Casey Anthony lawyer asks that cameras be barred from trial - CBS News

by mom_in_il Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:57 pm

Casey Anthony lawyer asks that cameras be barred from trial
By Camille Mann

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(CBS) - A lawyer for Casey Anthony, the Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, tried to get the judge in the case to prohibit cameras at Anthony's upcoming trial, a report says.

Pictures: Casey and Caylee Anthony, Personal Photos

"We don't live in Egypt. We don't live in Libya," Superior Court Judge Belvin Perry Jr. said in the Orlando courtroom when asked by Jose Baez about restricting news coverage reports CNN. "There's a thing called the First Amendment. Whether we like it or not, it's in the Constitution."

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