September 15 — Attorneys Ann Finnell and Charles Green join Casey Anthony's defense team. Finnell, of Jacksonville, will serve as the death penalty expert while Green, of Orlando, will work on the civil side of the case, WOFL FOX 35 News reported.
September 28 — Judge Belvin Perry denies a request made by Casey Anthony's defense attorneys to allow Dutch experts to do additional DNA testing on evidence that is to be submitted at trial. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Perry said he did not feel comfortable allowing evidence to leave the court's jurisdiction.
November 2 — The State of Florida releases 1,000 pages of evidence in the Casey Anthony case. The documents include letters that were sent to Casey Anthony in jail, as well as e-mail conversations among Anthony family members from 2008.
November 29 — Judge Belvin Perry denies a request made by prosecutors to order Casey Anthony's defense team to turn over information about their expert witnesses, including contracts, communications and billing records. In making his decision, Perry said prosecutors could obtain the information via the witnesses themselves or a subpoena.
December 14 — Casey Anthony's defense team is given permission by Judge Belvin Perry to bill the state for additional hours worked by a defense investigator. Perry did, however, warn the defense team previous bills they submitted might not be covered by the state.
"I have certain concerns about how the investigator is being utilized," Perry said, according to the Orlando Sentinel. "Some of those things can be done by a paralegal or a secretary."
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