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Judge Postpones Ruling on Gag Order in Caylee Anthony Case

By David Lohr

Judge Stan Strickland withheld his ruling today on a motion prosecutors had filed to restrict information that is released to the public in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. In today's hearing, Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton asked the court to restrict what could be discussed in public by Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, and by the Anthony family's representatives. According to Ashton, further statements to the media could make it difficult to find an impartial jury. Together, Baez and members of the local media challenged the gag order, citing the First Amendment. "It's a whole lot of hot air and not a whole lot of law," Baez said. In response, Ashton cited a Florida Supreme Court ruling, which says that a judge can impose a gag order for "good cause...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).