Attorneys were in and out of the judge’s chambers, and awaited the arrival of Chief Judge Belvin Perry on Monday morning. Perry arrived and cleared the air for all of the speculators and all that they have contemplated.
The judge explained that the defense filed a motion for competency to proceed for the defendant, Casey Marie Anthony, the 25-year-old accused of the murder of her daughter, Caylee Marie in 2008.
Perry explained that, as a result of the analysis made by the three doctors, Anthony was competent to proceed, and the court will file a motion as such, along with filing of emergency orders for the appointed experts.
Court continued with the calling of Dr. Kenneth Furton to the stand by the defense. Furton was accepted to testify as an expert witness in the area of forensic chemistry.
After examination of items collected as evidence in the case, Furton explained to the 17 men and women of the jury that he would not come to the conclusion that the odor in Anthony’s vehicle, the Pontiac Sunfire, composed solely from chloroform and a human body that has decomposed in the trunk.
“It’s possible to be explained by a dead human body in the trunk of the car, plus additional chemicals from other materials,” Furton said. Additional items, he explained, from the bag of trash found in the trunk, such as the food packages.
“It’s most likely a combination of things,” he said. “It could be the consumer products reported as well as the decomposition. That is not necessarily a human event.”
He claims the material found on the paper towel that was collected from the trunk of the vehicle contained fatty acids, which can also be found in milk and cheese. He stated that the combination he referred to could have been that of household products and the gasoline present in the trunk.
A former criminal defense attorney of 22 years, Karin Moore does not believe Perry will consider this new statute into the case against Casey Anthony.
At the conclusion of Monday’s court proceeding, the defense stated they rested on their memorandum, as well as the case law. Lead Defense Attorney Jose Baez said he expects the defense to rest their entire case by Thursday.