He has heard that he attempted to molest Casey. In fact, the whole nation has heard it and now Lee Anthony has filed a motion:
He wants in the courtroom, just as his parents were able to be in to hear everything. Is this a signal that he plans on 'betraying' his sister, much like George and Cindy did?
Had Casey really believed that her family was going to take a bullet for her, allow their reputations to be destroyed and perhaps even have George and Lee prosecuted, all just to cover for Casey's murder?
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony will be back in an Orange County courtroom for day 17 of her murder trial on Tuesday and before the jury hears any testimony, the judge is expected to hear a new motion.
The motion was filed over the weekend by Casey's brother, Lee Anthony, who is also a witness in the case. Lee Anthony’s attorney, Mark Lippman, who is also representing George and Cindy Anthony, will petition the judge on Tuesday to allow Lee Anthony to sit in on the trial and hear testimony from other witnesses. Typically witnesses aren't allowed to be in court to hear other testimony.
The motion was not, as previously reported by a local Florida attorney, a motion to squelch the defense from the sexual abuse allegation.
Lee Anthony is hoping Judge Belvin Perry will allow him to sit in the courtroom to watch, just as his parents have been allowed to.
Casey’s mother, Cindy Anthony is expected to be on the stand again on Tuesday, after giving emotional testimony on Saturday.
Throughout the first week of testimony, prosecutors methodically worked their way through each stage of the case. Casey’s friends and ex-boyfriends testified and prosecutors showed her partying as if nothing was wrong in the days following the time her attorneys claim Caylee drowned.
Casey's father George Anthony also testified last week, along with a tow company manager who said he smelled human decomposition in Casey's car.
WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said the trial is slowly building and on Tuesday, it’s likely the court will hear Cindy's 911call that she made to report Caylee missing.
"Smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car,” Cindy Anthony said in the 911 call she made back in 2008.
For Cindy, the car, like Casey, was "damned"
"The emotion you hear in at 911 call is really going to seal the deal,” said Sheaffer.
Law enforcement is also expected to testify, to spell out Casey's lies about dropping Caylee of at the Saw Grass apartments with the mystery babysitter Zenaida Gonzales and even leading them to Universal Studios where she claimed she worked.
"We'll have investigators testify to the numerous lies she told them,” said Sheaffer.
There should be quite a number of investigators to testify and there may be some cross examination. Expect the pattern of Jose Baez to continue: he will ask questions, build a crescendo, and just when we are left to believe that he has a powerful, testimonial, game breaking question, he will say "no further questions" with all the bluster of a Richard Henee balloon.
Sheaffer said he also expects Casey's pattern of crying to continue when Caylee is brought up, something she never did at other court hearings. He believes that's what she's been instructed to do by her attorneys, but said her acting falls flat when she can't maintain her emotion for very long.
"Although she tries to stay in character, she can't and reverts back to the real Casey when we see her glaring at her mother," said Sheaffer.
She is a murderer and believes that life revolves around her: we should not expect her to behave like a professional legal always.
Sheaffer also said he believes the defense will have to be very careful when cross examining Cindy Anthony on Tuesday. He said if they attack Cindy the way they've attacked George, it might look to the jury like they're just picking on a grieving grandmother.
Prosecutors contend that 25-year-old Casey suffocated Caylee with duct tape. Casey's defense team says the child drowned accidentally in a family pool.
Casey is charged with first-degree murder in the toddler's summer 2008 death. If convicted, she could be sentenced to death.
The trial will resume at 8:30am on Tuesday.
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