Effort To Pick Jury In Casey Anthony Murder Trial Extends To Weekend - WESH

Effort To Pick Jury In Casey Anthony Murder Trial Extends To Weekend
By the CNN Wire Staff

POSTED: 9:56 pm EDT May 13, 2011
UPDATED: 9:56 pm EDT May 13, 2011

Excerpt:

CLEARWATER, Florida (CNN) -- After another marathon session of questioning about everything from their news-watching habits to criminal records, the Florida jury that could decide Casey Anthony's fate started rounding into shape Friday.

By day's end, eight men and women had made it through various stages of the process at the Pinellas County courthouse and were still considered viable candidates to be on the jury in the trial of the Florida mother accused of killing her toddler. A total of 12 -- plus eight alternates -- will eventually be seated on the jury, which will be moved to and sequestered in Orange County, where the alleged crime happened and where the trial will take place.

Friday marked the fifth day of jury selection in the case. Anthony, 25, is charged with capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. She faces six other charges, including aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and misleading law enforcement.

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