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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
The prosecution failed to get work records for Cindy Anthony to place her at work on the date she told them she was home searching for chloroform on google. Now they need to get those records because the defense simply asked her about it and she repeated what the state knew 2 yrs ago. It's kind of unfair to now allow the state to bring these records when they SHOULD have known it would be brought up at trial.
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I'm going to disagree with you there. If you remember, in her original deposition years ago she said she only searched for chlorophyll, not chloroform, and she also said she searched for it sometime in march. Her testimony in court changed. On the stand she asserted that not only did she additionally search for chloroform she also asserted that she was at home on the date the prosecution presented those searches were done, and said that she and casey took turns sitting at the computer to explain why these searches were in conjunction with casey's myspace activity.
This was all new testimony. The new additions were pointed out by the prosecution on cross, to which Mrs. Anthony attributed her clearer memory to things such as changes in her medication. She also affirmed that she was positive she was home on that day during those hours even though her timecard would reflect otherwise and stated that if she could have access to her work logs she could prove it, but she was certain that by now those logs no longer existed.
That was I think last thursday, the following day the prosecution tipped their hand to the defense and let them know they had contacted Gentiva to get the records pulled. They also gave them advance warning last week that they are going to present computer logs from the anthony home that are going to tear apart their timeline of events for June 16th.
I think they've been pretty straight up in terms of discovery. Especially in comparison to the defense who might be facing bar issues or contempt of court due to their willful witholding and failure to comply with discovery orders.
Just my
