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By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

Was the Casey Anthony jury correct in convicting her of only lying to police? Did the prosecution fail to make a solid case that proved her guilt beyond reasonable doubt? Or was the defense simply brilliant in a bumbling way as it threw spaghetti against the wall that stuck? Was the media unfair in coverage that demonized Casey?

Indeed, says Anthony lawyer Cheney Mason. Before he was caught on video tape giving the media the finger at the Casey lawyers victory party following her acquital on all charges related to killing her daughter, Mason unloaded a double barrel blast at hostile hosts and celebrity TV legal experts.
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By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) artharris.com, all rights reserved

It took O. J. Simpson’s Los Angeles jury four hours to reach a verdict in the 1995 double murder case against the football star-turned actor—Not Guilty.

It took the Casey Anthony jury twice as long –10 hours – to find her NOT guilty of murder one…and all counts related to killing her two year old daughter, another celebrity trial where a speedy verdict spelled acquital for murder.

In both cases, a jury backed who they saw as the underdog. In Simpson’s case, lawyer Johnny Cochran’s played on the strained feelings between the African American community and the LAPD, OJ as underdog…In Casey Anthony’s case, Jose Baez portrayed her as a molestation victim, proved her parents liars and pokeD holes in prosecution experts to create reasonable doubt…A defendant ganged up on in a country that embraces underdogs and redeemed sinners.

Anthony was found guilty on the lesser charge of lying to a law enforcement officer, and could be released as early as Thursday and given credit for time served, her lawyer, Cheney Mason said, for a charge that carries a likely prison term shorter than time she’s already spent in the Orange County Florida jail.

“Her lies worked,” said one TV pundit, as shockwaves spread from the courtroom to the Orlando streets. Crowds waving anti-Casey signs and demanding “Justice for Caylee” were transformed into a sort of Zombie-shuffle, a scene earily reminiscent of the quiet shock, then public outcry in white America after Simpson acquital split the nation along racial lines. Read the rest of this entry »

Trial excerpts from week 1…

From The Bald Truth, (c) artharris.com, all rights reserved

Some excerpts from week one are above; week two are below…more to come. Read the rest of this entry »

Big hole in Caylee drowned in the family pool claim?

By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) artharris.com, all rights reserved

If Jose Baez watches Nancy Grace on HLN after another hard day in court defending Casey Anthony, he might be wise to heed advice from a fellow criminal defense lawyer who is a frequent guest and knows a hole in a case when he sees one–one of many holes Anthony’s defense team will have to plug before the jury votes on whether they believe she murdered her daughter.

“He’d better get ready to explain why the cadaver dogs didn’t hit on the smell of death in and around the family swimming pool” says Ray Giudice, veteran Atlanta criminal defense lawyer and a sponsor of The Bald Truth. Read the rest of this entry »