Casey Anthony: Defense wins more money — and a warning

Casey Anthony: Defense wins more money — and a warning
posted by halboedeker on January, 24 2011 6:24 PM

Chief Judge Belvin Perry has approved an additional $12,000 in investigative costs for Casey Anthony’s defense team.

WESH-Channel 2’s Bob Kealing tonight reported that Perry approved the costs to meet a May start in the murder trial. Anthony is accused of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Kealing noted that Perry added a warning in granting the request for 300 additional hours of investigative time: “Any future request will have to be a little bit more justified.”

In the phone hearing, defense attorney Jose Baez said his team was “playing catchup every time the state of Florida releases more discovery.” Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick countered that the state is rebutting claims made by defense witnesses, and she warned that the state will continue to do so.

Since Anthony was declared indigent, the total investigative costs for her defense team has reached $31,000, Kealing added, citing state lawyers.

WESH anchor Martha Sugalski also reported that the defense had “turned over to prosecution a hodgepodge of materials.” She said those materials from Jose Baez’s flash drive includes a copy of a WESH report on a prosecution bug expert; background reports on the expert and medical examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia, various reports from media outlets and unidentified photos labeled with only numbers.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/01/casey-anthony-defense-wins-more-money-and-a-warning.html