Casey Anthony will not be showing up in Orlando today, as Chief Judge Belvin Perry stayed an amended order of probation which required her to do so.
In an order signed on Wednesday afternoon, Perry directed that, “the Order directing the Defendant to report to probation by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2011 is hereby stayed until this Court has had the opportunity to hear the Emergency Motion for Hearing to Quash, Vacate and Set Aside Court’s Orders on its merits.”
On Monday, Strickland signed an amended order requiring Anthony to return to Orange County to serve the one-year probation for check fraud for which she was convicted in January 2010. Because of a mix-up by the state Department of Corrections on interpreting Strickland’s sentence, Anthony was allowed to serve the one-year probation for check fraud, while she awaited her murder trial.
Following Strickland’s amended order, Anthony’s attorneys filed an emergency motion seeking to quash, vacate and have it set aside. According to the emergency motion filed on August 2, by J. Cheney Mason:
“….Ms. Anthony actually did serve her probation, as evidenced by her record with the Florida Department of Corrections. Any second sentence for probation imposed will be in violation of Ms. Anthony’s rights of protection against double jeopardy under both the Florida State and United States Constitution. Additionally, it must be noted that in amending the Order, the Judge acted on his own, without motion or request from the State of Florida, and instead of noticing the Defendant (even through Counsel) revealed his intention in a media interview.”
The emergency motion also states, any requirement that Casey returns to Orange County puts her in great peril as she has received several threats upon her safety and life. Her return will also impose a significant cost to taxpayers in securing her safety, the motion adds.
Perry has set a hearing on the matter for Friday, August 5, but Casey Anthony is not expected to be present.
Anthony was released from jail on the evening of July 17, after being acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, but has since kept a low profile. There are unconfirmed reports that she has been spotted in Ohio.
