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Defense Pulls Mental Health Experts From Casey Case
Heart-shaped sticker and a tattoo will be fair game in the trial
Updated: 4:41 pm EDT April 15, 2011

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- At a hearing Friday afternoon in the case against Casey Anthony, Casey Anthony's defense team said they would not be using the mental health experts who questioned Casey.


CASEY WALKS IN:

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Raw Video http://www.wftv.com/video/27560011/index.html


HEARING 04/15/11:

Part 1 of 4 http://www.wftv.com/video/27561106/index.html

Pt 2 http://www.wftv.com/video/27561320/index.html

Pt 3 http://www.wftv.com/video/27561730/index.html

Pt 4 http://www.wftv.com/video/27561873/index.html

BILL SHEAFFER: Pre-Hearing Analysis On 4/15 http://www.wftv.com/video/27557911/index.html

READ: Defense Response To Judicial Inquirt http://www.wftv.com/pdf/27560588/detail.html

Earlier this week, prosecutors filed more paperwork saying the defense has already dropped one of its two new experts, but wants the other to testify about something Casey says happened to her years before Caylee's murder that prosecutors say might be inadmissible.

However, at Friday's hearing, the defense announced they would not be using either of the mental health experts, so the issue immediately became moot. Prosecutors had argued Casey Anthony is a murderer and a liar, but not mentally ill.

The defense team lost in a key ruling involving a heart-shaped sticker and a tattoo. The judge ruled both will be fair game in the trial.

Read More Here: http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/27554969/detail.html
 
Casey Anthony judge dropping more hints at jury location?
Central Florida News 13
"Snip" By Jacqueline Fell, Reporter
Last Updated: Friday, April 15, 2011 4:24 PM

ORLANDO -- Party photos, tattoos and jury selection was discussed at a status hearing Friday for Casey Anthony


Last week, Perry said once the location is known, there will be a feeding frenzy -- but that there's not that many TV stations there.
Then Friday, he said

“There’s going to be some press in that area, not as much as you see here because of certain limitations. But there will be press, not in that area, but they’re going to be press generally throughout.

Very similar to what’s here. And if you look at the venues, one of the things it says, you can try to see if you can get a jury someplace," Perry said.

He also said hotels are cheap at secret location.



Read More Here: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...ny-judge-dropping-more-hints-at-jury-location
 
Florida judge rebuffs bid to bar cameras at Casey Anthony's trial
By the CNN Wire Staff

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/15/florida.casey.anthony/
A lawyer for Casey Anthony, the Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old child, pushed Friday to prohibit cameras at his client's upcoming trial -- a motion that the presiding judge said he would have to consider, but was not likely to support.

"We don't live in Egypt. We don't live in Libya," Orange County Superior Court Judge Belvin Perry Jr. said in an Orlando court about the idea of restricting news coverage. "There's a thing called the First Amendment. Whether we like it or not, it's in the Constitution."
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Casey Defense: Ban Cameras From Trial

http://www.wesh.com/r/27562829/detail.html
 
Casey Defense: Ban Cameras From Trial
'We Don't Live In Libya,' Judge Says
POSTED: 5:23 pm EDT April 15, 2011
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Video at link: http://www.wesh.com/r/27562829/detail.html

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Anthony's defense is so concerned about media coverage of the murder trial, Baez suggested that cameras not be allowed in the courtroom.


Baez filed new paperwork Friday objecting to the idea of an Orange County jury, if one can't be seated in another jurisdiction.

READ: Defense Response http://www.wesh.com/pdf/27560784/detail.html

Perry insisted that he is willing to stay in the secret location to select a jury, if things are moving along.

"If we're making progress, we won't stop," he said.

Perry said that only one person from each side will know the location of jury selection early on, up until one hour before jury selection begins on May 9.

Prosecutor Ashton said he wanted his family to know where he was going.

Judge Perry said, "If you can't abide by that I suggest you see (District Attorney Lawson Lamar) to see if he can replace you."



There Were Photo Setbacks For Defense, Anthony's Bella Vita tattoo and heart-shaped sticker evidence will be allowed at the trial

Ashton said of the 400 to 500 photos from Caylee's autopsy, his team selected only a few which show specific things.
Judge Perry did exclude one photo of Casey Anthony smiling, but said that if her happiness is a matter of testimony at the trial, the photo could be used.

Read More Here: http://www.wesh.com/r/27562829/detail.html
 
Judge rebuffs bid to bar cameras at Casey Anthony's jury selection

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/15/florida.casey.anthony/index.html
STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

*A hearing is held Friday in Orange County, Florida, in the Casey Anthony case

*Anthony's lawyer says cameras shouldn't be allowed during jury selection

*The judge is unsupportive, saying: "There's a thing called the First Amendment"

*Anthony is charged with murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee
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http://www.wftv.com/health/27569174/detail.html

Moms Killing Kids Not Nearly As Rare As We Think

--snipped--

It's the headline du jour whenever a horrific case emerges of a mother killing her kids, as Lashanda Armstrong did when she piled her children into her minivan and drove straight into the frigid Hudson River.

Our shock at such stories is, of course, understandable: They seem to go against everything we intuitively feel about the mother-child bond.

But mothers kill their children in this country much more often than most people would realize by simply reading the headlines; by conservative estimates it happens every few days, at least 100 times a year.
 
Can Casey Anthony get a fair trial?
7:44 AM, Apr 17, 2011 "snip"

George Anthony, told "48 Hours" in 2009.
"She's been portrayed as an evil person," added Cindy Anthony.

"It's very unfair of the media to go and harass people and that's...exactly what the media has done," said Cindy.

Confronted by a constant barrage of questions from reporters outside her home, Cindy finally lashed out:

"I've asked you guys to respect my privacy," she yells. "All of you leeches, all of you parasites, all of you maggots out here. OK? That's true. Because that's exactly what you guys are. All of you guys."


"There's no proof that Casey had anything to do with it," added Cindy.

It's an opinion strongly shared by Baez and Mason have given "48 Hours" an inside look at the defense as they prepare for her upcoming trial.

"It's an unprovable case because it's not true," says Jose Baez.


"This is not a death penalty case, in my opinion. And I've been trying murder cases for 40 years," Cheney Mason says. "There is no...evidence linking her with the death of this child. Period."


Baez's concern is finding jurors who he feels haven't been swayed by the constant reports of seemingly solid evidence against Casey Anthony - media coverage that has been going nonstop for nearly three years.


Read Much More Here: http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/187587/8/Can-Casey-Anthony-get-a-fair-trial
 
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