Hearing video plus reactions from JB, parents, etc

Casey Faces New Judge In Court

Friday,April 30, 2010 2:26:39 PM
Reported by Dave D’Marko and Jacqueline Fell
ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony
and her defense team went before
a new judge Friday morning.» See
Updates from the CourtroomJudge Belvin
Perry took over the case after Judge Stan Strickland recused
himself at the request of Anthony’s lawyers.The defense said
Strickland had an inappropriate
discussion with a blogger covering the case.Some analysts,
however, said Strickland’s replacement could be more difficult to deal
with as they try to defend Casey against charges of murdering her
2-year-old daughter, Caylee.Analysts had called Perry a
“no-nonsense” judge, and that was reflected in the first court hearing
in the case.The judge was all about the calendar, pushing both
the prosecution and defense to be ready for trial.At one point,
when Perry was talking to defense attorney Jose Baez about his budget
for the Justice Administrative Commission to pay for Casey’s discovery
process, he said: “That needed to be done, like, yesterday.”Perry
set the hearing for May 6, then started pressing the attorneys to get
all their pending motions resolved, and until May 10 to prepare them for
his decision.Both sides said they had a lot to do -- for
example, the state trying to get depositions from as many as 250
witnesses.Perry said he wants a schedule of when they will
take depositions. Anyone who misses a set deadline could be held in
contempt of court.“I will not be taking the excuse, ‘They don’t
show up; we need a delay.’ Give them a courtesy call, and if we need
him, I’m sure the sheriff, Jerry Demings, will be helpful in making
those witnesses available,” Perry said.At one point, a prosecutor
said she might not be able to make a hearing, because she was scheduled
for jury duty in Orange County.Perry said he knows people, and
he’s pretty sure he could get her out of it.Attorneys on both
sides were forced to talk about things in open court they may not have
been prepared to discuss, like change of venue and sequestering the
jury.Though not official yet, Perry said he would prefer to keep
the trial in Orlando, and to get a jury from another county, saying that
would be the cheapest way to do things.Attorneys also seemed to
agree the trial could last as long as two months. The judge did not seem
thrilled, but the trial remains set to start in May 2011.http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2010/4/30/casey_faces_new_judge.html