08-18-2011, 07:20 AM
the chickens are coming home to roost. nothing will happen, maybe a sanction, but it's nice to see him inconvenienced since he seems to think he's Clarence Darrow. he's still a moron, it was the other 12 morons who let her get away with murder, not his litigating "skill".
Orlando Sentinel
August 17, 2011
The Florida Bar told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday it is investigating defense attorney Jose Baez again, the latest probe related to Casey Anthony's probation issue.
At issue: Anthony pleaded guilty to 13 charges in a check fraud case in January 2010. Judge Stan Strickland sentenced her to time-served in jail, and a year of probation after her jail release.
But last month, when Anthony was acquitted of murder and released from the Orange County Jail, she wasn't put on probation. The Department of Corrections said Anthony served that probation in jail while she was awaiting the murder trial.
Anthony's defense team objected, and Perry heard arguments from attorneys earlier this month.
Perry asked the defense team if they knew Anthony was serving her probation while she was in jail. One of Anthony's attorneys admitted that they did, but didn't think it was their burden to notify the court.
In that order, Perry took up the issue with the attorneys too, saying that, "the failure to abide by that order and the failure to notify the court of a known scrivener's error in the order may be a violation of an attorney's duty of candor."
"No attorney should conduct himself or herself in a way that impedes an order of the court. ... Our system of justice should never be in the position of rewarding someone who willfully hides the ball."
A spokeswoman with the Bar said no other information about the investigation into Baez is public.
It's unclear if the Bar initiated the inquiry on its own, or if someone filed a complaint against Baez.
Baez did not respond to requests for comment.
Baez has been the target of several other Bar inquires since taking on Anthony's case in the summer of 2008.
*The Bar confirmed a separate complaint against Baez in early February. Specific details about that complaint have not been released.
Orlando Sentinel
August 17, 2011
The Florida Bar told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday it is investigating defense attorney Jose Baez again, the latest probe related to Casey Anthony's probation issue.
At issue: Anthony pleaded guilty to 13 charges in a check fraud case in January 2010. Judge Stan Strickland sentenced her to time-served in jail, and a year of probation after her jail release.
But last month, when Anthony was acquitted of murder and released from the Orange County Jail, she wasn't put on probation. The Department of Corrections said Anthony served that probation in jail while she was awaiting the murder trial.
Anthony's defense team objected, and Perry heard arguments from attorneys earlier this month.
Perry asked the defense team if they knew Anthony was serving her probation while she was in jail. One of Anthony's attorneys admitted that they did, but didn't think it was their burden to notify the court.
In that order, Perry took up the issue with the attorneys too, saying that, "the failure to abide by that order and the failure to notify the court of a known scrivener's error in the order may be a violation of an attorney's duty of candor."
"No attorney should conduct himself or herself in a way that impedes an order of the court. ... Our system of justice should never be in the position of rewarding someone who willfully hides the ball."
A spokeswoman with the Bar said no other information about the investigation into Baez is public.
It's unclear if the Bar initiated the inquiry on its own, or if someone filed a complaint against Baez.
Baez did not respond to requests for comment.
Baez has been the target of several other Bar inquires since taking on Anthony's case in the summer of 2008.
*The Bar confirmed a separate complaint against Baez in early February. Specific details about that complaint have not been released.