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Attorney Jose Baez: 11/25/12 Ethics Complaint re: Casey Anthony

 
Below is a verbatim copy of an ethics complaint submitted to the Florida State Bar via snail mail on November 25, 2012. At the end of this complaint, you'll find the URL for the original ethics complaint filed against Jose Baez in July 2011. For additional information, go to www.noethics.net, and click on to "Attorney Misfits" on the left and then click on to "Florida."
 
The Florida Bar
Inquiry/Complaint Form
 
November 25, 2012
 
Name: David Palmer                                                   
Organization: Committee to Expose Dishonest/                             
Incompetent Attorneys/Judges/Public Officials                                  
URL: www.noethics.net                                                                         
Folsom, CA 95630
 
The Florida Bar                                                                                        
Grievance Committee
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
 
Attorney:   Jose Baez (No. 13232)
                  522 Simpson Rd.
                  Kissimmee, FL 34744
 
Re:   Misconduct of Attorney Jose Baez
 
To Whom It May Concern:
 
Below are facts that I believe will lead you to conclude that the attorney Jose Baez has again engaged in egregious misconduct. If you require any additional information please feel free to drop me a line.
 
Violation of Rule 4-3.3 – Candor toward the Tribunal
 
Rule 4-3.3 prohibits the following conduct:
 
(1) – Make a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal
(4) - Permit any witness to offer testimony or other evidence layer knows to be false
 
In the commentary section of Rule-4.3.3 – under “False evidence” it states in relevant part: “When evidence that a lawyer knows to be false is provided by a person who is not the client, the lawyer must [mandatory] refuse to offer it regardless of the client’s wishes.”
 
Violation of Rule 4-8.4 – Misconduct
 
(c) - Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
                              
According to a recent story appearing on Orlando TV Station WKMG, its reporter Tony Pipitone uncovered evidence proving that on the day Caylee died, that a computer search for “foolproof suffocation” was made from the Anthony family’s computer.
 
In his so-called book titled “Presumed Guilty,” which was published in July, 2012, Jose Baez revealed his knowledge of the computer search for “foolproof suffocation.” Put simply, Baez knew of said computer search well before the Casey Anthony murder trial took place.
 
During the Casey murder trial, Baez asserted that Casey’s father, George was the person that Googled the term “foolproof suffocation,” a fact that Baez clearly knew was false. According to WKMG, Baez knew of this fact well before Casey’s murder trial was conducted.
 
The evidence uncovered by Tony Pipitone taken along with Baez’s admissions in his “Presumed Guilty” book, clearly demonstrate that he knowingly suborned the false testimony of one or more persons during the Anthony murder trial including, Casey’s father and mother, and of course Casey herself.
 
It would be beyond laughable if your office were to assert that Florida attorneys are permitted to put forth testimony at trial that they know or should have known was patently false.
 
Clearly, Baez was under no duty as defense counsel to provide the prosecutor with evidence that would likely have been quite detrimental to his client, Casey Anthony. However, engaging in putting forth testimony one knows is totally inaccurate and/or patently false is another matter. I trust that “winning at all costs” is not the approved mantra of the Florida State Bar.
 
If the State Bar and/or the Florida Supreme Court determines that Baez’s conduct as aforementioned is acceptable, then I would respectfully suggest that the Bar and the Court publicly announce that it fully supports the introduction of false testimony and/or fabricated evidence by Florida attorneys in criminal and/or civil cases. Of course this would mandate that Disciplinary Rule 4-3.3, Candor toward the tribunal be stricken from the Rules of Conduct.
 
Hopefully the State Bar will exhibit a modicum of courage and fortitude and find that Baez’s conduct as set forth above will not be tolerated and recommend to the Florida Supreme Court that Baez be permanently disbarred. Anything less would be an open invitation for more of the same by Jose Baez and those of his ilk.
 
Please provide me with a copy of any responses to this complaint that you receive from Mr. Baez. 
 
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the foregoing facts are true, correct and complete.
 
 
___________________
Dave Palmer – November 25, 2012
Folsom, CA 95630

 

Ethics Complaint v Casey Anthony Attorneys Jose Baez & James Mason
http://tinyurl.com/bnnnypj

 

 

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