Caylee Anthony Update 3 March

5:19 p.m. A judge said he will decide later if the public will get to see personal photos Casey Anthony posted on an online-picture sharing Web site.

Casey's attorney told Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland the photos should remain private because releasing them would hurt her defense.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found Dec. 11. Authorities gathered the photos during their investigation.

"I understand the public's need to know," said attorney Jose Baez. "However, these are issues that are irrelevant and could jeopardize my client's right to a fair trial."

Today, a tentative date was set for Casey's trial -- Oct. 12

Casey attended the hearing but said little.

Her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, sat in the row behind Casey Anthony during the hour-long hearing at the Orange County Courthouse.

This is the first time the Anthonys have attended a hearing in months.

Strickland also has not ruled in favor or against the release of a videotape of Casey in jail when she learned a child's remains were found near her home Dec. 11.

She did not know she was being recorded in the jail clinic as she watched media reports of the discovery.

Sources told the Orlando Sentinel that she hyperventilated when she heard about the child's remains. The remains were identified as her daughter's almost a week later.

Baez feared the information released will taint a potential jury pool.

5 p.m.A tentative date was set for Casey's trial -- Oct. 12. Today's hearing is over.

4:59 p.m.Strickland is delaying the release of the video until Baez can see it. Baez will have 15 days after viewing the video to file another motion to block the release. He will get a copy by Wednesday. Strickland said he will issue an order about the photos soon.

4:56 p.m.Casey's attorney is arguing against the release of a video taken of Casey in jail when she first learned remains of a child were found. Baez said he wants to question jail officials under oath about the circumstances of how it happened. He called what happened a "game."

4:51 p.m.Chief Assistant State Attorney Bill Vose argued that Casey's photos are a public record unless there is an exemption. He said the state "doesn't have a dog in this fight."

4:47 p.m. An attorney for the Orlando Sentinel, which supports the release of Casey's photos, said images that are part of discovery are public record and should be released as part of the normal process of discovery. Sentinel attorney Rachel Fugate said the newspaper already has many of these photos, which are in the public domain, she argued. She said the images are not going to prevent the defendant's right to a fair trial.

4:35 p.m. Some of the photos Casey wants to keep private have never been available to the public, her attorney just said. Casey had several accounts with online photo-sharing sites, her attorney, Jose Baez just said. He said releasing the photos could hurt his defense. "I understand the public's need to know," Baez said. "However, these are issues that are irrelevant and could jeopardize my client's right to a fair trial."

4:21 p.m. Cindy and George Anthony are sitting in the row behind Casey Anthony during this afternoon's hearing at the Orange County Courthouse.

This is the first time the Anthonys have attended a hearing in months. It's unclear why they are here today.

Check back for updates.

Casey Anthony's photos and videos will be discussed during a hearing that just started before Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland.

Casey's attorney will argue her personal photos should not be released to the public.

Casey's photos -- seized by the state from her online photo site, photobucket.com -- show the 22-year-old mother in a bad light and are irrelevant to the case, her attorney, Jose Baez, wrote in a motion that triggered today's hearing.

He wants prosecutors only to release the pictures they plan to use at trial.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

The 2-year-old was reported missing in July. Her remains were found less than a mile from her family home in December.

Baez also wants Strickland to stop the release of a video taken of Casey in jail when she first learned about the discovery of a child's remains Dec. 11.

At that point, authorities had not confirmed the remains were Caylee. That happened less than a week later.

Detectives had arranged for jail officials to move Casey to the jail clinic, where she was being videotaped.

She didn't know her reaction was being recorded as she watched media reports of the discovery.

Baez said releasing the video would taint a potential jury pool before he had the chance to file motions to seal or suppress it.

We all know that Casey was out partying while her daughter was missing. Do we really need to see every photo of her drunk and dancing on tables out there? But I'm not going to lie, I would love to see the video of her reaction to the fact that Caylee's body had been discovered. But that's just me being nosy.

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