ORLANDO -- Attorneys for Casey Anthony will have access to her car and forensic tests.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland disagreed Friday with an argument by Orange County prosecutors that the evidence did not pertain to the child neglect charges that Anthony faces in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee.
Strickland allowed the following motions:
- A motion to compel results of forensic testing
- A motion to compel flight manifest
- A motion to demand inspection of polygraphs
- A motion for production of favorable evidence
- A motion to inspect and photograph evidence held by the state of Florida
Defense attorney Jose Baez had sought the car and other items available so he can conduct his own tests. Anthony did not attend the hearing. Her daughter has not been seen since June, but wasn't reported missing until a month later.
Equusearch Returns To Orlando
While Casey works her way through the court system, the search for Caylee resumes.
Tim Miller with Texas EquuSearch said he is back in Orlando. The group hopes to start searching by late Sunday or Monday.
Miller said the ground is too saturated this weekend.
Miller believes Caylee is dead, but said the 3-year-old deserves a proper burial.
"My heart goes out to the Anthony family,” said Miller. “’It's a position they've never wanted to be put in and I can empathize with them."
Along with the search for Caylee, EquuSearch will be working with law enforcement on the Jennifer Kesse case.
Kesse has been missing for more than two years after vanishing from her condo in January 2006.
Lawyer Asks Casey Be Allowed Out For Special Trips
Baez also asked the judge to allow Anthony to go with him to key 'places of interest' in the investigation of Caylee's disappearance without those trips being reported to the public.
"This is a unique case. We're all presented with unique challenges ... She's innocent until proven guilty. To deny her that and to impede her defense I think would be unjust," Baez told Judge Stan Strickland.
The county said it was opposed to this motion because it would be impossible for them to verify where Anthony is at any particular time and would be an undue adminstrative burden on Orange County and would require additional manpower to follow her on these trips.
Baez also asked that Casey's schedule be sealed to protect her safety.
The Anthony home on Hopespring Drive has become notorious for violent protesters demonstrating at times when they knew Casey would be leaving and returning home.
Possible Homicide Charges
Casey has been charged with using forged checks, child neglect and lying to authorities. Now, published reports say she could soon face homicide charges.
Recent published reports has said that Casey could soon be indicted on homicide charges.
In a national television interview Thursday, Baez blasted deputies, saying they stopped searching for Caylee months ago, but said when it comes to a possible grand jury indictment, he's preparing for the worst.
The state could bring homicide charges before a grand jury as early as Tuesday.
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