The judge presiding over the Casey Anthony Case ordered on Tuesday that, a recorded conversation between one of Casey’s defense attorneys and a jailhouse informant, be submitted to him for review.
Judge Belvin Perry ordered the state to submit a telephone recording of Robin Lunceford, a lifetime inmate, and defense attorney Jose Baez, for inspection before determining whether it will be made public or not.
Baez on July 15, had filed a motion with the court requesting that the recording not be released to the public. According to wftv.com, Baez claims that the recording has information provided by Lunceford, helpful to the defense concerning Anthony’s jail pen pals.
Perry also wants the state to respond to Baez’s motion and to indicate whether or not he was aware the conversation with Lunceford was being recorded. Baez has said he was unaware, reports wftv.com
Lunceford, a career criminal, is serving a life sentence for bank robbery with a deadly weapon. Known to be a prolific informant, Lunceford has offered police information about murder defendants she meets in jail.
Casey Anthony is charged with first degree murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. She has maintained her innocence and has said that her daughter was was kidnapped by a baby sitter. The child’s remains were found in a wooded area near the Anthony family home, in December 2008. Anthony is in the Orange County Jail awaiting trial which is expected to commence on May 9, 2011.
