Documents filed: Case No. 5D11-1452 - WOFL Fox 35, et al., v. State of Florida and Casey Marie Anthony.
http://www.5dca.org/Clerk/5D11-1452/11-1452.pet.pdf
Appendix to Petition for Review:
http://www.5dca.org/Clerk/5D11-1452/11-1452.pet.app.pdf
Order May 4th, 2011:
http://www.5dca.org/Clerk/5D11-1452/11-452_Order050411.pdf
The latest order came from a panel of judges who are deciding whether a petition filed by media outlets, that do not include WFTV, have a right to know before the trial, where the jury will come from.
Casey's trial date was set for May 9, but now, it's up in the air.
The Fifth District Court of Appeal panel is giving Chief Judge Belvin Perry, prosecutors, defense lawyers and the State Attorney General until Friday morning at 10:00am, to weigh in on the media outlet's challenge.
WFTV was told they were considering the matter on Wednesday afternoon, behind closed doors. A "2 to 1" or unanimous vote carries.
Much closer to the courthouse, members of the public who want to attend the trial can start lining up at 5:30 a.m. each day for a limited number of seats available inside the courtroom.
"If there's 50 people in line or more, of course, the first 50 people, or however many seats are available that day, will receive a seating pass for the day," Stucker said.
Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27778068/detail.html#ixzz1LQKIE43K
Retired Circuit Judge O.H. Eaton Jr., the legal analyst for WESH, didn’t see likely success for the media companies. “The petition has to show that Judge Perry has not followed the law, and secondly, they have to show there’s irreparable harm as a result of it,” Eaton told Bob Kealing. “That’s a pretty high mountain to climb, and these petitions are generally denied.”
If the jail allowed private visits, it would be special treatment for the Anthonys.
The Anthonys' attorney said they don't even know whether Casey wants them to visit, but if she does, they want the visits to be private.
WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said that's probably not possible.