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Casey Anthony's Murder Trial Set For Oct. 12

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The Associated Press

Published: March 2, 2009

Updated: 03/02/2009 06:53 pm

ORLANDO - Casey Anthony will go on trial Oct. 12 on a charge of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

She is accused of killing Caylee, whose remains were found in the woods in Orlando last December, six months after she disappeared.

Casey Anthony claimed that Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter and has pleaded not guilty. Hundreds of volunteers had helped search for Caylee after she was reported missing over the summer. She faces a charge of first-degree murder.

Circuit Judge Stan Strickland also agreed to temporarily stop the public release of a jailhouse video of Casey Anthony reacting to news that Caylee's remains had been found until her defense attorney can view the recording.

Her defense attorney, Jose Baez, claimed that detectives had made arrangements with Orange County Jail guards to have Casey Anthony's reaction recorded. To that end, Casey Anthony was involuntarily taken to the jail's medical clinic where a television showed news reports about the body's discovery last December, according to Baez.

Previously released court documents said that Casey Anthony hyperventilated and asked for medication when she heard about Caylee's remains being found.

Robert Guthrie, an attorney for Orange County, said there was no "conspiracy" to record Casey Anthony's reaction, but that it was routine procedure to give an inmate access to counseling in the medical clinic when faced with bad news.

Strickland said he would decide later whether personal photos Casey Anthony put on a photo-sharing Web site can be made public. The photos, some of which show her partying with friends, were gathered as part of detectives' investigation and many of them are accessible online.

Baez told the judge their release could jeopardize Casey Anthony's chances of receiving a fair trial.

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