Casey Anthony case moves rapidly toward trial

Casey Anthony case moves rapidly toward trial

By Drew Petrimoulx @ June 21, 2010 5:12 PM

The case against Casey Anthony was back in Orange County court Monday afternoon where Judge Belvin Perry Jr. set the stage for a crucial summer and fall of hearings.

Issues to be settled largely surround what will be allowed in court during the trial, including defense accusations against Roy Kronk, the man who found Caylee's remains. The defense interviewed two women who said they'd been abused by Kronk and one said she suspected him in the disappearance of Caylee.

Prosecutors told the judge that the women haven't cooperated with attempts to question them, and they don't have the power to force them to answer questions until the defense lists them as witnesses(witness list deadline is Aug. 31st).

This fall, Judge Perry will likely hear arguments on the admissibility of lab test on air samples from the trunk of Casey's car.

Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee say the samples show signs of decomposition, but Casey's defense has calls the test "junk science."

Also Monday Judge Perry set a hearing on 911 calls made by Casey's mother on the day the story broke.

"It smells like there has been a dead body in the damn car," Cindy Anthony told the 911 operator in a panic.

The defense says the calls are hearsay, but the prosecution wants to play parts of them to jurors.

A hearing on the issue will be held on July 15th - exactly two years from the day the calls were made.

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