New motions filed by defense

New motions filed in Casey Anthony case


Updated: Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 3:56 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 3:56 PM EST


Lawyers for Casey Anthony have filed more motions in her murder case asking the court to throw out the murder indictment. Lawyers
filed new motions saying there isn't enough information in the murder
indictment for Anthony to defend herself so they want it thrown out.
They are also trying to get the check fraud case dropped too claiming
double jeopardy because she faces several counts of basically the same
charge. A date for the motions to be heard in court has not been scheduled. Anthony
has pleaded not guilty on charges that she killed her daughter,
2-year-old Caylee Marie , claiming a babysitter kidnapped her toddler.
Caylee was last seen in June of 2008, but she was not reported missing
until a month later. Her remains were found in woods near the family's
home in December.

DEFENSE FILES NEW MOTIONS

Casey Anthony's defense team has filed three new motions in the case. One concerns the check fraud charges and the other two concern the death penalty murder case against her.

Casey is in the Orange County jail, accused of murdering her daughter Caylee Marie Anthony.

MOTIONS: Fraud | To Dismiss | Death Procedure
VIDEO REPORT: Motions Filed Against Casey

The defense says the death penalty should be dropped because the only reason prosecutors are seeking a death sentence is to seat a conviction-prone jury.

Also, Anthony's lawyers say there is no proof that Caylee was killed in a cold, calculated and cruel manner. They argue the indictment is defective, because it contains no facts; therefore, the defense has no idea how to defend her against the murder charge.

“But for the fact that we're dealing with the death of a child and a mother who's facing the death penalty you bet, that's just a laughable motion to be filed in the case at this time. It's just almost, when is the defense ever going to get serious?” WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

The defense is also arguing that prosecutors should not have filed three charges against Casey for every check she's accused of stealing from her best friend. They want the judge to drop some of the charges.

Casey’s pretrial for her check fraud case has been changed from December 18 to December 11, which is the anniversary of when Caylee’s remains were found.

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