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Judge Denies Gag Order in Caylee Anthony Case

By David Lohr

Yesterday, Judge Stan Strickland withheld his ruling on a motion that 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. Today, Strickland denied the motion. "The State Attorney's office argued that the defense team, as well as the Anthony family's lust for the 'limelight' may well sabotage the potential jury pool when the case is ultimately tried. While this argument has some appeal it does not rise to the level of being a serious and imminent threat to the administration of justice," Strickland wrote in his order. "Further, this court is confident that even with a 'gag order' the publicity and media attention would continue unabated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).