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Judge Rules On Casey Motion; Family Admits To TV Deal

Caylee's Grandfather Admits To Search For Book Deal

POSTED: Friday, October 16, 2009
UPDATED: 7:33 pm EDT October 16, 2009

A judge has ruled to dismiss a request to throw out the most serious criminal charges against Casey Anthony, who is charged with murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Anthony's attorneys had asked that first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse charges against Anthony be thrown out, claiming they were based on "circumstantial and speculative" evidence.

During a brief hearing Friday morning, the prosecution argued that the motion filed by Casey Anthony's attorneys was riddled with errors and insufficient.

"While the lengthy motion is both thoughtful and interesting, it does not meet the requirements of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4), which allows a defendant to move for dismissal alleging that there are no material disputed facts...while certain facts are undisputed, the bulk of the material facts are disputed," Judge Stan Strickland wrote in his ruling.

Anthony's defense will have until Feb. 1 to provide the state with a witness list and other evidence that it plans to use at trial to prove Anthony's innocence.

Anthony has pleaded not guilty and says a baby sitter kidnapped Caylee.

George Anthony Admits To Compensation

More than 1,000 pages of transcribed depositions with members of Anthony's family were released Thursday night.

In the depositions, her father, George Anthony, revealed that his family has a contract with CBS and they are in the process of negotiating with another company for a book deal.

"There's going to be some compensation. Just a few thousand dollars. It's not much at all. It's nothing. Cindy is not working. I'm not working. What would you do?" George Anthony said.

"How are you supposed to feel when you're being called particular names? It just gets at you after a while. It nails you. It eats at you. If you get spit on and stuff thrown at you, what are you supposed to do? Just stand back and not let it bother you?" George Anthony said in a "48 Hours" interview.

Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, and brother, Lee Anthony, were also questioned under oath by the prosecution. The depositions took place several months ago.

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