Despite efforts by her defense, Casey Anthony will be required to appear in court for future scheduled hearings.
An Orange County overruled Thursday the motion filed by Jose Baez, Anthony's attorney.
Anthony signed a waiver earlier this week attempting to waive her right to attend court hearings.
With no explaination, Judge Stan Strickland said Anthony will have to appear at all hearings barring scheduling conflicts.
A legal expert said it would be risky for Anthony to miss any hearings, and questioned why she would want to isolate herself from what's going on. Defense attorney Richard Hornsby said allowing Anthony to not show up to court hearings could give her grounds for a later appeal if she's convicted.
He said it's important to get her in court every time so she cannot claim later that she did not know what was going on.
Hornsby also questions why Baez continues to fight this battle. According to Hornsby, there's simply no good reason for Anthony not to go to court.
Anthony's next scheduled court appearance is Friday at 8:30 a.m. She is charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. The hearing will be livestreamed on WESH.com.
Strickland is expected to address several issues at Friday morning's hearing, including the status of the trial date and the defense's motion to inspect the crime scene.
Another motion was filed on Thursday, this time by attorney Mark NeJame. He is asking the court to toss out a request to have members of Texas EquuSearch appear as defense witnesses.
Prosecutors Respond To Baez Motion
Prosecutors responded on Thursday to a motion from Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, asking the judge to remove the prosecution from the case.
In a motion, the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office said there is no factual or legal basis for the defense motion.
Baez claimed that, among other things, prosecutors encouraged the Florida Bar to investigate Baez's dealings. In its motion, prosecutors denied the allegation.
There was no hearing date set for the request to remove the prosecution.
A spokeswoman for the court said the motion will not be heard at a scheduled hearing on Friday.
Just more proof that Jose Baez has no clue what he is doing. It's not too late for her to ask for a public defender. She may actually get better legal counsel.
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