· Attorney Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, the Florida mother whose 2011 murder trial made him one of the …
· Casey Anthony's former attorney, Jose Baez, lashed out at accusations that he had sex with his client before her murder trial, telling Fox News on Tuesday the investigator who made the claim was ...
· As Casey Anthony stood in a Florida court on July 5, 2011, awaiting her fate as the verdict in her case was read, standing beside her was her lawyer, defense attorney Jose Baez. Photos from that day showed Baez and Anthony, along with other members of the defense team, tightly holding hands in the courtroom during the reading of the verdict.
· NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! More than five years after a jury in Florida cleared Casey Anthony in the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee, a private investigator claimed ...
As Casey Anthony stood in a Florida court on July 5, 2011 awaiting her fate as the verdict in her case was read, standing beside her was her lawyer, defense attorney Jose Baez.
After the Casey Anthony case, Baez's name made rounds during the George Zimmerman trial. Zimmerman had been arrested for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Despite not defending Zimmerman, Baez was connected to the trial, insofar as he represented a detective who investigated the case. A few years later Baez would be back in ...
Baez went on to defend Hernandez in his murder case and subsequent appeal, per CNN. It was another highly-publicized case; the former pro football player stood accused of murdering two men, one of whom was his future brother-in-law. Hernandez was acquitted in the case, and it further cemented Baez's reputation as an effective attorney. After the not guilty verdict, Baez was preparing to appeal Hernandez's first murder conviction. Sadly, the former football player committed suicide a few days after his acquittal (via NBC Sports).
He famously got his defendant off by proving that she was a liar, yes — but as a result of being raised in a family of liars. When the media died down after the Anthony trial, Baez did several interviews about the case. And he even wrote a book.
He famously sported a look of satisfaction on his face in the aftermath of the verdict and his smile made a few headlines. The trial had brought Baez some newfound fame as a high-profile defense attorney. He famously got his defendant off by proving that she was a liar, yes — but as a result of being raised in a family of liars.
When Harvey Weinstein stood trial for his sexual assault case in 2019, Baez was part of the defense team, although he shortly dropped out, reported Vanity Fair.
He also suggested that the mom paid her lawyer with sex. The investigator claimed attorney Jose Baez hired him days after police arrested the mom in July 2008.
Meter reader Roy Kronk found the girl's body in the woods near her grandparents' home that December. Dominic Casey also said that before the remains were discovered, Casey Anthony allowed her legal team to try framing Kronk, "to portray him as a murderer and or kidnapper of Caylee Anthony.".
The investigator said he quit the legal team in October 2008.
Defense attorney Jose Baez told jurors that the toddler accidentally drowned in the family pool.
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Casey Anthony launches private investigation business: report. The onetime accused child-killer appears to have launched a private investigation firm in Florida, public records show. One of the jurors who voted to acquit Casey Anthony of first-degree murder in the Florida death of her 2-year-old daughter is speaking about ...
But the prosecutors did not give us enough evidence to convict," the juror said at the time. "They gave us a lot of stuff that makes us think that she probably did something wrong, but not beyond a reasonable doubt.". Defense attorney Jose Baez told jurors that the toddler accidentally drowned in the family pool.