It seems that a lot of people have worried that George Anthony can plead the 5th if he perjured himself in his testimony, both to the Grand Jury and the Depositions. Well he can’t. Casey can plead the 5th, but George cannot. Check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleading_the_Fifth
This particular part explains it well:
A witness may not refuse to answer questions on the ground that the answers may reveal matters that may incriminate other persons (with the possible exception of married couples — see Spousal privilege).
As does this:
As federal grand juries have the power to subpoena individuals and force them to take the witness stand, defendants in such proceedings invariably refuse to answer any questions put to them, citing their Fifth Amendment rights. If the defendant does answer any question put by the prosecutor during the proceeding, the protection of the Fifth Amendment is lost.
George’s Grand Jury Testimony is sealed as it’s a “secret” proceeding. The State seeks to have it unsealed and provided to them to compare his testimony as he has changed his story in the Depositions, under oath. Also in the reports I’ve read George is a witness for the defense at this point. So in effect they are trying to destroy his credibility as a witness. If they find he’s perjured himself. Whether or not they are looking to charge him, only they know that. I just wanted to clarify that point to you.
Hi Niecy
good info. but do the same rules apply
to state grand juries
I HOPE SO
niecey,thanks,good to know!
Hey Pat! Thanks. Yes, the Grand Jury period.
Hey Mikka! You’re welcome.
This is interesting to regarding Lee’s Limited Use Immunity:
If the government gives an individual immunity, then that individual may be compelled to testify. Immunity may be “transactional immunity” or “use immunity”; in the former, the witness is immune from prosecution for offenses related to the testimony; in the latter, the witness may be prosecuted, but his testimony may not be used against him. In Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972), the Supreme Court held that the government need only grant use immunity to compel testimony. The use immunity, however, must extend not only to the testimony made by the witness, but also to all evidence derived therefrom. This scenario most commonly arises in cases related to organized crime.
Thank you for the Information, niecey. Yes, I needed to know that because the law can be hard to comprehend sometimes. In the end, none of the people that have lied will get away with it.
Hey Renee! You are welcome. I agree with you on the end result.
niecey Do you have any information why the Motions filed by the State have not been posted anywhere? The state filed a Motion last Thursday and yesterday (Tues 9/22) and they still have not posted.
Niecey, here are some of the sponsors of the CBS show “48-Hour Mystery” ~ I’ve included contact info but in some cases I couldn’t find an email address.
Kaspersky Lab ~ http://tinyurl.com/kqe79j
Free Credit Report ~ http://tinyurl.com/njgd4k
AT&T ~ http://tinyurl.com/kqkjuc
ADT Home Security ~ http://tinyurl.com/nzqjtc
behome24/7.com ~ http://tinyurl.com/koxtf7
superpages.com ~ http://tinyurl.com/njha7j
Maybe if those sponsors REALLY CARE about how their potential customers feel about them, they’ll be interested in hearing our opinion about them featuring Casey Anthony’s case BEFORE the trial on the CBS Show “48-Hour Mysteries.” I could care less what they do AFTER the trial but they should not be mucking around in a murder case before a jury hears the case and it has been tried.
If I have more time later I’ll compile some of CBS’s sponsors, too.
Hi Niecey! I went to moderation. Is it okay if I list the 48-Hour information here? I think we mentioned it last week when we heard they were going to feature Casey, but I never got around to it then.
Hey Shine Shine! Welcome!!!
Here you go:
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/21090992/detail.html
Hey Bees! AWESOME!!! Great Job! That’s a great start and I do appreciate it.
You’re fine Bees, and I appreciate it. I was away from the computer for a bit. Sorry.
Thank You!!!
Thanks for the list of sponsers *Bees.
I have been an AT&T customer for 15 years. I will definately email them.
That’s great, Diana. I’m e-mailing them all.
Here are the email contacts for the ones I didn’t have when I posted the list (above) earlier:
Kaspersky ~ http://usa.kaspersky.com
Free Credit Report ~ Support@FreeCreditReport.com
AT&T ~ still can’t find an email contact
ADT Home Security ~ still can’t find one
behome24/7.com ~ http://www.behome247.com/contactus.html
superpages.com ~ http://tinyurl.com/ye2cv7t
Many thanks for clarifying this Niecey, by the time this trial is over you should be ready to sit the Bar Exam {and pass first time with flying colours!}
It may take a little longer for the rest of us to come up to speed but we are trying….really we are trying.
My calendar shows that Macaloser should have been in court yesterday {California Bar Hearing}…does anyone have any news???
Where are the docs we were promised???
Hugs from your impatient friend ♥♥♥
I hear ya, Jill! WHERE ARE OUR DOCS??? I didn’t even think about Macaloser yesterday. Must go Google or something.
With you in impatience,
Deb aka: BK
last night on florida channel,
For journalists, the Casey Anthony case is increasingly becoming a study in ethics. For the public, it’s a matter of basic decency.
WESH-Channel 2′s Bob Kealing last night highlighted information from Lee Anthony’s last deposition.
Prosecutors noted that Cindy Anthony, Lee’s mother, had testified that she was receiving “some sort of remuneration” from the murder case, Tom Luka, Lee’s former attorney, told the station.
Casey Anthony, Lee’s sister and Cindy’s daughter, is charged with the first-degree murder of her daughter, Caylee.
Lee Anthony told prosecutors that he wasn’t receiving any money, Luka said. In fact, several news organizations approached Lee Anthony, and he turned them all down, Luka said.
Kealing raised the possibility that Cindy Anthony is receiving money from CBS’ “48 Hours Mystery” for a program that is scheduled to air soon. CBS News says it doesn’t pay for interviews, but it does license photographs and video to tell a story — a standard practice in the industry.
That’s where the journalism ethics come in. Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute, a Florida school for journalists, said that if a licensing fee is a way to pay for information, then that information could be tainted.
its so funny ,no word about geo,its all about cindy!!!
Hi Mikka! Did you see the short list of sponsors for The 48-Hour Mysteries I left up above? We can email the shows sponsors and tell them we don’t support the products used to sponsor the Anthony case.
Hiya Mikka…thanks for the info…I wonder if there will be a video of it?
Hiya Bees…I can’t find anything about Macaloser…BUT I did find this video showing KC ALL the items she bought with Amy’s money.
Gotta go to bed now…nighty nite ♥♥♥
from wesh,
http://www.wesh.com/news/21101165/detail.html
bees
saw it thanks,will write him all!
thanks for the info, Mikka.
WESH 2 News tried to obtain more specific information from Cindy Anthony’s attorney, Brad Conway, but he did not return phone calls or text messages.
Of course he didn’t (return calls, etc.), he’s getting a cut for being their attorney.
It takes good character to say NO to these media and news outlet offers. Cindy almost makes herself look like a criminal by accepting these offers. I think there will be repercussions down the road…big time.
Good Morning Everyone!!!
Bees, Your comments went to spam, because of the email addresses, I guess, and I noticed they were pretty similar, and so I deleted the one that said the least, that said the most, and so I set you free. Thank you soooo much for sharing that and I’m sorry that happened.
Jill, You are welcome. I don’t know about that, but we are learning a bunch about the Law, and especially in Florida.
Here’s a thought, maybe we should all take the exam when this is over?
Last mention of docs they were being released into discovery, so that means they were just being released to the defense. Don’t know if and when we will see them.
Don’t know about Macaloser’s court date either. Hmmm……..
HUGS!!!
Let me know what you find Bees, will sleuth around a bit myself in a bit.
Mikka, Thank you for sharing that! You are good at keeping watch and finding things!!! Great Job!!!!!!! I just posted on this issue as I find it completely sick. I will never understand. I’ve always felt that Cindy was in charge of that.
Good Idea Bees!
She really looked like a worried mother there, grieving so much. Right? Not!
Goodnight Jill! Sweet Dreams!
Thanks Mikka! Again, Great Job!!!
I agree Renee, he’s getting a cut and so is Baez. You are right, What comes around goes around. That’s a very true and wise saying. It will all catch up in the end.
hello to all of you .mikka the saying is “what goes around comes around”"you have it the other way.l hope you dont get offended.baez is sure buying time but who knows what the outcome will be.this last person that asked to get him to testify of what and when he says he saw both casey and caylee.they should take his DNA because they say that there is a hair there when they looked at the evidence just to see if this guy is the one to put caylee where she was.l am having thoughts that casey did not commit this crime and if she did there is another person involved.those are my theories right now.have a good night.
Hey Annie Paws! Actually Mikka didn’t say that, I did. Thank you for the correction. I don’t think there is anyone else involved. I’m sure they have covered all of their bases. The defense is spinning the DNA thing.
Thank you for sharing. Have a good night.