Casey Anthony: WESH adds up indigent costs for a year -Hal

Casey Anthony: WESH adds up indigent costs for a year
posted by halboedeker on March, 10 2011 4:35 PM

Highlighting that Casey Anthony was declared indigent a year ago today, WESH-Channel 2 added up the costs. The figures are sure to astound some people have been following the case.

The defense has billed the state $80,000 so far — and been reimbursed $49,000, Bob Kealing reported this afternoon. (That means charges of $31,000 are pending.) Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Her trial is scheduled to start in May.

Kealing broke down some of the costs: $30,000 went for investigative costs, $17,000 for experts, $10,000 on court reporting and transcription.

And there’s more: Kealing reported that her defense team wants money for 300 additional investigative hours, which would come to $12,000. Kealing reminded viewers that the defense team had gone through $275,000 before Anthony was declared an indigent.

Kealing presented the information concisely. What do you think?

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/03/casey-anthony-wesh-adds-up-indigent-costs-for-a-year.html