Casey Judge Discusses Change Of Venue

Casey
Anthony Charged With Murder In Death Of Daughter

POSTED:
Thursday, April 29, 2010
UPDATED: 2:03 pm EDT April 30, 2010

ORLANDO,

Fla. -- Casey Anthony on Friday made her first appearance
before
a new judge, who made it clear that her trial will be held in
Orange
County although the jury may be chosen elsewhere.


VIDEO: Change Of Venue Disussed
Judge
Belvin Perry Jr. held a
case-management hearing in courtroom 23 at
the Orange County Courthouse,
discussing several items concerning
Anthony's murder case.Perry
set a closed-door hearing on defense
costs, which will be paid for by
taxpayers, for May 6; several other
open-court hearings will be held the
following week.Later in the
hearing, Perry said that the May 9,
2011, scheduled start date for
Anthony's murder trial will likely
remain.Perry also discussed a
possible change of venue.The
state said it will not oppose most of
the defense motion for a change
of venue, but that only means a jury
would be chosen in another Florida
city. The jurors would then be
brought back to Orange County for the
trial, which attorneys
predicted could take up to nine weeks.Although
a ruling has not been
made on the change of venue, Perry indicated that
if it happens,
the jury would likely be sequestered in a hotel room."It's
no secret
that this case has received widespread publicity," Perry
said. "The
only way ... to make sure that they are not infected or
polluted
during this proceeding is to sequester them."Perry took
over
Anthony's murder case after Orange County Circuit Judge Stan
Strickland
recused himself. Strickland's move followed a defense motion

asking that Strickland be disqualified over a friendship with a
blogger.Anthony,
24, is charged with first-degree murder in the
death of her
daughter, Caylee Anthony.Caylee was 2 years old when
she was
reported missing in July 2008. Her remains were found in
December
2008 in a wooded area near the Anthony family's east Orange
County
home.Anthony, who has pleaded not guilty, is being held at
the
Orange County Jail on no bond.
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