Qualifications for an Attorney to try a Death Penalty Case in Florida

Since the Death Penalty has been put back on the table in the Casey Anthony case there has been much speculation on who will be the new attorney in the case.

Previously Miami attorney Terence Lenamon, was the death qualified attorney but was removed from the defense last October when the state took the death penalty off the table.

Baez’s spokeswoman, Marti Mackenzie, had this to say about a court appearance scheduled for later this month

“At that time, the defense will introduce the highly qualified and outstanding death-qualified attorney as the newest member of the defense team,”

Which is all well and good, but if that’s the case what are they doing deposing witnesses without him right now?

There’s been speculation as to the “qualifications” of an attorney in the death penalty cases.  In all the stories I can find they just kinda dance around it.  Here are two of them:

• orlandosentinel – Who will handle Casey Anthony’s death-penalty case?
• CFNews13 – Who’s Qualified To Handle Casey’s Death Penalty Case?

During JVM earlier an attorney said what everyone is referring to is in the Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure and that it doesn’t actually put requirements on attorneys unless they are court appointed attorneys, and that if Casey has chosen Baez, then the rule is irrelevant.

Not sure about all that, it’s a little out of my jurisdiction.  One of you attorney’s chyme in here an let me know.

Click here to read the Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure that everyone is dancing around

Some Fools Never Learn

Cindy Anthony will be on Larry King tomorrow night for what is sure to be another Anthony train wreck.

You can submit questions for Larry King to ask her by clicking here.

We will have an open thread at CrimeSearchersOnline.com during the show, and will be playing a drinking game. Every time Cindy blames someone for her problems everyone has to drink.

Go ahead and get a keg.

Geraldo Interviews Jose Baez 1/31