ORLANDO, Fla. -- A hearing has been scheduled to decide whether Casey Anthony is indigent.
If Judge Stan Strickland grants Anthony's defense's motion, taxpayers will foot the bill for the defense's cost to defend her in her death penalty murder case.
Strickland will hold the hearing at 11 a.m. on March 18.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that the Orange County clerk of courts has ruled that Anthony meets the guidelines to be considered indigent.
Meanwhile, dozens of DNA test results were released by the state attorney's office in the murder case, although the items contain no new information.
DNA test results were released by the state in an electronic format on Wednesday. Anthony's defense team has already received DNA test results in written form. With the electronic format, Anthony's defense attorneys can now make their own judgments on the information.
The DNA profiles are from people known to law enforcement, like Anthony, although some of them are fragments of DNA recovered from possible evidence in the case.
Local 6 previously reported on the FBI lab's position on the DNA evidence, which does not show Anthony's DNA on any of the evidence recovered from the scene where the body of her daughter, Caylee, was found in December 2008.
Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the Caylee's death. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July 2008, about a month after she was last seen alive.
Anthony has pleaded not guilty. Her trial is scheduled to begin on May 9, 2011.
Earlier this week, Anthony's defense attorneys filed a motion requesting that a jury never see photos of Anthony drinking beer and partying during the month between Caylee's disappearance and when she was reported missing.
In the motion, the defense said photos of her partying while Caylee is missing are too prejudicial. The defense also argued that photos of Anthony partying prior to Caylee's disappearance are irrelevant.
The defense is also asking the judge to prevent a jury from hearing Anthony's mother's frantic calls to 911 reporting Caylee missing and from seeing certain witness statements made by Anthony's parents, friends and detectives.
In the 911 call made by Cindy Anthony, the grandmother tells a dispatcher she wants her daughter arrested. Cindy Anthony also speculated on the call that her daughter's car smelled like a dead body. The defense argued that the comments are pure speculation and cannot be used in court.
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Previous Stories: - March 9, 2010: Anthony Defense: Block Party Pics
- March 8, 2010: Date Set For Anthony Murder Trial
- March 5, 2010: Motion Asks State To Pay Anthony's Defense Costs
- February 25, 2010: Judge Delays Release Of Casey Anthony Info
- February 24, 2010: Padilla Considers Helping Anthonys
- February 23, 2010: Anthony Family May Lose Caylee's Home
- February 16, 2010: More Info Released In Anthony Case
- February 4, 2010: New Trial Date Proposed In Casey Case
- January 25, 2010: Anthony Apologizes In Open Court
- January 19, 2010: Anthony Check Fraud Trial Delayed
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