Casey Anthony: Is delay significant or no big deal?
Casey Anthony in court Saturday. Photo credit: Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel
What’s coming Monday at the Casey Anthony trial?
The mysterious recess Saturday has people wondering.
Geraldo Rivera, last night on his Fox News Channel show, called the delay shocking. But he also cited ”an unimpeachable source” who said the legal issue “is expected to have no long-term impact on the trial, and further, it is still possible this contentious case could be wrapped up before July 4.” And Rivera added that the trial is “expected to resume Monday as if nothing happened, legally speaking. There is no harm, no foul.”
Yet Mark NeJame, the Orlando attorney who is a legal analyst for WKMG-Channel 6, advised trial watchers to be “glued” to their sets at 8:30 a.m. Monday. “This is significant, this is substantial, this is a fundamental issue,” NeJame told Tony Pipitone.
NeJame discounted the notions there was a problem with the jury or a witness or that someone got sick. “You can take this judge at his word. He said it was a legal issue,” NeJame said.
NeJame highlighted that defense attorney Cheney Mason approached the bench about the issue. NeJame said other possibilities include a plea deal or Anthony wants someone off the defense team.
Vinnie Politan of “In Session” and HLN said that Jean Casarez talked to Mason last night. Here’s what Casarez reported last night: “Cheney Mason, attorney for Casey Anthony, confirms with me that ALL of the media speculation surrounding Judge Belvin Perry’s dismissal of court this morning is false. This speculation would include plea deal, mistrial, Roy Kronk’s telephone records and issues with Dr. Bill Rodriguez testifying for the defense. What was put on the record today in chambers is under seal and cannot be made public at this time.”
NeJame also said talk of a mistrial was highly speculative. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.
WFTV-Channel 9 legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said the legal issue “of some importance” apparently came up in a short time. He also compared the situation to Baez’s leaving court during jury selection — an event that set off a lot of incorrect speculation.
The Saturday issue certainly set off a lot of speculation, too. Will we find out what it is Monday morning?