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Anthony Wants Murder Charge Tossed

Casey Anthony Charged With Murder In Death Of Daughter, Caylee

POSTED: Tuesday, November 3, 2009

UPDATED: 3:39 pm EST November 3, 2009

Caylee Marie Anthony.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The defense team representing Casey Anthony is urging a judge to throw out the murder charge she's facing, according to a motion filed on Tuesday.

VIDEO: Defense Files New Motion
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Anthony was arrested last year shortly after a grand jury indicted her for premeditated murder. Her defense claims the indictment document is defective because it does not include any specific facts about how the crime was committed.

Without any facts to refute, Anthony cannot formulate a defense, her attorneys argue.

In a separate motion addressing Anthony's check fraud case, the defense claims prosecutors excessively added criminal charges violating her constitutional rights.

Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July 2008.

Anthony has pleaded not guilty, claiming Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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October 29, 2009: Man Who Found Caylee's Remains Fired
October 29, 2009: 'Tot Mom' Play Based On Anthony Case
October 23, 2009: 'Love Sponge' Offers Anthonys $25K
October 20, 2009: Civil Case Against Anthony Can Proceed
October 20, 2009: Docs: Baez, P.I. Disagreed On Payment
October 19, 2009: Anthonys Take Cruise To Escape Media
October 16, 2009: '48 Hours' Issues Clips From Casey Show
October 16, 2009: Judge Rules On Casey Motion; Family Admits To TV Deal
October 14, 2009: Casey Defense Wants Fraud Trial Moved
October 9, 2009: Tattoo, Other Pics Out In Casey Case
October 7, 2009: New Hearing Scheduled In Anthony Case
October 6, 2009: State To Get George Anthony Testimony
October 6, 2009: State: Casey Dismissal Motion 'Flawed'
October 1, 2009: E-Mails Detail Search For Caylee
September 30, 2009: Casey Defense Files Motion To Dismiss
September 29, 2009: FBI: Child Outline Seen In Casey Trunk
September 25, 2009: Docs Show Caylee Evidence Destroyed
September 18, 2009: Anthony's Defense Wants Case Dismissed
September 14, 2009: Motion: Casey P.I. Info Not Privileged
September 10, 2009: State Wants Anthony's Defense Evidence
September 9, 2009: Civil Judge: Anthony P.I. Won't Testify
September 8, 2009: Decision Delayed In Anthony Civil Case
September 4, 2009: Padilla: I Thought Caylee Was Alive
September 3, 2009: State: Duct Tape In Anthony Case 'Rare'
September 3, 2009: Judge Makes Ruling On Casey Trial Date
September 1, 2009: Bar Clears Baez Of Ethics Complaint

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