Casey Anthony Trial Date – Casey Anthony, mother of murdered toddler Caylee Anthony, had her murder trial date set for October 12, 2009 by Orange County Judge Stan Strickland.
Casey Marie Anthony, 22, is charged with killing her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, whose scattered remains were found December 11, 2008 in thick woods near her grandparents home.
The judge also ruled that it’s OK to let the public see images from Casey Anthony’s online picture-sharing account at PhotoBucket. However, Strickland has yet to rule on whether the public can view the video of Anthony’s jailhouse reaction to the news of a child’s remains found less than a mile from her home, a judge ruled Monday.
Circuit Judge Stan Strickland also set a tentative date of Oct.12 for Casey Anthony’s first-degree murder trial, which could last more than a month. A high-profile jury selection expert has joined Anthony’s defense team.
Anthony’s parents, George and Cindy Anthony, watched as lawyers argued about whether the latest photo and video evidence in the case should be released as public records. It was the first time the couple had seen their daughter in months.
Their attorney said the Anthonys attended the hearing to support their daughter, but they made no public statements after leaving the hearing.
Jail videotape
The disputed video was taken in the jail clinic on the day the remains were found. Sources say the video shows Anthony hyperventilating.
Investigators and prosecutors have copies of the video, yet it’s unclear whether the state will use it against her at trial.
Anthony’s lead attorney, José Baez, said the video violated his client’s privacy and might prejudice people against her.
He also said he was kept waiting to see Anthony, even though she requested to speak to him.
A jail official said Casey Anthony needed to be cleared by the jail clinic staff before Baez could see her.
Robert Guthrie, attorney for the jail, said it’s routine for inmates receiving bad news to be moved to the clinic where they have access to counselors.
The camera that recorded her reaction is fixed on the common area.
“We object to the characterization of a conspiracy,” he said.
Florida’s public-records laws require prosecutors to release investigative documents once they turn over the materials to the defense team.
There are some exemptions, such as autopsy pictures, and judges can order restrictions on other items.
Judge Strickland allowed Baez to see the jail video and decide within 15 days whether he will ask the court to bar the state from releasing it to the public
Hundreds of other pictures of Anthony could become public within several weeks when prosecutors release more evidence.
Strickland denied Baez’s request to stop release of pictures of his client taken from her account at photo bucket.com.
The lawyer wanted Strickland to order the state to limit what pictures could be released, saying many are irrelevant to the case and could hamper his client’s right to a fair trial.
“We are playing with fire when we are playing with the right to a fair trial,” Baez said.
And that’s the latest news on the Casey Anthony trial date.
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March 11th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Casey Anthony Affadavit – I Am Not Selling Caylee’s Story
ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony said Tuesday, March 10, 2009 that she believes prosecutors are “angry because I have refused to take a plea agreement for a crime that I did not commit.”
The handwritten words – including capital letters for “DID NOT” — are part of a sworn affidavit she signed on Tuesday.
The affidavit also states that she has no agreements to sell her story or “that of my daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.”
Anthony’s defense attorney filed the affidavit as part of his objection to a prosecution motion that is seeking to find out where Anthony is getting money to fund her defense.
Prosecutors on Monday said they want a judge to find out where Anthony, who is charged with her daughter Caylee’s death, is getting the money to pay for her defense team.
They want Judge Stan Strickland to require Baez to produce all deposit records, retainer agreements and licensing arrangements. If any of these dealings exist, prosecutors want Casey Anthony to sign a waiver saying she’s aware of them. Baez said he’s been consulting an ethics lawyer all the way and said Monday he planned to file a sworn motion repeating his stance that he’s done nothing unethical.
Repeatedly, Baez has declined to say who is paying for her legal dream team. He said it’s nobody’s business.
As questions persisted, Baez said he has “done nothing but conduct myself in a most professional manner, and that he has done nothing unethical” when asked about the role he played in building the defense fund.
One of the lead prosecutors said this deal could lead to a potential conflict of interest for Baez. Baez said this is a “witch hunt,” and the state has “no evidence” to prove their allegations because he’s done nothing wrong.
If Baez has made improper side deals for book or movie rights to the case, prosecutors said the arrangement could be “fraught with potential conflict of interest.” One criminal defense attorney said it could give Casey Anthony grounds to ask for another trial.
For their part, prosecutors said they “are not trying to block Baez from representing Casey.”
Meanwhile, on Thursday, attorneys for Casey Anthony and her parents, George and Cindy, are scheduled to head back to court to argue motions. The Anthonys’ attorney is going to ask the judge to keep George Anthony’s suicide note from being made public.
March 19th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Didn’t know they already set a trial date. Casey Anthony is a total whack job, but she’s still hot.
March 25th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Casey’s gonna burn in hell!!!!!!!!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:24 am
I wasnt aware of all of this, thank you.
April 21st, 2009 at 5:28 pm
I had a feeling from the very beginning that poor little Caylee was dead and that her mom was some how, if not fully, involved. If your child goes missing you would report it immediately, not a month after the fact. I have no mercy for Casey and hope that she is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, or to death. Nothing they give her will be anything like what she did to her own daughter.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:58 am
I CAN NOT BELIEVE ANY OF THIS, FIRST CASEY WAITS 1 MONTH TO SAY HER DAUGHTER IS MISSING, UNBELIEVABLE I WOULD GO COMPLETELY CRAZY IF MY BABY WAS MISSING FEW MINUTES…THIS IS CRAZY, IF SHE DIDNT DO IT, I DONT KNOW HOW SHE CAN EVEN STAND, I WOULD BE DYING…CRAZY HOW ANY ONE CAN KILL ANY BEAUTIFUL CHILD…IM SICK THINKING ABOUT ALL THIS…
May 8th, 2009 at 5:47 am
There’s a special place in Hell waiting for you Casey…
June 6th, 2009 at 9:21 am
SO CUTE AND IT WAS SO SAD TO FIND OUT THAT SHE GOT KILLED BY HER OWN FREAKIN MOM
NICE JOB CAYLEES MOM SHE WAS SO ADORABLE AND ALL U CARE IS THAT U GET TO PARTY AND NOT THINK ABOUT HER …. AND U THOUGHT EVERY THING WAS OK WILL IT IS NOT OK YOU ARE NOT A GOOD MOM AND U NOW IT AND SO DOES EVERY ONE ELSE IN THIS WORLD
FOR WAQT U DID TO THAT POOR GIRL
SHE DID NOTHING TO DESERVE WAT U DID TO HER NOW U DONT HAVE TO WORRY ANY MORE CAUSE YOU KILLED HER AND THAT WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(xoxo)trisha bates i miss you
CALYEE YOUR MOM IS GOING TO BURN IN HELL FOR WAT SHE DID TO YOU AND SHE IS NOEVER GOING TO GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!CUZ NO ONE IS GOING TO LET HER!!!!!SHE IS GOING TO ROT IN JAIL FOR WHAT SHE DID TO YOU AND THAT IS A PERSON WHO DONT DESERVE A KID!!YOUR A VERY IMPORTANT KID!!!!!I CNT BELIEEVE ANY ONE WOULD DO THAT TO A TWO YEAR OLD KID AND FOR NO DAMN REASON!!!!!
August 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Hmmm me thinks there’s interesting parallels between Scott Peterson and Casey Anthony
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I can’t believe how casey sits in court, and from the beginning laughs and whispers with that smirk on her face, while her little girl has been found dead. I wonder if she will laugh as she gets life in prision.