Indefinite recess called in Casey Anthony trial
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The judge in the Florida murder trial of Casey Anthony unexpectedly called an indefinite recess this morning so the defense could take depositions of witnesses the prosecution plans to call during its rebuttal case.
Judge Belvin Perry allowed the recess just before the jury was about to be called into the courtroom. Lead defense attorney Jose Baez said the state had failed to disclose all the information a computer expert and forensic anthropologist planned to testify to.
Baez wanted the evidence and witnesses to be excluded, but Perry only gave him the option of taking their depositions.
"Your honor, I will stay here and do the work, and stay here as long as it takes," Baez said.
Anthony, who was born in Warren, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. If convicted of that charge, she could face the death penalty.