ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.,None — Chief Judge Belvin Perry granted a motion releasing the jail video of Casey Anthony as she watched WFTV break the story of her daughter's remains being found in December 2008. Judge Perry ruled Friday that protecting Casey's right
to a fair trial was no longer an issue.
Casey was in the Orange County jail's medical facility watching WFTV's news report.
When Casey learned that a child's remains, which later was discovered to be Caylee's, were found near Suburban Drive in a wooded area not far from her home, she put her head in her hands and slumped over.
The video also shows that Casey rocked back and forth in the chair. The jail's surveillance recording system was broken that day and they had to use a camcorder to shoot it off of a TV.
Judge Perry heard arguments from both sides on Wednesday and made the decision to release it late Friday. The tape has been sealed since June 2009 because of fears it would affect Casey's ability to receive a fair trial. Casey was acquitted in July of killing her daughter Caylee Anthony, but found guilty on three counts of lying to police.
Jurors in the case never saw the video because Judge Stan Strickland ruled it would bias jurors against Casey and ordered it sealed.
In the video, her attorney Jose Baez arrived to speak with her shortly after she saw the news report.
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