casey anthony pictures

Casey Anthony's court appearance for Jose Baez's filed motions regarding Casey's Photobucket account pictures, was held in afternoon court, beginning at 4:15pm EST. The motion also includes the suppression of the Orange County Corrections facility's video of Casey's reaction when told that remains had been found on December 11, 2008.

A judge said he will decide later if the public will get to see personal photos Casey Anthony posted on an online-picture sharing Web site.

Casey's attorney told Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland the photos should remain private because releasing them would hurt her defense.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found Dec. 11. Authorities gathered the photos during their investigation.
"I understand the public's need to know," said attorney Jose Baez. "However, these are issues that are irrelevant and could jeopardize my client's right to a fair trial."

Today, a tentative date was set for Casey's trial -- Oct. 12

Casey attended the hearing but said little.

Her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, sat in the row behind Casey Anthony during the hour-long hearing at the Orange County Courthouse.

This is the first time the Anthonys have attended a hearing in months.

Strickland also has not ruled in favor or against the release of a videotape of Casey in jail when she learned a child's remains were found near her home Dec. 11.

She did not know she was being recorded in the jail clinic as she watched media reports of the discovery.

Sources told the Orlando Sentinel that she hyperventilated when she heard about the child's remains. The remains were identified as her daughter's almost a week later.

Baez feared the information released will taint a potential jury pool.


In argument, Baez stated that he has not seen the video himself as of yet. In reference to the Photobucket account photos, or "images", as Baez referred to them, Baez announced to Judge Strickland, to "take his word for it, they are not relevant to the case", and are only being used to paint the defendant in a negative light.

It did not take the pictures to paint Casey in a negative light. She seems to have a valiant way of doing that all on her own. The pictures are still available on the internet account, as well as other accounts, by people who have transferred them to their accounts. They are out there for infinity. This, again, is a pretty lame tactic by Baez in an attempt to build a case. I believe it is called the "throw it and see what sticks" defense. Casey was roped into a corner and put into a negative light when she proclaimed her daughter was missing for 31 days and she was "looking for her" at Fusian nightclub, where on one occasion, she brought Caylee with her, to attend an "event" at the club.

Judge Strickland said that Baez was premature in stating that the photos had no bearing on the case at this point.

State prosecutors have not decided whether to bring certain photos or the jail video taped reaction of Casey upon being told of the finding of the remains.

Prosecution also stated that they could be nearing a four week time frame for the beginning of jury selection for the trail of Casey Anthony.

George and Cindy Anthony were both in attendance for the motion hearing. They sat directly behind Casey. The only eye contact between the three family members was a brief smile and a mouthed "Hi", to her parents from Casey Anthony, who turned her head for a moment before the beginning of the hearing. Casey also glanced back briefly to Cindy and George while being escorted out of the courtroom at the end of the hearing.

Jude Strickland's ruling and complete video of the hearing shortly.