Casey Anthony's Lawyer Jose Baez Reflects on Trial 10 Years Later.
William Husel murder trial: Who is defense attorney Jose Baez? COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly five years after Miami attorney Jose Baez successfully defended NFL star Aaron Hernandez from a double murder conviction, the criminal defense lawyer is back in the spotlight – this time in Columbus.
For his part, Baez said that the claims were all fictitious and that he'd be pursuing legal action. "I unequivocally and categorically deny exchanging sex for my legal services with Ms. Anthony," he said in a statement to People. "I further unequivocally and categorically deny having any sexual relationship with Ms.
Baez is a highly sought-after speaker and lecturer. He is on the faculty at Harvard Law School where he teaches trial techniques to second- and third-year law students in what is considered one of Harvard Law School's most popular courses.
Lorena BaezJose Baez / Spouse
Casey Anthony is living a low-profile life in West Palm Beach, Florida after Patrick McKenna sold the home they shared together.
He is seeking the return of $1 million in legal fees, arguing that Baez failed to substantiate the charges. Baez — the Florida attorney best known for winning the Casey Anthony case — was Weinstein's lawyer for about five months in 2019. Baez charged a non-refundable retainer of $200,000 per month.
On July 5, 2011, the jury found Casey not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child, but guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer....Trial.Casey Anthony trialJudge(s) sittingBelvin Perry6 more rows
Baez, a Florida-based lawyer best known for representing Casey Anthony, joined Weinstein's defense in January 2019 and left six months later, saying the former movie mogul had tarnished their relationship by communicating only through other lawyers and by failing to abide by a fee agreement.
AmericanJose Baez / NationalityEarly life and education. Baez was born to Puerto Rican parents in Manhattan, New York City, and raised in the Bronx and South Florida with his three sisters by his single mother. He attended Homestead High School in Florida, but dropped out in the ninth grade. He married and became a father at age 17.
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As Casey Anthony stood in a Florida court on July 5, 2011 awaiting her fate as the verdict in her case was read, standing beside her was her lawyer, defense attorney Jose Baez.
After the Casey Anthony case, Baez's name made rounds during the George Zimmerman trial. Zimmerman had been arrested for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Despite not defending Zimmerman, Baez was connected to the trial, insofar as he represented a detective who investigated the case. A few years later Baez would be back in ...
He famously got his defendant off by proving that she was a liar, yes — but as a result of being raised in a family of liars. When the media died down after the Anthony trial, Baez did several interviews about the case. And he even wrote a book.
Baez went on to defend Hernandez in his murder case and subsequent appeal, per CNN. It was another highly-publicized case; the former pro football player stood accused of murdering two men, one of whom was his future brother-in-law. Hernandez was acquitted in the case, and it further cemented Baez's reputation as an effective attorney. After the not guilty verdict, Baez was preparing to appeal Hernandez's first murder conviction. Sadly, the former football player committed suicide a few days after his acquittal (via NBC Sports).
He famously sported a look of satisfaction on his face in the aftermath of the verdict and his smile made a few headlines. The trial had brought Baez some newfound fame as a high-profile defense attorney. He famously got his defendant off by proving that she was a liar, yes — but as a result of being raised in a family of liars.
Dominic Casey claimed, in addition, that the defendant and her attorney were having sex because she couldn't pay him. "I arrived at Baez’s office unexpectedly one day and once again, witnessed a naked Casey. This time she ran from his private office, through the conference room to the hallway.
He also suggested that the mom paid her lawyer with sex. The investigator claimed attorney Jose Baez hired him days after police arrested the mom in July 2008.
Meter reader Roy Kronk found the girl's body in the woods near her grandparents' home that December. Dominic Casey also said that before the remains were discovered, Casey Anthony allowed her legal team to try framing Kronk, "to portray him as a murderer and or kidnapper of Caylee Anthony.".
Casey Anthony was seen running naked through her defense attorney Jose Baez’ s office in late 2008, and on another occasion Baez told her she owed him three oral sex sessions, according to recently filed court documents in Anthony’s bankruptcy case.
Those claims and many others are contained in an affidavit filed by Dominic Casey, who once worked as a private detective for Casey Anthony’s defense team. “Baez had scheduled a television interview that night,” Dominic Casey wrote in his affidavit, recalling Sept. 5, 2008.
Kronk is suing Casey Anthony for defamation, alleging she accused him of kidnapping her daughter Caylee. The bankruptcy judge in Tampa is trying to determine whether Anthony’s bankruptcy would protect her from having to pay Kronk if he were to win a judgement against her in the defamation case.
Among the many claims made in his filing, Dominic Casey said that a convicted drug trafficker and money launderer for “El Chapo,” the Mexican drug lord and head of the Sinaloa Cartel, had offered $200,000 in reward money, money for Casey Anthony’s defense and $500,000 that was needed for Casey Anthony’s second bail bond.
Dominic Casey went on to say he told Casey Anthony that “she cannot allow him to continue engaging in this behavior.”. “Casey told me she had to do what Jose said because she had no money for her defense,” according the affidavit.
In October of 2008, Dominic Casey terminated his services for The Baez Law Firm. But his involvement in the case continued through 2011, when Casey Anthony, then 25, went to trial for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony.
A couple of weeks later, Dominic Casey said the “misconduct between Casey and Jose Baez had escalated,” according to the filing pulled from online court records.
Baez came to significant national attention when he took on the case of Casey Anthony. Time Magazine dubbed it "the Social Media Trial of the Century". Anthony was acquitted of the murder of her daughter, Caylee, after a trial that lasted six weeks. In a press conference on the day of the verdict, Baez said, "While we're happy for Casey, there are no winners in this case. Caylee has passed on far, far too soon, and what my driving force has been for the last three years has been always to make sure that there has been justice for Caylee and Casey because Casey did not murder Caylee. It's that simple." He added, "And today our system of justice has not dishonored her memory by a false conviction." Baez was featured on every major news network and show across the country. Baez authored a book with Peter Golenbock about the Anthony Case, Presumed Guilty, which was published on July 3, 2012 and became a New York Times Best Seller. Fox News Channel commentator Geraldo Rivera referred to Baez as "Juanie Cochran."
Baez defended Aaron Hernandez on charges related to a 2012 Boston double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in a drive-by shooting in Boston's South End on July 16, 2012. On April 14, 2017, a jury cleared Hernandez of committing the murders.
The unarmed victim, Zechariah Casagranda, was stabbed 10 times. During the trial Baez was able to demonstrate that Casagranda, a military man, in a military town, was the initial aggressor and was the one who attacked Shaw. Using self-defense as the defense in the case, Shaw was found not guilty.
Charlie Ely's Murder Conviction Vacated. Charlie Ely was convicted of first-degree murder after being charged for her alleged role in the death of a fifteen year old boy who was shot in her room. She was sentenced to life in prison in Florida. Baez was hired to represent her in a conviction and sentence appeal.
In the summer of 2019, Jose Baez represented Mark Nordlicht, the CIO of the billion-dollar hedge fund, Platinum Partners. Nordlicht was charged with securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, and multiple counts of conspiracy. The government alleged that Nordlicht, along with others, engaged in one of the largest "ponzi-esque" schemes in history. Baez tried the case over a two-month period in an Eastern District of New York courtroom, winning acquittals for Mark Nordlicht.
In 2018, Jose Baez successfully defended Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald Bond Trader, David Demos, in a federal court in Hartford, Connecticut. Demos was accused of lying about the prices of mortgage-backed securities to customers, and was charged with securities fraud. Jose Baez argued that the lies alleged by the government, were not important enough to influence the decisions of the customers. After a jury trial, Mr. Baez won Demos acquittals on all counts.
After jail calls that were released where George Zimmerman discussed Baez, Zimmerman's friend Frank Taaffe disclosed to HLN that a "consortium" wanted to hire Baez to represent George Zimmerman. Zimmerman chose Mark O'Mara. Ultimately, Baez ended up representing a lead detective in the case, Chris Serino.
Casey Anthony: A Complete Timeline of Her Murder Case and Trial. The young mother raised suspicions with her behavior after the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee, though prosecutors were unable to conclusively tie her to the toddler's death. Author:
In 2008, the world was captivated by the bizarre behavior displayed by Casey Anthony. The then-22-year-old single mother from Orlando, Florida, was revealed to have spun a web of lies to cover up for the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, that summer; the Facebook photos of her partying around town and a dearth ...
July 16, 2008: Casey is arrested. Casey leads investigators on a pair of wild goose chases, first to the uninhabited apartment of a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who allegedly ran off with Caylee on June 9, and then to Universal Studios, where Casey pretended to have a job. She is arrested and charged with child neglect, ...
June 16, 2008: Casey drives off with Caylee. Caylee was raised in the Orlando home of her grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, but the day after an alleged family argument on Father's Day, June 15, Casey leaves with her young daughter and rebuffs efforts to reconcile in person.
After almost six weeks of testimony and 400 pieces of evidence presented in court, the jury of seven women and five men takes less than 11 hours to reach a verdict of not guilty.
The trial begins with the prosecution's opening salvo of Casey being a party girl with no use for a young daughter, as evidenced by the month spent shopping and drinking during Caylee's absence.
October 14, 2008: Casey is charged with first-degree murder. The unsealed indictment also charges her with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.
CASEY Anthony was the mother of Caylee Anthony, a young Florida girl who was found dead in 2008. After Casey was acquitted of her daughter's death in 2011, 10 years ago today, there has been interest as to what the 35-year-old is now doing with her life. 4. Casey Anthony dubbed by cable TV show hosts as 'the most hated mom in America' ...
Casey was set with felony charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse and four misdemeanor charges. They acquitted her of the felony charges but convicted her on four misdemeanor charges of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
During the Casey Anthony trial, the jury deliberated for ten hours.
The prosecution painted a different series of events alleging that Casey used chloroform on her daughter and suffocated her by putting duct tape over the toddler's mouth and nose.
However, in May 2021 she emerged into the spotlight once again after she was involved in a massive brawl. Drinks were reportedly thrown at O'Shea's Irish Pub in West Palm Beach in Florida over the weekend after Casey brawled with a woman with whom it was claimed she shared an ex.
CASEY Anthony was the mother of Caylee Anthony, a young Florida girl who was found dead in 2008.
Casey first claimed that Caylee was with a sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez "Zanny" which turned out to be the first of many lies. In December 2008, Caylee's decomposed remains were found in a wooded area not far from the Anthony home.
Orlando attorney Charles Green will be representing Casey against a defamation lawsuit filed by Zenaida Gonzalez, whose name is the same as the alleged nanny Casey said disappeared with Caylee, a woman investigators say does not exist.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The case against Casey Anthony will be the biggest criminal trial ever in Central Florida and her defense just got a lot bigger. Three new lawyers joined the team Tuesday.
Four other attorneys have already come through and left either Casey or her parents.
Casey Anthony's defense team lined up 35 witnesses to question Friday. They were all law enforcement officers.
Last month, Brad Conway quit Casey's parents over claims that Casey's lawyers made false statements about him.
A Texas EquuSearch representative and a special magistrate appointed by Chief Judge Belvin Perry, must be present at all times.
Court documents show Dorothy Clay Sims will appear as co-counsel for the defense. According to her law firm's website, Sims focuses on direct and cross-examination of medical experts.