Casey Anthony Trial: Judge Calls for ‘Indefinite Recess’

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Casey Anthony, standing with her attorney Jose Baez, looks back at her parents at the end of court during her first degree murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida May 26, 2011.

An argument between the two sides in the Casey Anthony case over the testimony of experts has ground the trial to an “indefinite” halt.

The defense for Casey Anthony rested their case on Thursday and Judge Belvin Perry followed up by calling an indefinite recess in the case on Friday. During the recess the defense will be deposing the prosecution’s rebuttal witnesses. Casey Anthony’s lawyer, Jose Baez, has claimed that these witnesses will be offering new facts and insights which the prosecution has failed to disclose.

(MORE: See previous coverage of the trial)

The experts being called for the prosecution’s rebuttal include a computer expert and forensic anthropologist and according to Baez, the prosecution has kept parts of their testimony under wraps until now. Baez said the experts will be offering new opinions in the case, saying that the prosecution “can’t decide to ambush the defense after the defense has rested it’s case.”

The prosecutor in the case, Jeff Ashton, said that the defense shouldn’t be surprised by anything the experts will be saying and that opinions will be limited.

According to the judge, the tumultuous case is expected to continue on through the holiday weekend due to the delay. Until the trial resumes, see our video for a primer on the case.

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