About week after the discovery of the remains of Caylee Anthony in a garbage bag, Jose Baez released a statement which he may not have solely written, but which he did approve, to the press.
The press release may be found at the following link:
http://cayleeanthony.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/baez-lashes-out-at-investigators/
“Unfortunately this matter has already become a Media Circus and something The Baez Law Firm will not contribute to, by just making a show of going to the excavation site without good reason. The Casey Anthony Defense Team is being prevented from examining the site unless and until all photographs, schematic sketches and related material and documentation are released to the defense through the discovery process.”
“Unfortunately” – For whom are the circumstances unfortunate? The Baez Law Firm. The word “unfortunately” is dependent upon the point of view of the speaker and the listener. What is unfortunate for the speaker may not be unfortunate for anyone else. Mr. Baez feels fortune has turned against him.
“this matter” – We assume “this matter” references law enforcement’s denial of Mr. Baez’s requests to interfere with an active crime scene investigation which had not been tied to his client at the time of this statement.
“has already become” – The word “already” indicates Mr. Baez expected “this matter” to “become a Media Circus”, but not this quickly.
“a Media Circus” – The capitalization of the words “Media Circus” indicate sensitivity to the concept.
“and something The Baez Law Firm will not contribute to” – What exactly will the Baez Law Firm “not contribute to”? “Something”. Is “something” the same as “a Media Circus”? No. If it were, there would be no need to re-identify it as the far less precise “something”. The Baez Law Firm initiated the ridiculous requests to access the crime scene prior to the completion of law enforcement’s investigation, yet Mr. Baez claims this did not contribute to the “Media Circus” even though his requests were the catalyst.
“by just making a show of going to the excavation site without good reason” – This is what The Baez Law Firm claims it will not do to “contribute”. “Just” indicates if this action were paired with other actions, it would be an acceptable form of contribution. Mr. Baez did address the news cameras at the “excavation site”, but here claims it was not “making a show”. Mr. Baez implies he had “good reason” when he made a “show”. Mr. Baez feels it is acceptable to make a “show” with “good reason”, even if doing so contributes to the “Media Circus”. “Reason” is sensitive as marked by “good”, which Mr. Baez must add as the validity of his reasons may be questioned by others.
“The Casey Anthony Defense Team is being prevented” – The Baez Law Firm is now “The Casey Anthony Defense Team”. If The Baez Law Firm will not contribute to a media circus unless they have good reason, will “The Casey Anthony Defense Team” contribute without good reason? Who prevents The Casey Anthony Defense Team and do they have good reason?
“from examining the site” – This is what The Casey Anthony Defense Team is being prevented from doing. The “excavation site” is now the “site”.
“unless and until all photographs, schematic sketches and related material and documentation are released to the defense through the discovery process” – Mr. Baez states the “examining the site” is dependent on “photographs, schematic sketches and related material and documentation”. Why? Did law enforcement have these items when they examined the site? “Through the discovery process” is Mr. Baez acknowledging the defense will receive all of these items as part of the “process”. There is a “process” and it must be followed. Mr. Baez is acknowledging he is attempting to bypass the “process”.
We have learned Mr. Baez expected to start a Media Circus when he made his remarks before the assembled press covering the excavation of the discovery site.
We have learned Mr. Baez believes he had “good reason” to start a Media Circus.
We have learned Mr. Baez attempted to use the denial of his requests to allow the defense team to examine the discovery site prior to the completion of law enforcement’s forensic investigation as a tool to bypass the normal discovery process.
Bull Stopper Stops Bull 
Just because Mr Boaz KNEW the remains were Caylee’s, does not mean law enforcement knew, and could then, let his group into the crime scene, since it was connected to his murderous client, inmate Casey Anthony.
A good read as always.
Assuming law enforcement did announce the remains were identified as Caylee Anthony during the investigation, would Baez and crew have any rights to inspect the scene prior to law enforcement completing their investigation?
Has any defense team ever been granted access to a crime scene during the forensic investigation?
To my knowledge, there is no precedent for either the request of the defense team or approval of such.
Yes, for Baez to cry “FOUL!” over normal proceedings only ricochets back and describes his own attempts at re-creating the wheel, which are foul indeed.
So, we are left with the question: Does he not know these are normal procedures and that he must wait patiently, preferable quietly?
Or, is he squawking to maim and disrupt the work and community trust of LE and all its hard work?
His better response would be to support LE and its integrity, and later question possible unintended “mistakes” if necessary.
Because he has publicly chosen to cry, throw mud, and remain hostile, he is the Circus that the media are feeding off of. By proclaiming that his firm will NOT contribute to the Show, is much like the Crying Clown who makes the audience laugh at his woes. Quite the irony.
He has locked himself into a corner by his claims of conspiracy.
I believe when he states in court the prosecution and he have been working things out in a civil manner behind the scenes, he destroys any credibility for his conspiracy claims. Why would he accept or work anything out with the same prosecutors he swears are conspiring with police and elected officials to kill his client?
He was still proclaiming “Caylee is ALIVE” at the time the remains were discovered, so if he had evidence to actually believe that statement , then why would he even “think” this might be Caylee?
And why did Cindy tell the police she already had the same woods searched by her PIs?
There seems to be some knowledge of what was found when the where was announced on the part of the defense and the family.
If the Baez Law Firm did not wish to contribute to the media circus, why did they say anything at all?
If one has to announce they have taken the “high road” they haven’t actually taken it.
I think my favorite JB press conference was the one where first he made a statement in English, then repeated it in Spanish amid the honking car horns and the traffic noise.
If he had done this from the very start, I would think nothing of it, but I only recall him doing it on one occasion.
So what do you make of that Bull?
I have seen him do it a few times. It seems to be tied to the concurrence of two events. The first is the presence of a Spanish speaking correspondent. The second is the presence of Kathi Belich. He skips over or derides her question, the cuts her off by starting into his Spanish statement. However, his Spanish moments are rare and I may just have seen a couple Kathi Belich was at and read too much into it.
I have also noticed his command of Spanish is lacking. I notice this despite the fact I do not speak Spanish, so his is bad, really bad.
I think in Orlando and all of Florida there is a sizable number of Spanish speakers who need a Spanish speaking attorney and Jose is taking advantage of the media coverage to advertise he fits this niche. It worked for him at least once with in the recent case with the woman who was arrested on the cruise ship due to a case of mistaken identity.
Thank you for another great article!
In my opinion, JoseBGood is the ringmaster and Jose Baez is the clown!
I think the press release was his last ditch effort at raising funds for the alleged defense and to get the scheme team more free publicity.
Gosh Bullstopper. Where is eceryone? Seems like you had more followers when I was around. Maybe people like a change of pace. Like Maxinema. She is pretty much devoted to HO’s blog. Maybe she would like to talk to me?
Bull- thanks for the response, it just confirms to me that he is a bilingual idiot-he doesn’t speak well in two languages.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.