Casey Anthony Battle Brews Over What's Public Info

Casey Anthony Battle Brews Over What's Public Info

Anthony Lawyers Point To New Ruling In South Florida

POSTED: 4:18 pm EDT October 18, 2010
UPDATED: 4:32 pm EDT October 18, 2010

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s defense team may have new ammunition in its quest to keep her jail records private.

In new court filings, lawyers point to a recent ruling in south Florida that they claim sets a precedent to seal inmate records.

Defense attorneys argue that public access to Anthony’s jail commissary accounts and visitor logs only serves to embarrass Anthony and invade her privacy.

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Defense Wants Casey Jail Records Sealed; Spending Questioned

Posted: 3:34 pm EDT October 18, 2010
Updated: 5:28 pm EDT October 18, 2010

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The defense is trying a third time to seal Casey Anthony's visitation, phone and commissary records at the Orange County jail.

The records are public for all inmates, but Casey's defense team says releasing her records serves only to embarrass her and invade her privacy. The argument has already been rejected twice.

The state agency funding Casey Anthony's criminal defense has challenged recent cost requests.

READ MORE: http://www.wftv.com/news/25430802/detail.html

Defense wants Casey’s jail records sealed

By Jacqueline Fell, Reporter
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:41 AM

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ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony's defense will once again try to get a judge to block the public from seeing who is visiting and calling her in jail, and what she's eating.

The defense wants all Anthony's jail records sealed.

A Court of Appeals in South Florida came out with a new ruling saying releasing an inmate’s personal calls doesn't further the purpose of the Public Records Act.

Anthony's attorneys said the release of her commissary log and phone calls served to only embarrass and invade her privacy.

READ MORE: cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/october/163068/Defense-wants-Casey’s-jail-records-sealed

Casey Anthony: How much should public know about her in jail?

posted by halboedeker on October, 18 2010 10:37 PM

Caylee Anthony, the victim.

Should the public know extensive details about Casey Anthony’s time in jail?

Her attorneys have filed a motion asking Judge Belvin Perry to seal Anthony’s records in the Orange County Jail. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

The public learns about everything from Anthony’s commissary purchases to her visits by attorneys.

WFTV-Ch. 9 quickly covered the new defense motion on sealing jail privacy. “The records are public for all inmates, but Casey’s defense team says releasing her records serves only to embarrass her and invade her privacy,” anchor Josh Benson said. “The argument has already been rejected twice.”

WESH-Ch. 2’s Bob Kealing highlighted that the defense team pointed to a legal precedent: a South Florida appeals court’s decision that not all jail information is public record.

WKMG-Ch. 6’s Tony Pipitone explained: “A South Florida court just ruled that not all jail records are public records. But that ruling’s not yet binding on judges here. The defense is using that recent decision to re-argue something that has been denied twice.”

Kealing said the Justice Administrative Commission, which gives funds to indigent clients, is balking at estimates of what Anthony’s death-penalty phase could cost. The costs have been put at $20,000.

Orlando attorney Richard Hornsby, who offers legal analysis for WESH, said the costs are unavoidable because the defense must be ready. But the commission disputed the amounts. The commission also said that $4,000 in travel expenses for a new Anthony attorney should come from privately retained defense attorney Jose Baez.

WKMG’s Pipitone explained that the state will pay the minimum to give indigent Anthony a fair trial. “The law says indigent defendants are entitled to a defense that’s competent,” Pipitone said. “But they’re not entitled to an O.J. defense unless they can pay for it themselves.”

Kealing said Judge Belvin Perry is expected to hold a hearing on one or both issues — costs and privacy.

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