Casey Anthony trial: Judge may rule today on chloroform evidence - OS

by mom_in_il Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:39 pm

Casey Anthony trial: Judge may rule today on chloroform evidence
Prosecutors want to use novel scientific work focusing on odor and air samples originating from the trunk of Anthony's car.
By Anthony Colarossi and Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
7:46 a.m. EDT, April 25, 2011

Excerpt:

The judge in the Casey Anthony case could issue key rulings soon -- possibly today -- on cutting-edge scientific evidence prosecutors want to use against her in next month's murder trial.

Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry is expected to decide whether scientific evidence about chloroform levels found in Anthony's car trunk and the growth of plant roots in the woods where Caylee's remains were found should be used at her trial.

Prosecutors want to use novel scientific work focusing on odor and air samples originating from the trunk — an emerging science that has never been used in a courtroom.

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