Day 9: Casey Anthony jury count stands at 11 - CFNews13

Day 9: Casey Anthony jury count stands at 11
By Adam Longo, Jacqueline Fell, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:16 AM

Excerpt

CLEARWATER -- Judge Belvin Perry hopes to swear-in a jury today in the case against Casey Anthony.

Wednesday is day nine of the jury selection process.

In court on Wednesday, lawyers for both the state and defense exercised "back-strikes" and took nine previously selected jurors out of the pool.

Now the number of retained jurors is up to 11 -- five males and six females.

Five jurors return today to be questioned.

"Time is of the essence," Perry said Tuesday morning. "When these folks get here, we gonna be rockin' and rollin’. Take short breaks for you to gobble something down but, other than short breaks, we're gonna continue to work."

Judge Perry promised to give jurors a full 24 hours off before the trial begins in Orange County.

The earliest it can start now is Friday, May 20. However, Court Administrator Karen Levey said an official start date has not been set.

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